Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a notification warning of ongoing vishing attacks attempting to steal corporate accounts. ” Once gained access to the network, crooks expand their network access, for example, escalating privileges of the compromised employees’ accounts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who’ve had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn’t theirs. In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

The cybersecurity researchers observed threat actors obtaining initial access to organizations through a virtual private network (VPN) service without multifactor authentication (MFA) configured. The attackers mostly used Cisco vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3259 and CVE-2023-20269.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2021

The company was targeted with a coordinated attack on its internal systems, threat actors exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in their VPN solutions, such as NetExtender VPN client version 10.x Below the list of affected products shared by THN: NetExtender VPN client version 10.x x and Secure Mobile Access ( SMA ).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 23, 2021

Pulse Secure VPN. CISA found that the attacker(s) had access to the enterprise’s network for nearly a year, between March 2020 and February 2021. According to its investigation, the threat actor connected to the entity’s network via a Pulse Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) appliance. CVE-2020-10148.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

Interestingly, people seem to have become more aware of the need for a secure workplace in 2020. Nexor, a service provider in the cybersecurity space, asserts that Google searches for ‘cyber defence’ surged by 126% in the first quarter of 2020. Security through a VPN. Password managers and two-factor authentication.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

In 2017, New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) passed cybersecurity regulation 23 NYCRR 500, requiring all financial services companies to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA). During the NYDFS cybersecurity investigation from January 2020 to July 2021, they found that more than 18.3

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DoublePulsar

JANUARY 4, 2020

it allows people without valid usernames and passwords to remotely connect to the corporate network the device is supposed to protect, turn off multi-factor authentication controls, remotely view logs and cached passwords in plain text (including Active Directory account passwords).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

The campaign is worrisome due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that caused the spike in the number of employees working from home and the increase in the use of corporate VPN and elimination of in-person verification. Restrict VPN access hours, where applicable, to mitigate access outside of allowed times.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2021

Expect that the risk from data stolen or modified (including credentials, accounts, and software) before a device was patched will not be alleviated by patching or simple remediation actions. Assume that a breach will happen, enforce least-privileged access, and make password changes and account reviews a regular practice.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 16, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic for example, you may use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to connect to your organization’s network as if you’re sitting in the office, or you might use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to connect to your computer that’s now collecting dust on your office desk. VPNs continue to be problematic as well.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Cybercriminals continued targeting gamers’ accounts filled with valuable in-game items or giving access to games on several devices, and often used in-game currency to lure victims to participate in their scams. As a result, demand for VPN solutions is expected to see a significant rise globally in the upcoming year.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 31, 2022

This exposure of sensitive credential and network access information, especially privileged user accounts, could lead to subsequent cyber attacks against individual users or affiliated organizations. Some of their findings: Late 2020 : 2,000 unique username/password.edu combinations were up for sale on the dark web.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The cybersecurity firm noted seven tactics the group has recently used: "Compromise of multiple technology solutions, services, and reseller companies since 2020.". Use of accounts with Application Impersonation privileges to harvest sensitive mail data since Q1 2021.". Use of a new bespoke downloader we call CEELOADER.".

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 30, 2021

In March 2020, many people began working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. SSO allows users to access multiple applications, and the underlying data, without having to re-authenticate to access each application. provisioning and de-provisioning a single account). Five Benefits of Single Sign-on.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

Threat actors attempted to exploit a zero-day (CVE-2020-12271) in the Sophos XG firewall to spread ransomware to Windows machines, the good news is that the attack was blocked by a hotfix issued by Sophos. Passwords associated with external authentication systems such as AD or LDAP are unaffected.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 1, 2021

The 2020 Global State of Industrial Cybersecurity report found that 74% of IT security professionals are more concerned about a cyberattack on critical infrastructure than an enterprise data breach. Secure Remote Access for Administrators Without a VPN. However, VPNs introduce challenges and risks.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Over the past year, the firm noted a substantial increase in the number of initial access listings for sale on the dark web in 2020, particularly those for VPN access which “flourished off the back of increased remote working trends.” . VPNs are also relatively cheap compared to other popular forms of access.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2021

