Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

Avoid sending sensitive information like tax forms, credit card numbers, bank account information, or passwords via email. It could very well be a business email compromise (BEC) scam, which cost businesses $26 billion in 2019 alone. This adds an extra level of security to email and other sensitive accounts.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 23, 2019

According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2019 Executive Opinion Survey , it’s cyberattacks. When reflecting on 2019, it’s clear why that is. Below, I’ll recap notable incidents from 2019, expand upon their commonalities, and explore a few lessons to learn as we enter a new year. What keeps executives up at night?

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

This requires a robust connection to the Internet (Lumen and Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics and SIEM (RSA NetWitness); with Cisco providing cloud-based security and intelligence support. Recorded Future. urlscan.io.

DNS 139

DNS Firewall Phishing Mobile 139

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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

“ This actor has also demonstrated interest in obtaining unauthorized access to SCADA systems using common default passwords.” ” The FBI urges organizations that suffered a security breach in the past to reset passwords, enhance the security of systems exposed online and warn their employees.

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VPN Cybercrime Passwords Firewall 93

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Although fixed in the October 2022 updates, Microsoft notes that the zero-day vulnerability may have been exploited as early as April 2019. April 24, 2024 Cisco Patches Firewall Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited for Espionage Type of vulnerability: Command injection vulnerability, denial of service, persistent local code execution.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Our most recent cybersecurity research is now available in the “ Cybersecurity Trends in 2019: Protecting Websites in the Age of Stealth Attacks ” report. This is one of many lessons from 2018 that will apply throughout 2019. Cybersecurity Takeaways for 2019. Block malicious incoming traffic using a website application firewall.

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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.

DDOS 53

DDOS IoT Internet Internet 53

Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

It sells a range of Internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security, including devices providing services for network firewalls, unified threat management (UTM), virtual private networks (VPNs), and anti-spam for email. SRA 4200/1200 (EOL 2016) disconnect immediately and reset passwords. Devices at risk.

Ransomware 89

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

Experts noticed that the malware also downloads more shell scripts that retrieve brute-forcers that could be used to target devices protected with weak passwords. “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. “The IoT realm remains an easily accessible target for attackers.

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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. Passwords can be found in p roduct documentation and compiled lists available on the Internet.”

DDOS 81

DDOS Hacking Internet Internet 81

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

The expert Bob Diachenko has discovered an unsecured Elasticsearch install belonging to a UK security firm that contained 5 billion records of data leaked in previous incidents that took place between 2012 and 2019. ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko.

Data breaches 99

Data breaches DNS Advertising Engineering 99

Anton on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. A password manager claimed “zero trust for passwords” while a SIEM/UEBA vendor promised to reveal all zero trust secrets (I bet they use VPN internally…). A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.”

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VPN Marketing Firewall Passwords 189

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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Passwords Internet Internet Advertising 126

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019. Crowdstrike collected evidence of the use of password-spraying attempts using extremely weak either third-party-focused passwords (i.e. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

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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. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enforce a strong password policy and implement regular password changes.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The majority of the vulnerabilities can be exploited to gain initial access to the target networks, they affect systems that are directly accessible from the Internet, such as firewalls and gateways. This may lead to exposure of keys or passwords. This may lead to exposure of keys or passwords.

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Hacking Advertising Software Internet 104

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The ZoneAlarm suite includes antivirus software and firewall solutions to and users and small organizations, it has nearly 100 million downloads. The company sent a data breach notification mail to forum users urging them to change their forum account passwords. You will be requested to reset your password once joining the forum.”

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Hacking Data breaches Passwords Advertising 66

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The Zeppelin ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in November 2019 when experts from BlackBerry Cylance found a new variant of the Vega RaaS, dubbed Zeppelin. The group uses multiple attack vectors to gain access to victim networks, including RDP exploitation, SonicWall firewall vulnerabilities exploitation, and phishing attacks.

Ransomware 89

Ransomware Encryption Firmware Backups 89

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

According to Talos, the threat actor has been active at least since late 2018, experts observed intermittent activity towards the end of 2019 and through early 2020. Upon executing the fake installers, they execute the following pieces of malware on the victim’s system: A password stealer called RedLine Stealer.

Passwords 86

Passwords Software Malware Backups 86

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 5, 2022

Protect devices with a firewall. From there, the attacker was able to grab service/default passwords via a splash of social engineering. In 2019, Australia’s early warning system for dangerous weather was compromised. Monitor EAS devices and supporting systems and review audit logs regularly for unauthorized access.

Social Engineering 86

Social Engineering Backups Firewall Software 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The malware has been active at least since August 2019, over the months the NetWalker ransomware was made available through a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model attracting criminal affiliates. “Since 2019, NetWalker ransomware has reached a vast number of different targets, mostly based in western European countries and the US.

