Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2019

Dragonblood researchers found two new weaknesses in WPA3 protocol that could be exploited to hack WPA3 protected WiFi passwords. passwords. A group of researchers known as Dragonblood (Mathy Vanhoef and Eyal Ronen ) devised new methods to hack WPA3 protected WiFi passwords by exploiting two new vulnerabilities dubbed Dragonblood flaws.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Posted by AbdelKarim Mardini, Senior Product Manager, Chrome Passwords are often the first line of defense for our digital lives. Today, we’re improving password security on both Android and iOS devices by telling you if the passwords you’ve asked Chrome to remember have been compromised, and if so, how to fix them.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

Not everyone adopts multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure their accounts. Many stick with simple username and password combinations despite the weaknesses of this authentication method. The Problem with Passwords. Passwords are the most common method of authentication. Passwordless Authentication 101.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Four encryption and authentication issues in Modicon M221 PLCs were reported by Trustwave, three of which have been independently found by the security firm Claroty. This data is encrypted using a 4-byte XOR key, which is a weak encryption method.” This action will prevent unintended remote programming access.

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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. Here are the different ways in which a VPN elevates cybersecurity: Encryption.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2020

Any Indian DigiLocker Account Could’ve Been Accessed Without Password. The Indian Government fixed a flaw in the secure document wallet service Digilocker that could have potentially allowed anyone’s access without password. It also provides 1GB storage space to each account to upload scanned copies of legacy documents.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 7, 2021

The first few entries talked about architectural details , Cryptographically Secure Random Number Generators , encryption/decryption , and message digests. We started by looking at the symmetric cryptography-based application with Message Authentication Code. It becomes exceedingly important to make sure these stored passwords can???t

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Once a user has successfully authenticated on the OWA authentication web page, the Owawa module captures its credential. The module was most likely compiled between late 2020 and April 2021. The module verifies the successful authentication by checking that the OWA application is sending an authentication token back to the user.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 22, 2022

Going deep into the details, CafePress’s former owner, Residual Pumpkin Entity, was storing critical customer data such as social security numbers, passwords and other account related info in plain text and not with any authentication. In Sept’2020, PlanetArt acquired CafePress from its former parent company Shutterfly or Snapfish. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In 2020, ransomware attacks grew by 150%, and are growing even faster in 2021 , and with costs to repair the damage they cause in the millions of dollars, many organizations are desperate for solutions. Prevention is more essential than ever before, because hackers aren’t just encrypting data now, they’re keeping it on standby for release.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

FBI is warning private industry partners of a surge in Ragnar Locker ransomware activity following a confirmed attack from April 2020. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a flash alert (MU-000140-MW) to warn private industry partners of an increase of the Ragnar Locker ransomware activity following a confirmed attack from April 2020.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The proof-of-concept exploit code for the Kerberos Bronze Bit attack was published online, it allows intruders to bypass authentication and access sensitive network services. The proof-of-concept exploit code for the Kerberos Bronze Bit attack, tracked as CVE-2020-17049 , was published online this week.

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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. Using the same password for all software applications increase the chances of cybercriminals learning an individual’s log-in credentials and gaining unauthorized access – resulting in data theft, identity theft and other harm.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2020

The 2020 Thales Data Threat Report Global Edition found that no organization is immune from data security threats, with 49% of global respondents experiencing a breach at some point and 26% having been breached in the past year. Whether it’s stored in a company’s own servers or the cloud – encryption must be used to protect sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

“As of July 11th, 2020, our cybersecurity team has confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed certain user data through a security breach at a LiveAuctioneers data processing partner that occurred on June 19, 2020.” million users’ data and 3 million cracked username password combinations.

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SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

In early 2020, we notified the Rockwell Automation Product Security Incident Response Team ( RA PSIRT ) of several vulnerabilities we had identified in the ISaGRAF Runtime execution environment. A remote attacker could easily implement a password brute force attack in ISaGRAF Runtime.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

“As of June 2020, the FBI has received notifications of Netwalker ransomware attacks on U.S. “Netwalker became widely recognized in March 2020, after intrusions on an Australian transportation and logistics company and a U.S. Use two-factor authentication with strong passwords. ” reads the alert.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Ohio History Connection (OHC) has posted a breach notification in which it discloses that a ransomware attack successfully encrypted internal data servers. They also may have gained access to images of checks provided to OHC by some members and donors beginning in 2020. Change your password. Stop malicious encryption.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

