Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

[This is Part III in a series on research conducted for a recent Hulu documentary on the 2015 hack of marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com.] In 2019, a Canadian company called Defiant Tech Inc. In a legal settlement that is quintessentially Canadian, the matter was resolved in 2019 after Defiant Tech agreed to plead guilty.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2020

A ransomware attack has impacted the services at the business technology giant Konica Minolta for almost a week, the attack took place at the end of July. Konica Minolta is a Japanese multinational technology company headquartered in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with offices in 49 countries worldwide. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

National Security Agency (NSA) is warning that Russia-linked APT group tracked Sandworm Team has been exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-10149) in the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) software since at least August 2019. The CVE-2019-10149 flaw, aka “The Return of the WIZard,” affects versions 4.87

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Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2020

Twitter was hacked this week. We will almost certainly learn about security lapses at Twitter that enabled the hack, possibly including a SIM-swapping attack that targeted an employee's cellular service provider, or maybe even a bribed insider. Maybe this hack will serve as a wake-up call. The FBI is investigating.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Critical CVE-2019-19781 flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway could be exploited to access company networks, 80,000 companies at risk worldwide. The CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability was discovered by Mikhail Klyuchnikov from Positive Technologies. ” reads the post published by Positive Technologies.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

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. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The DHS has launched a new bug bounty program dubbed ‘Hack DHS’ to discover security vulnerabilities in external DHS systems. The Hack DHS program incentivizes highly skilled hackers to identify cybersecurity weaknesses in our systems before they can be exploited by bad actors. Mayorkas. “The Ted Lieu (D-Calif.),

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

Citrix has released security patches for the recently disclosed CVE-2019-19781 flaw, but the number of attacks on vulnerable systems is increasing. Last week, Citrix addressed the actively exploited CVE-2019-19781 flaw in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Citrix Gateway, and Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliances. and 11.0.3.

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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. ” continues the report.

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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. Upcoming government standardization efforts will continue to increase substantially in 2019.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Tens of Al Jazeera employees were targeted in a cyber espionage campaign leveraging a zero-click iOS zero-day vulnerability to hack their iPhones. Researchers from Citizen Lab reported that at least 36 Al Jazeera employees were targeted in a cyber espionage campaign leveraging a zero-click iOS zero-day vulnerability to hack their iPhones.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 15, 2021

authorities claim assisted Russian intelligence in hacking and election interference schemes. The Department of the Treasury moved quickly to leverage those new authorities, announcing the same day that six Russian technology and cybersecurity organizations would be subject to sanction.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2021

The flaw was disclosed by Citrix in December 2019, the experts explained that it could be exploited by attackers to access company networks. The CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability was discovered by Mikhail Klyuchnikov from Positive Technologies. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Citrix). Pierluigi Paganini.

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SC Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

President Donald Trump within the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South and North Korea in 2019. From a preference for writing custom malware code to pioneering new strategies, North Korean hacking groups have shown an innovative spirit that allows them to punch above their weight despite crushing sanctions.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers. Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten, also known as Fox Kitten or Parisite, is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

A recently fixed local privilege escalation flaw in windows (CVE-2019-0803) had been exploited by bad actors to deliver PowerShell Backdoor. The CVE-2019-0859 was the fifth Windows zero-day discovered by Kaspersky experts in a few months. SecurityAffairs – CVE-2019-0803, Zero-day. ” reads the post published by Kaspersky.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

While far and wide claims around AI and machine learning remain a mainstay, there was less emphasis on these technologies then in years past which was great to see. There were literally hundreds of IoT devices on display that you could hack. The packet hacking village was also fantastic.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

In November 2020, Security firm FireEye revealed that a Russian intelligence funded hacking group had infiltrated the computer networks of several organizations and was indulging in several espionage related tactics since 2019. The post It is Microsoft vs Dell and IBM after SolarWinds hack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2020

Experts announced the availability online of proof-of-concept exploit code for CVE-2019-19781 flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway servers. In December Citrix disclosed the critical CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability and explained that it could be exploited by attackers to access company networks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