Ransomware 95

Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Advertising 95

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

The expert Bob Diachenko has discovered an unsecured Elasticsearch install belonging to the security firm Keepnet Labs that contained 5 billion records of data leaked in previous incidents that took place between 2012 and 2019. ” wrote Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko.

Data breaches 62

Data breaches DNS Advertising Engineering 62

Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

Another protocol exploited by threat actors in the wild is the Web Services Dynamic Discovery (WS-DD), experts observed large scale DDoS attacks in May and August 2019. Change the default username and passwords for all network devices, especially IoT devices.

DDOS 110

DDOS IoT Internet Internet 110

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s safe to say that the volume and magnitude of high-profile data breaches and ransomware attacks that punctuated 2019 really kept the cybersecurity industry on its toes. shows that data breaches have increased by 54% — making 2019 “the worst year on record” for data breaches. In comparison to last year, research.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Phishing Data breaches IoT 98

Malwarebytes

MAY 4, 2023

The continued existence of World Password Day is a tell that something has gone badly wrong in cybersecurity. And make no mistake, password authentication is critical technology. The existence of World Password Day is a symptom of two problems. The existence of World Password Day is a symptom of two problems.

Passwords 85

Passwords Password Management Firewall Authentication 85

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The LockBit ransomware gang has been active since September 2019, in June 2021 the group announced the LockBit 2.0 ” The FBI flash alert also includes mitigations to prevent LockBit ransomware infections: Require all accounts with password logins (e.g., Like other ransomware gangs, Lockbit 2.0

Ransomware 91

Ransomware Backups Encryption Accountability 91

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2019

Experts at Talos observed threat actors spreading the malware via malicious email campaigns starting with the second half of 2018 and continuing into 2019. The malware also steals passwords from several browsers, including FileZilla, Beyluxe Messenger, CoreFTP, and the video game Minecraft. ” continues the analysis.

Antivirus 84

Antivirus Malware Advertising Passwords 84

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2019

APEP 5,6% #IoTSecurity #botnet — Przem (@przemfer) August 1, 2019. Ares bot also scans for both other Android systems running Telnet services and attempt to crack passwords protecting them. Protect with string passwords services such as Telnet, Web, SNMP. ” continues the analysis. Always change default settings.

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IoT Passwords Advertising Malware 80

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The malware has been active at least since August 2019, over the months the NetWalker ransomware was made available through a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model attracting criminal affiliates. “Since 2019, NetWalker ransomware has reached a vast number of different targets, mostly based in western European countries and the US.

Ransomware 75

Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Advertising 75

SC Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

The hack of Words with Friends in 2019 was high-profile, but today’s columnist, Yuval Elddad of CYE, says CISOs at all gaming companies have to take a closer look at the growing threats to online gaming platforms. In 2019, Zynga’s popular online game, Words with Friends , was hacked, resulting in the breach of 218 million user accounts.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Network Security: Firewall A firewall is your first line of defense or your computer network gatekeepers. Contrary to antivirus software, which requires a very small effort to set up, firewalls usually require special knowledge. A firewall detects all possible exploits in your network and shields them.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

HYAS found that despite its notifications to the French authorities, some of the apparently infected systems were still attempting to contact the sinkholed control networks up until late 2019. “It is possible that an infected computer is beaconing, but is unable to egress to the command and control due to outbound firewall restrictions.”

DNS 262

DNS Penetration Testing Malware Hacking 262

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2019

I had the chance to visit with CipherCloud CTO Sundaram Lakshmanan at RSA 2019. In the past, for example, companies could get away with using a default password, and depend on firewalls and other internal security tools to provide protection. Everything they need is there.

Digital transformation 203

Digital transformation CSO Firewall Risk 203

Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

NCC Group and Fox-IT observed this threat actor during various incident response engagements performed between October 2019 until April 2020. Credential theft and password spraying to Cobalt Strike. This adversary starts with obtaining usernames and passwords of their victim from previous breaches. Initial access (TA0001).

VPN 68

VPN Accountability Passwords DNS 68

Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2021

rar " is downloaded, which you need to unzip with the password "NFT", as we can observe from Cloudy Night's tweet. While you could upload the original RAR file; the attacker has password-protected it and VirusTotal will be unable to scan it properly. If you have a firewall or proxy, block the IP 185.215.113.60.

Antivirus 142

Antivirus Accountability Malware Passwords 142

Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2022

There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. A password manager claimed “zero trust for passwords” while a SIEM/UEBA vendor promised to reveal all zero trust secrets (I bet they use VPN internally…). A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.”

VPN 113

VPN Marketing Firewall Passwords 113