Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2019

Even a device that is reaching outbound to the internet could be attacked and taken over. “As an example of this scenario, consider how such an attack can take over the SonicWall firewall, which runs on the impacted VxWorks OS.” ” Scenario 2 – Attacking from Outside the Network Bypassing Security. .”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

In fact, in this case, the attackers were able to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities in the company’s FortiGate firewall. Those flaws have been exploited through unattended exposure through a company’s branch internet gateway.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2020

China continues to intensify the monitoring of the cyberspace applying and persecution of VPN services that could be used to bypass its censorship system known as the Great Firewall. The Great Firewall project already blocked access to more hundreds of the world’s 1,000 top websites, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Dropbox.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

Hackers are targeting millions of mail servers running vulnerable Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) versions, threat actors leverage the CVE-2019-10149 flaw. Millions of mail servers running vulnerable Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) versions are under attack, threat actors are exploiting the CVE-2019-10149 flaw to take over them.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The experts are monitoring the Mirai-based botnet since November 2019 and observed it exploiting two Tenda router 0-day vulnerabilities to spread a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). ” When the botnet was first detected in 2019, experts noticed it was exploiting the Tenda zero-day flaw tracked as CVE-2020-10987.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A DoS attack that caused disruptions at a power utility in the United States exploited a flaw in a firewall used in the facility. The incident took place earlier this year, threat actors exploited a known vulnerability in a firewall used by the affected facility to cause disruption. and 7 p.m., power grid ( Energywire , April 30).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Attackers also use to exploit the Kentico Content Management System (CVE-2019-10068) and used SQLmap to bypass Web Application Firewalls. . The threat actors also heavily leverage VPNs services such as Private Internet Access, Atlas VPN, TiKNet VPN, VPN Master Lite, and CyberGhost.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Most of the vulnerabilities listed below can be exploited to gain initial access to victim networks using products that are directly accessible from the Internet and act as gateways to internal networks.” 3) CVE-2019-19781 – An issue was discovered in Citrix® 9 Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708). Now the National Security Agency (NSA) is also urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

Microsoft declared that an Emotet attack took down an organization’s network by overheating all the computers and bringing its Internet access down. “He’d been told the organization had an extensive system to prevent cyberattacks, but this new virus evaded all their firewalls and antivirus software. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2023

The popular Threat Analysis Group (TAG) Maddie Stone wrote Google’s fourth annual year-in-review of zero-day flaws exploited in-the-wild [ 2021 , 2020 , 2019 ], it is built off of the mid-year 2022 review. Google’s Threat Analysis Group Google states that more than 40% of zero-day flaws discovered in 2022 were variants of previous issues.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

The malware is an evolution of a Monero cryptocurrency miner that was first spotted by Unit 42 researchers in 2019. Disable the iptables firewall so that the malware will have full access to the internet. to mine Monero, unlike 2019 variant, it uses a Python infection script to implement “wormable” capabilities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The Great Cannon has been used in the past to knock-out two anti-censorship GitHub pages and the GreatFire.org (a portal that exposes internet censorship worldwide ). Using a simple script that uses data from UrlScan.io , we identified new attacks likely starting Monday November 25th, 2019.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019. The campaign was uncovered by CrowdStrike by investigating a series of security incidents in multiple countries, the security firm added that the threat actors show an in-depth knowledge of telecommunications network architectures.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

. “By leveraging compromised credentials, the cyber threat actor implanted sophisticated malware—including multi-stage malware that evaded the affected agency’s anti-malware protection—and gained persistent access through two reverse Socket Secure (SOCKS) proxies that exploited weaknesses in the agency’s firewall.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

US agencies also updated information included in a MARs report on the HOPLIGHT proxy-based backdoor trojan that was first analyzed in April 2019. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

The most severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-7670, is an OS command injection flaw. Another issue, tracked as CVE-2019-7669, is an improper validation of file extensions when uploading files that was rated as CVSS score of 9.1. Another critical issue, tracked as CVE-2019-7672, received a CVSS score of 8.8.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

. “The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation, conducted in March 2022, to disrupt a two-tiered global botnet of thousands of infected network hardware devices under the control of a threat actor known to security researchers as Sandworm, which the U.S. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2019

