Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. 2019 will continue these trends but at a faster pace. 2019 will continue these trends but at a faster pace. IoT Attacks in 2018.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Russia successfully disconnected from the internet. Russia’s government announced that it has successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNet intranet aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. One of them is checking the integrity and security of the Internet as a result of external negative influences.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

According to IBM, OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, most of them involved the Echobot IoT malware. IBM’s 2020 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report analyzes the threat landscape in 2019, the experts observed a spike in the number of OT attacks. “ OT attacks hit an all-time high.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

Shodan IoT search engine announced the launch of a new service called Shodan Monitor designed to help organizations to maintain track of systems connected to the Internet. Shodan Monitor is a precious tool for organizations that can determine their surface of attack assessing their Internet-exposed systems. .

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 22, 2020

Some major cyber threat news from the land down under. Cyber attacks hitting Australian organizations. The country is facing a massive, sophisticated cyber attack from a state-based cyber actor. When the victim is an entire country, finding the perpetrator of a state-based cyber attack is even more critical.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The attack quickly escalated, and the company was forced to take its network offline, suspending all user access to its information technology applications, including corporate servers, Epic software, internet, and clinical programs. In June, St.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. Another tech industry consultancy, IDC, forecasts worldwide IoT spending will hit a record $745 billion in 2019 , some 15.4% This is coming. Talk more soon.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2020

“Internet Explorer and Edge can be configured to use only TLS 1.2 “Microsoft periodically updates the cipher suites available to Internet Explorer and Edge. The issues were disclosed to Avast on August 7, 2019, AVG Antitrack 2.0.0.178 released on 9 March 2020. This means that if a web server supports TLS 1.2,

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

In May, Microsoft warned users to update their systems to address the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep , A few days later, the National Security Agency (NSA) also urged Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708). DHS on also issued an alert for the same issue.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In these hours an alleged cyber attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu made the headlines, but the KKNPP denies it. Worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. link] — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 29, 2019.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In May 2019, Microsoft disclosed the BlueKeep vulnerability, more than a year later over 245,000 Windows systems still remain unpatched. Over a year ago Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for May 2019 addressed nearly 80 vulnerabilities, including the BlueKeep flaw. ” CVE Number of affected systems CVSSv3 CVE-2019-0211 3357835 7.8

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Dubbed as “The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure(PSTI) bill, it requests those involved in the manufacturing of Internet of Things such as smart TVs, CCTVs, smart phones and fitness trackers; to follow basic standards while offering service and products to consumers.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

If you believe the headlines, the first known disruptive cyber attack against the U.S. grid happened on March 5, 2019 when an unidentified actor attacked firewalls at an undisclosed utility that was part of the power grid in California, Utah and Wyoming. Joe Weiss, Applied Control Solutions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2022

As this storage medium is not connected to the internet and is offline, it cannot be infected with ransomware…hmm, as of now. The year 2021 witnessed a storage capacity sale of 150 million terabytes, which was 35% more when compared to the sales of the year 2019. What makes tape storage averse to cyber attacks?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that Britain needs to boost its cyber capability to conduct cyber attacks on foreign hostile actors. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that his government needs to boost its capability to conduct cyber attacks on foreign threat actors. In 2019, the UK government spent 2.1%

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2020

The intrusion into the Potsdam administration’s servers was discovered on Tuesday, and on Wednesday evening systems were disconnected from the Internet to contain the infection and prevent data exfiltration. ” reads the advisory published by the City of P o tsdam. ” reads the advisory published by the City of P o tsdam.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The IPStorm botnet was first uncovered in May 2019 while targeting Windows systems, not experts from Intezer reported that the bot evolved to infect other platforms, including Android, Linux, and Mac devices. Makinin controlled these infected devices as part of an extensive botnet, which is a network of compromised devices.”

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The Security Ledger

MAY 4, 2021

Their work is not mostly performed by mechanized, Internet connected and GPS-guided equipment that can sow, tend and harvest crops with astounding speed. An open market institute report from 2019 found extreme concentration in areas like meat production and dairy. Molly Jahn is a Program Manager at DARPA. Today, there are just 40,000.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2020

The complaint did not name the hacked exchanges, it only reports two attacks that took place in July 1, 2019, and September 25, 2019. “Today’s complaint demonstrates that North Korean actors cannot hide their crimes within the anonymity of the internet. of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office. .”

