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Microsoft provides more mitigation instructions for the PetitPotam attack

Malwarebytes

The attack could force remote Windows systems to reveal password hashes that could then be easily cracked. Microsoft quickly sent out an advisory for system administrators to stop using the now deprecated Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) to thwart an attack. The authentication process does not require the plaintext password.

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How to secure QNAP NAS devices? The vendor’s instructions

Security Affairs

If the NAS is exposed to the Internet the dashboard will display the message “The System Administration service can be directly accessible from an external IP address via the following protocols: HTTP.”. Administrator of devices exposed to the Internet should: Disable the Port Forwarding function of the router.

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VulnRecap 2/26/24 – VMWare, Apple, ScreenConnect Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection. Despite VMware’s three-year-old deprecation statement, unprotected systems remain at risk. and iPadOS 17.3.

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How Secure Shell (SSH) Keys Work

Security Boulevard

As Justin Elingwood of DigitalOcean explains , SSH encrypts data exchanged between two parties using a client-server model. That initial connection sets the stage for the server and client negotiating the encryption of the session based upon what protocols they support. It was originally published on February 5, 2019. ) .

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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

GandCrab dissolved in July 2019, and is thought to have become “ REvil ,” one of the most ruthless and rapacious Russian ransomware groups of all time. “The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network.

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Dissecting the malicious arsenal of the Makop ransomware gang

Security Affairs

Their operations are based on the human operator ransomware practice where most of the intrusion is handled by hands-on keyboard criminals, even in the encryption stage. The tool is able to automatically retrieve local users from groups, filter for administration, and then test the password. Advanced_Port_Scanner_2.5.3869.exe

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Roboto, a new P2P botnet targets Linux Webmin servers

Security Affairs

“Fast forwarded to October 11, 2019, our Anglerfish honeypot captured another suspicious ELF sample, and it turned out to be the Downloader of the previous suspicious ELF sample.” Webmin is an open-source web-based interface for system administration for Linux and Unix.

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