APEP 5,6% #IoTSecurity #botnet — Przem (@przemfer) August 1, 2019. Companies are advised to implement firewalls or other security solutions, or segment local networks, so any infected device doesn’t have access to critical systems. #IoT #malware branches seen in ???????? (by by unique IP): 1. ARES 11,5% 2.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Cashdollar explained that the Silex malware trashes the storage of the infected devices, drops firewall rules and wipe network configurations before halting the system. Cashdollar (@_larry0) June 25, 2019. pic.twitter.com/gUjWCdSIQO — Ankit Anubhav (@ankit_anubhav) June 25, 2019. pic.twitter.com/Ue661ku0fy — Larry W.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

RCE CVE-2020-5902 F5 BigIP RCE No CVE (vulnerability published on 2019) ThinkPHP 5.X Researchers recommend properly configuring the firewall to protect the devices exposed online, enable automatic updates, and monitor network traffic. LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

Information security leaders at these two districts shared their war stories last week at the K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Symposium, hosted by the K12 Security Information Exchange (K12 SIX) – the first-ever ISAC specifically created with local school districts in mind. Rockingham County, North Carolina.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Such bona fides led to the inaugural private “by invitation” Global Cyber Innovation Summit (GCIS) in Baltimore in May 2019. Maryland was one of the very first states to recognize the importance of information security, not only as a critical issue for the nation, but also as a strategic industry for the state,” said Governor Larry Hogan.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Security experts who reviewed the leaked data say they believe the information is legitimate, and that i-SOON works closely with China’s Ministry of State Security and the military. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

In the first four months of 2019 alone, some 22 attacks have been disclosed. days in Q2 2019, as compared to 7.3 days in Q1 2019. However, the operational imperatives in today’s world of internet-centric commerce often boil down to survival math, especially for SMBs. mayors attending the U.S. The median was $10,310.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

The second time the backdoor was involved took place recently, the attackers deployed the malware after successful exploitation of the CVE-2022-1040 vulnerability in Sophos Firewall. Such a feature could allow for communication out to the internet from otherwise completely “isolated” hosts.”

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

“Cyber Security is so much more than a matter of IT.” ” ― Stephane Nappo The amount of compromised data in August 2019 composed 114,686,290 breached records. To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. The list will save your time and make a choice easier.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 29, 2022

We must allow real malware on the network for training, demonstrations, and briefing sessions; while protecting the attendees from attack within the network from their fellow attendees and prevent bad actors using the network to attack the Internet. Meraki syslogs into NetWitness SIEM and Palo Alto Firewall. 2021: ~2,600. 2022: ~6,300.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) launched an investigation into the case, codenamed Cepheus, in 2017 after it received information about a “suspicious RAT” from cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks and the U.S. The Imminent Monitor RAT is a hacking tool that allows threat actors to remotely control the victim’s computers.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

Robert Vamosi: Before there was the internet as we know it today, there were bulletin boards, BBSs. One of those interests that took off was computer security. His approachable style and his desire to teach others what he’s learned about information security has resulted in a massive following of half a million subscribers.

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Media Hacking InfoSec Marketing 52

ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

Robert Vamosi: Before there was the internet as we know it today, there were bulletin boards, BBSs. One of those interests that took off was computer security. His approachable style and his desire to teach others what he’s learned about information security has resulted in a massive following of half a million subscribers.

Media 52

Media Hacking InfoSec Marketing 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The new attack, as described by the researchers, targets security devices located between the client and the server (so-called middleboxes) — firewalls, load balancers, network address translators (NAT), deep packet inspection (DPI) tools and others. As such, the DDoS market seems to be returning to the growth rate we saw in late 2019.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 29, 2022

Cisco Meraki already donated 45 access points (APs), seven MS switches, and two Meraki MX security and SD-WAN appliances to Black Hat, for regional conferences. Another challenge the morning of the Expo Hall opening was that five of the 57MRs inside were not yet connected to the Internet when it opened at 10am. About Black Hat.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

For example, an IP tried AndroxGh0st Scanning Traffic against the Registration server, blocked by Palo Alto Networks firewall. With this information, the NOC leadership approved the shunning of the IP. In addition to the SPAN, we requested that Palo Alto send NetFlow from their Firewalls to CTB.

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Wireless DNS Mobile Technology 68

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Abnormal Security 2018 San Francisco, CA 261 $74.0 Series B Apiiro Security 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel 65 $35.0

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