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 17, 2023

It’s surprising, to see just how many businesses have plans in place for all sorts of things such as fire, flood and COVID-related issues, yet don’t have any action plans in place should a cyber attack occur. What happens in the minutes, hours and days after an attack is crucial.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A review of the screenshots posted to the cybercrime forum as evidence of the unauthorized access revealed several Internet addresses tied to systems at the U.S. Other domains and Internet addresses included in those screenshots pointed to Miracle Systems LLC , an Arlington, Va. based Miracle Systems.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The company currently ranks fourth behind Maersk Line , MSC , and COSCO Shipping Lines , all companies that have been curiously hit by malware attacks in the past. In response to the attack, the IT staff at the CMA CGM isolated some applications for the Internet to avoid the malware from spreading to other systems.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

CVE-2019-19781 Citrix flaw exposes 80,000 companies at risk. RavnAir Alaska airline canceled some flights following a cyber attack. FBI flash alert warns of LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware attacks. RuNet – Russia successfully concluded tests on its Internet infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

The gang leverages exposed remote administration services and internet-facing vulnerabilities to gain and maintain access to victim networks. The Makop criminals were recently using version 2.5.3869 of the tool, which dates back to 2019. Advanced_Port_Scanner_2.5.3869.exe Everything is freeware software maintained by Voidtools.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Iranian nation-state actors are attempting to buy info available for sale in the cybercrime underground to launch attacks against US organizations. US organizations whose data was stolen and leaked online in the past are at risk of cyber attacks that are orchestrated by an unnamed Iran-linked threat actor.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 12, 2022

In 2019, these Collections, composed of ca. 932 GB of data containing billions of email addresses and their passwords, made their way around the Internet. Collecting Credentials Many of us are fond of collecting things, but not everyone is excited about Collections #1-5.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These are generally considered non-critical, but the risk of chained attacks stemming from issues like subdomain takeovers make it more essential than ever to monitor and secure the full attack surface. Consider the 2019 Capital One breach , the company tried to pass the responsibility to a weakness within the AWS infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The state government of Louisiana was hit by a ransomware attack that affected multiple state services including the Office of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Health, and the Department of Transportion and Development. lagov #lalege — John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) November 18, 2019.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Sometimes when you are down in the cyber attack trees defending your organization, it can be tough to see the cyber threat forest. And now we have brand new research coming from the EU which unpacks the top cyber threats as they stand now. What are the top cyber threats right now? Trends in Malware attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for May 2019 address nearly 80 vulnerabilities, including an RDS flaw allowing WannaCry -Like attacks. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for May 2019 address nearly 80 vulnerabilities, including a Windows zero-day flaw and an RDS vulnerability that can be exploited to carry out WannaCry -like attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act First was first introduced in 2017, and later in 2019, a new version was introduced. Most experts expect tens of billions of devices operating on our networks within the next several years as the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape continues to expand.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

PA Unit 42 found that the average ransom paid by organisations nearly tripled over the past year, from $115,123 in 2019 to $312,493. Between 2015 and 2019, the largest-known individual ransom demand was $15 million. A new UK National Cyber Force (NCF) will lay out " a new cyber strategy to create a cyber ecosystem.".

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The same holds true for the cyber underground. Related: Leveraging botnets to scale attacks For a long while now, criminal hackers have relied on leveraging low-cost botnet services to blast out cyber attacks as far and wide as they could, indiscriminately. We met at Black Hat 2019. I’ll keep watch.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Keeping track of badness on the Internet has become a thriving cottage industry unto itself. This activity results in a rich matrix of overlapping threat feeds that, if all of the slices could somehow be combined, would present a heat map of an Internet throbbing with malicious traffic that unceasingly changes and steadily intensifies.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2019, the Russian Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) granted Astra Linux the security clearance of “special importance.” Recently, Russia successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNET , aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. reads a post published by RadioLiberty.

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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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