Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting. Enforce MFA on all VPN connections [ D3-MFA ].

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Background This problem really came to a head when the internet rapidly grew from a government project to a major medium for electronic commercial transactions. Thanks to the application of advanced math and science, Public Key Cryptography was used to develop a means of securing ecommerce over the internet.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

For example, in 2019 McAfee found that for targets in Japan, the 16Shop kit would also collect Web ID and Card Password, while US victims will be asked for their Social Security Number. Various 16Shop lures for Apple users in different languages. Image: Akamai.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

The experts pointed out that the exploiting the vulnerabilities requires user authentication, as well as deep knowledge of the proprietary protocol of CODESYS V3 and the structure of the different services that the protocol uses. are disconnected from the internet and segmented, regardless of whether they run CODESYS.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 3, 2021

While you read these words, the chances are that somebody, somewhere, is trying to break in to your computer by guessing your password. If your computer is connected to the Internet it can be found, quickly, and if it can be found, somebody will try to break in. And computers can think of a lot of passwords. RDP explained.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 29, 2021

The attack could force remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that could then be easily cracked. The PetitPotam PoC takes the form of a manipulator-in-the-middle (MitM) attack against Microsoft’s NTLM authentication system. As we saw when discussing the HiveNightmare zero-day, hashed passwords are useful to attackers.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

In May 2015, KrebsOnSecurity published a brief writeup about the brazen Manipulaters team, noting that they openly operated hundreds of web sites selling tools designed to trick people into giving up usernames and passwords, or deploying malicious software on their PCs. ” A number of questions, indeed. .”

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In customer guidance released Thursday, Microsoft said it is investigating two reported zero-day flaws affecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. ” These web-based backdoors offer attackers an easy-to-use, password-protected hacking tool that can be accessed over the Internet from any browser.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The global pandemic and the increase of remote workers has led to a surge in online video conferencing using tools such as Zoom and Google Meet - Zoom alone has tripled its user base since 2019. Use strong passwords : Choosing a robust password that cannot be easily guessed is one of the most important actions that can be taken.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

A map showing the distribution of some 2 million iLinkP2P-enabled devices that are vulnerable to eavesdropping, password theft and possibly remote compromise, according to new research. “In reality, enumeration of these prefixes has shown that the number of online devices was ~1,517,260 in March 2019.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020. “At this moment in time, it looks like no emails, passwords, or any personal data were accessed, but we do suggest resetting your password and activate 2FA security,” the company wrote in a blog post. This latest campaign appears to have begun on or around Nov.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

government — along with a number of leading security companies — recently warned about a series of highly complex and widespread attacks that allowed suspected Iranian hackers to siphon huge volumes of email passwords and other sensitive data from multiple governments and private companies. That changed on Jan.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Recently disclosed data breach impacted several of its brands, including Domain Factory, Heart Internet, Host Europe, Media Temple, tsoHost and 123Reg. The intruders used a compromised password to access the provisioning system in the company’s legacy code base for Managed WordPress. We reset both passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. Intel 471 finds that Himba was an active affiliate program until around May 2019, when it stopping paying its associates. ru in 2008.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2023

Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). At Malwarebytes, we've been tracking the Snatch group since 2019.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2021

Assume that a breach will happen, enforce least-privileged access, and make password changes and account reviews a regular practice. Isolate Internet-facing services in a network Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to reduce exposure of the internal network. Enable robust logging of Internet-facing services and authentication functions.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Unlike the four zero-days involved in the mass compromise of Exchange Server systems earlier this year, CVE-2021-42321 requires the attacker to be already authenticated to the target’s system. The flaws let an attacker view the RDP password for the vulnerable system.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

L inear eMerge E3 smart building access systems designed by N ortek Security & Control (NSC) are affected by a severe vulnerability (CVE-2019-7256) that has yet to be fixed and attackers are actively scanning the internet for vulnerable devices. CVE-2019-7256 is actively being exploited by DDoS botnet operators.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Interestingly, Cyclops Blink has been operational since June 2019 and is now being developed into espionage conducting software from just a mere persistent remote access malware accessing WatchGuard Firewall appliances.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