Ragnar Locker ransomware gang initially published the archive on the popular MEGA storage service, but the platform closed their account and blocked access to the archives shared by the group. Consider installing and using a VPN. Use multi-factor authentication with strong passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2022

Microsoft occupied more than half the list, with Exchange Server accounting for eight of the vulnerabilities. Malicious actors tend to focus on internet-facing systems to gain entry into a network, such as email and virtual private network (VPN) servers, using exploits targeting newly disclosed vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-1472.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points. PuTTY.exe Rhysida actors have been observed creating Secure Shell (SSH) PuTTy connections for lateral movement.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2020

IBM recently addressed a high-severity issue, tracked as CVE-2020-4529 , in its Maximo asset management solution that could facilitate attacks on making lateral movements within corporate networks. Sometimes employees connect to IBM Maximo directly over the Internet with weak passwords and no VPN, making an attack easier to perform.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2020

According to the FBI, Iranian hackers are actively attempting to exploit an unauthenticated RCE flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-5902, in F5 Big-IP ADC devices. Early June, researchers at F5 Networks addressed the CVE-2020-5902 vulnerability, it resides in undisclosed pages of Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) of the BIG-IP product.

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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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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

And like everything else in 2020, these next few weeks promise to be a disaster. Credit cards offer markedly better fraud protections than debit cards , which connect directly to your bank account. Virtual credit cards similarly allow online shoppers to mask their financial accounts. Vary login credentials across accounts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

This means companies have to be proactive and instill the right habits, which often means resisting the bad habits that lead to millions of successful cyberattacks every year – from the use of generic and easy-to-crack account credentials to the willingness to click on suspicious links and attachments in emails from untrusted sources.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

The ransomware operation has been active since late December 2019, this is the second time that the FBI first shares IoC related to RagnarLocker operation, the FBI first became aware of this threat in April 2020. Use multi-factor authentication with strong passwords, including for remote access services. Implement network segmentation.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In another incident that occurred in March 2021, a ransomware attack blocked the operations at a US beverage company, while in a November 2020 attack on a US-based international food and agriculture business threat actors requested the payment of a gigantic $40 million ransom. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2020

The Zyxel Cloud CNM SecuManager is a comprehensive network management software that provides an integrated console to manage security gateways including the ZyWALL USG and VPN Series. ” Experts also discovered the presence of backdoor accounts in MySQL. “MySQL is pre-configured with several static accounts.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2020

One of the images shared by the group shows a directory containing folders such as Accounts Receivable, Finance, collection letters, Expenses, and Employees. . Consider installing and using a VPN. Use two-factor authentication with strong passwords. Install and regularly update anti-virus or anti-malware software on all hosts.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

estimated that 44% of educational institutions were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2020 — more data breaches than we’d ever seen in prior years. However, adding two-factor or multi-factor authentication (MFA) cybersecurity may be a good place to start. It’s never been more important to protect our children against cybercrimes.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The threat actors are actively exploiting the following vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2018-13379 ; CVE-2020-12812 ; CVE-2019-5591. The joint alert also states that attackers scanning also enumerated devices for the CVE-2020-12812 and CVE-2019-5591 flaws. Use multifactor authentication where possible.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

As we pointed out in our State of Malware report, published earlier this year, Malwarebytes recorded an eye-watering 607% increase in malware detections in the agriculture sector in 2020. Malwarebytes recorded a 607% increase in agriculture sector attacks in 2020. Use multi-factor authentication with strong pass phrases where possible.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Starting on September 7, the customers of the company were not able to access the services for their accounts. Consider installing and using a VPN. Use two-factor authentication with strong passwords. K-Electric is the largest power supplier in the country with 2.5 million customers and around 10,000 people.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 14, 2021

As shown in our 2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report , the surge in popularity of video conferencing solutions during the pandemic opened an unlikely door for opportunistic threat actors. You can count on us to always be there to help you secure your online accounts, regardless of platform. Weaponizing hype.

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