BlackMatter then remotely encrypts the hosts and shared drives as they are found,” reads the statement. Instead of encrypting backup data, BlackMatter instead wipes it clean in some cases. BlackMatter actors use a separate encryption binary for Linux-based machines and routinely encrypt ESXI virtual machines.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

And like everything else in 2020, these next few weeks promise to be a disaster. Make sure your smartphone, tablet and laptop are password-protected, particularly if you’re in the habit of carrying them around wherever you go. SSLs ensure all data is encrypted. Create long and strong passwords. Lock your devices.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 23, 2021

CISA found that the attacker(s) had access to the enterprise’s network for nearly a year, between March 2020 and February 2021. The attacker(s) authenticated to the VPN appliance through several user accounts that did not have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled and were able to masquerade as legitimate teleworking employees.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While looking for potentially malicious implants that targeted Microsoft Exchange servers, we identified a suspicious binary that had been submitted to a multiscanner service in late 2020. The malicious module was most likely compiled between late 2020 and April 2021.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The helicopter maker Kopter was hit by LockBit ransomware, the attackers compromised its internal network and encrypted the company’s files. Kopter Group is Switzerland-based company that was founded in 2007 that was acquired by Leonardo in April 2020. ” reported ZDNet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

This includes passwords, usernames, document scans, health records, bank account and credit card details, as well as other essential data, all easily searchable and conveniently stored in one place. Most organizations use databases to store sensitive information. Unfortunately, as our investigation shows, this does not seem to be the case.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Malwarebytes has been tracking the group since December 2020. Both use the.kitty or.crypted file extension for encrypted files. Ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable (i.e., Authentication. Use long passwords (CISA says 8 characters, we say you can do better than that) and password managers.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 9, 2021

The crooks are attempting to dupe recipients into accessing a fake login URL to enter their username and password. Throughout 2020 and beyond, fraudsters have sought financial gain by sending legitimate-looking emails that tempt victims to enter their account username and password or provide personally identifiable information.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The e-skimmer was first spotted by experts with Visa’s Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) initiative in February 2020 while analyzing a command and control (C2) server employed in another campaign and that hosted an ImageID e-skimming kit. “The most compelling components of this kit are the unique loader and obfuscation method. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million Windows systems between 2018 and 2020. Most of the stolen files (50%+) were text files, some of them containing software logs, passwords, personal notes, and other sensitive information. Researchers from NordLocker have discovered an unsecured database containing 1.2-terabyte terabyte of stolen data. The database includes 6.6

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

They can both encrypt data and hide an IP address by using a secure chain to shield network activity. Secure wireless networks – if you have a Wi-Fi network in your workplace, ensure it is secure, encrypted, and hidden. At the most basic level, it’s critical to change default passwords on routers at home and in the workplace.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“Cyber criminal threat actors exploit network vulnerabilities to exfiltrate data and encrypt systems in a sector that is increasingly reliant on smart technologies, industrial control systems, and internet-based automation systems. Use multifactor authentication with strong pass phrases where possible.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

But a survey conducted by Google and Harris found that many people still refuse to adopt even the most essential credential security measures: just 37 percent use two-factor authentication, around a third change their passwords regularly, and a mere 15 percent use a password manager. Know how to identify a phishing attack.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

QR technology isn’t new, and security features like two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) often invite users to generate such codes to secure their access to mobile apps. QR logins (QRLs) are QR-code-based authentication methods designed to improve users’ login experiences.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The hackers claimed to have breached an Israeli water facility, likely recycled water, in a video that was published the night of December 1st, 2020. Furthermore, at the time of the publication, the system did not use any authentication method upon access.” ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies found 88 new IAB sales on dark web marketplaces in the first quarter of 2020, compared to just three in all of 2017. It’s far easier to steal and encrypt sensitive data when someone else manages the first and hardest step in the breach process. As IABs continue to grow, so will ransomware.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

13, 2020, which was the date the fraudsters got around to changing the domain name system (DNS) settings for e-hawk.net. As a result, having DNSSEC enabled for its domains bought E-HAWK an additional 48 hours or so with which to regain control over its domain before any encrypted traffic to and from e-hawk.net could have been intercepted.

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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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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

A nurse cares for a patient in the intensive care unit at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. One flaw, which CISA warned has a high likelihood of exploit, is the dashboard’s use of hard-coded cryptographic keys that “significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data could be recovered” by an attacker.

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