On December 23, 2019, unknown attackers began contacting customer support people at OpenProvider , a popular domain name registrar based in The Netherlands. 23, 2019, the e-hawk.net domain was transferred to a reseller account within OpenProvider. Use access control lists for applications, Internet traffic and monitoring.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2019

Imperva , a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

.” Unfortunately, most organizations often neglect the protection of RDP accesses and workers use easy-to-guess passwords and with no additional layers of authentication or protection. Between December 2019 and until February 2020, the experts observed a number of attacks between 70,000 and 40,000 on a daily basis.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

Ueland said after hearing about the escrow.com hack Monday evening he pulled the domain name system (DNS) records for escrow.com and saw they were pointing to an Internet address in Malaysia — 111.90.149[.]49 In cases where passwords are used, pick unique passwords and consider password managers.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

This led to the cloud workloads of organizations growing by 20% from December 2019 to June 2020. In their oversight, 35% of businesses made their cloud storage publicly accessible, meaning anyone could access it from the internet. Not surprisingly, increasing a cloud network also significantly increases security risks.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 30, 2020

As of January 2019, the vast majority of Internet-accessible CoAP devices were located in China and used mobile peer-to-peer networks. Later in 2019, several security researchers reported an increase in cyber actors’ use of non-standard protocols and misconfigured IoT devices to amplify DDoS attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

According to a report from Protenus and DataBreaches.net, over 41 million patient records were breached in 2019, almost tripling healthcare industry breaches from the prior year. The largest privacy incident was reported in 2019 at American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a third-party billing and collections company.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 29, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealed a sophisticated spyware activity involving ISPs (internet service providers) aiding in downloading powerful commercial spyware onto users’ mobile devices. A Hermit spyware campaign starts off as a seemingly authentic messaging app users are deceived into downloading.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2020

This is the biggest leak of Telnet passwords even reported. The list includes the IP address, username and password for the Telnet service for each device. The list appears to be the result of an Internet scan for devices using default credentials or easy-to-guess passwords. ” reported ZDNet. ” reported ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

Government experts reported that threat actors are targeting Pulse Secure devices since June 2020 by attempting to exploit multiple know vulnerabilities, including CVE-2019-11510 , CVE-2020-8260 , CVE-2020-8243 , CVE-2021-2289. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The global pandemic and the increase of remote workers has led to a surge in online video conferencing using tools such as Zoom and Google Meet - Zoom alone has tripled its user base since 2019. Use strong passwords : Choosing a robust password that cannot be easily guessed is one of the most important actions that can be taken.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. Local storage prioritizes direct access, potential cost savings, and reduced reliance on the internet, yet lacks the scalability and security of the cloud.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 19, 2019

Also: we continue our series on life after passwords as we speak with Nick Buchanan, CTO of Armor Scientific joins us to talk about the imminent demise of the password and what might replace it. Forty Year Old GPS Satellites tell us lots about securing the Internet of Things. Life after the Password with Armor Scientific.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The advisory identifies two arbitrary file read flaws— CVE-2019-11510 and CVE-2021-22005 —which allow users or malicious programs with low privileges to read (but not write) any file on the affected system or server. Authentication bypass by spoofing. Use multi-factor authentication. Useful for stealing data.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 19, 2019

Also: we continue our series on life after passwords as we speak with Nick Buchanan, CTO of Armor Scientific joins us to talk about the imminent demise of the password and what might replace it. Forty Year Old GPS Satellites tell us lots about securing the Internet of Things. Life after the Password with Armor Scientific.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 22, 2023

toasty Something curious has been happened over the last few months — more and more ransomware group victims have Outlook Web App facing the internet. I contacted a few of the ransomware victim organisations with Exchange and not much else presented to the internet and asked what the deal was. Obviously, almost nobody replied.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 3, 2019

The authentication weakness allowed bank customers to view account data for other customers, including account number, balance, phone numbers and email addresses. In late April 2019, Fiserv was sued by Bessemer System Federal Credit Union , a comparatively tiny financial institution with just $38 million in assets. Justice Department.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2019

“In increasing numbers, lots of less-bandwidth-demanding consumers are inevitably going to start using cellular for their full-time Internet access,” Discovered issues were reported to the vendors, fortunately, most of them quickly fixed the vulnerabilities. 0 base score) CVE-2019-3412 – Arbitrary Command Execution (9.8

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