From a MIT Technology Review article : Soon after they were spotted, the researchers saw one exploit being used in the wild. In September 2019, another similar vulnerability was found being exploited by the same hacking group. Microsoft issued a patch and fixed the flaw, sort of.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Researchers discovered a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-14899 that can be exploited to hijack active TCP connections in a VPN tunnel. The CVE-2019-14899 vulnerability affects many Linux distros and Unix operating systems (i.e. SecurityAffairs – CVE-2019-14899 , hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

The threat of bad actors hacking into airplane systems mid-flight has become a major concern for airlines and operators worldwide. Back in 2015, a security researcher decided to make that very point when he claimed to have hacked a plane , accessed the thrust system, and made it fly higher than intended.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2020

Threat actors are probing Citrix servers in the attempt to exploit the CVE-2019-19781 remote code execution vulnerability. Security researchers are warning of ongoing scans for Citrix Application Delivery Controller (NetScaler ADC) and Citrix Gateway (NetScaler Gateway) servers affected by the CVE-2019-19781 vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Microsoft’s December 2019 Patch Tuesday updates fix a total of 36 flaws, including CVE-2019-1458 Windows zero-day exploited in North Korea-linked attacks. Microsoft’s December 2019 Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 36 flaws, including a Windows zero-day, tracked as CVE-2019-1458 exploited in attacks linked to North Korea.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

According to the experts, the two attacks could be linked, the same hacker might have used an exploit shared on GitHub to hack the two services. Around 24 hours later, at Apr-19–2020 12:58:43 AM +UTC, a similar hack occurred on Lendf.Me.” SecurityAffairs – Uniswap, hacking). liquidity pool. . liquidity pool.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. in 2019 , according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A new data leak that appears to have come from one of China’s top private cybersecurity firms provides a rare glimpse into the commercial side of China’s many state-sponsored hacking groups. APT stands for Advanced Persistent Threat, a term that generally refers to state-sponsored hacking groups.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

Citrix addressed the actively exploited CVE-2019-19781 flaw in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Citrix Gateway, and Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliances. In December Citrix disclosed the critical CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability and explained that it could be exploited by attackers to access company networks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

However, in an attempt to be “better” many organizations have leaned heavily on emerging technologies such as cloud, blockchain and IoT – aka digital transformation. It turns out that enterprise companies diving head-first into digital transformation technologies are leaving their organizations open to unprecedented risk.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Britain and the United governments blame Russia for being behind a destructive cyber attack that hit Georgia during 2019. The governments of Britain and the US declared that Russia’s military intelligence service GRU is behind the massive cyber attack that hit Georgia during 2019. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – GRU, APT28).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2019

The CVE-2019-2725 vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic recently, addressed by the company, is being exploited in cryptojacking attacks, Trend Micro reports. Experts at Trend Micro reported that the recently patched CVE-2019-2725 vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic is being exploited in cryptojacking attacks. MALXMR.TIAOODCJ.component).”

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

As wake up calls go, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack was piercing. As I said at the CISA Summit in 2019, the U.S. This is rightly motivated by the SolarWinds hack that brought third-party supply chain risks to the forefront. Related: DHS embarks on 60-day cybersecurity sprints. government.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 21, 2021

The South Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) recently confirmed that their internal servers had been breached and they suspect a North Korean hacking group to be the culprit. In this process, the researcher even made a move to cover up the hacking.". South Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute Hacked.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2020

Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 revealed that the US CIA has hacked Chinese organizations in various sectors for the last 11 years. Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 is accusing that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CIA).

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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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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 26, 2020

For the second time in as many years, Google is working to fix a weakness in its Widevine digital rights management (DRM) technology used by online streaming sites like Disney , Hulu and Netflix to prevent their content from being pirated.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 21, 2021

The South Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) recently confirmed that its internal servers had been breached and they suspect a North Korean hacking group to be the culprit. In this process, the researcher even made a move to cover up the hacking.". South Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute hacked.

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