Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

According to the independent institute AV-TEST , the number of total new malware in 2020 increased by 13% compared to the last year, and malware for macOS by 1200% for the same period. An easy way to enhance your online security and privacy is by using a VPN while browsing the internet. Backup and Recovery Tools.

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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. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Since the beginning of 2020, Babam has set up numerous auctions on the Russian-language cybercrime forum Exploit , mainly selling virtual private networking (VPN) credentials stolen from various companies. Gmail’s password recovery function says the backup email address for devrian27@gmail.com is bo3 *@gmail.com.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2020

Consider installing and using a VPN. Recently the FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations. The Netwalker ransomware operators have been very active since March and also took advantage of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak to target organizations.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Estimates vary, but a recent FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report found an almost 10-fold increase in ransomware attacks between mid-2020 and mid-2021. Data backup. The first is high-integrity, air-gapped data backups , which is the quickest and cheapest way to recover from an attack. And the threat is growing.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

Between December 2019 and until February 2020, the experts observed a number of attacks between 70,000 and 40,000 on a daily basis. Most of the attacks between January and May 2020 originated from IP addresses in the U.S., Install a virtual private network ( VPN ) gateway to broker all RDP connections from outside your local network.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2021

It has been around since 2019 and in June of 2020 it got some real traction due to a malspam campaign. According to the FBI, Avaddon ransomware actors have compromised victims through remote access login credentials—such as Remote Desktop Protocol ( RDP ) and Virtual Private Networks ( VPN ). Avaddon ransomware. Additional threats.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its #StopRansomware guide to account for the fact that ransomware actors have accelerated their tactics and techniques since the original guide was released in September of 2020. Anomalous VPN device logins or other suspicious logins.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Use of a VPN – virtual private networks (VPN) create a secure connection to other networks over the internet. Backup and recovery – according to FEMA , 40% of small businesses never reopen after a disaster. They can both encrypt data and hide an IP address by using a secure chain to shield network activity.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Enforce MFA on all VPN connections [ D3-MFA ]. Perform regular data backup procedures and maintain up-to-date incident response and recovery procedures. If MFA is unavailable, enforce password complexity requirements [ D3-SPP ].

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

For most of the world, 2020 was devastating, a year mired in multiple crises. But in at least one industry, 2020 was a banner year! Most companies were unprepared to secure an entirely remote workforce, relying on remote desktop protocol (RDP) and strained VPN infrastructures, leaving workers ripe for attack.

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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. Implement network segmentation. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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. A list of the user IDs permitted to use the firewall for SSL VPN and accounts that were permitted to use a “clientless” VPN connection.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 9, 2021

While Mandiant opted to forgo using the program, it was only because working from backups was quicker. needled the company for paying a ransom if it was working from backups. Carmakal cleared up some nuances in the cause of the breach, previously reported as an employee’s VPN account with a password used across multiple sites.

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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. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

on “VPN and other time-consuming types of initial access”? [1] Perform frequent backups and recovery tasks based on system criticality (daily, weekly, or monthly), and keep backups offline and encrypted. . 01, 2020). . [4] has publicly?claimed?that that they do not spend much time?on suggesting?this this group?employs?”

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

The Darkside ransomware gang first emerged in the threat landscape in August 2020, in recent months the group was very active and targeted organizations worldwide. other than VPN gateways, mail ports, web ports). Implement regular data backup procedures . 3 ],[ 4 ]” reads the joint alert. Regularly test manual controls.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Researchers from RiskSense have identified as many as 223 distinct IT security vulnerabilities in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database that were tied to attacks involving ransomware in 2020. Ransomware families are growing and becoming more complex as well. “All

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

A few days ago, Microsoft warned dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. Learn how @INTERPOL_Cyber is helping #police and organizations deal with this threat: [link] — INTERPOL (@INTERPOL_HQ) April 4, 2020.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 16, 2020

If 2020 taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected–and do the best we can in a rapidly changing world. Use a VPN: If you need to transmit sensitive information online, look into a VPN provider, or see if your workplace can provide one. Keep multiple copies of your data and follow the 3-2-1 rules of backup.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In February 2020, the code known as Sunburst was let loose and the following month, SolarWinds unknowingly sent out Orion software updates, which included the Sunburst malware. In February 2020, the U.S. If Travelex didn’t pay the ransom, they threatened to publicly publish the data. Travelex reportedly paid around $2.3M

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In its State of Container and Kubernetes Security Fall 2020 survey, StackRox found that 90% of respondents had suffered a security incident in their Kubernetes deployments in the last year. In order to use etcd, organizations need to have a backup plan for the highly sensitive configuration data that they’d like to protect with this store.

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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. After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2021

In 2020, the global pandemic dramatically changed our social environment, and both Black Hat and Defcon went virtual with in-person networking and parties placed on hold. Update, patch, and backup your devices before you leave home. Avoid Public WIFI and use mobile data always with a VPN. Tracks : Cryptography, CorpSec.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

Two years later, the group moved to using Conti, in May 2020. Below is a list of recommended mitigations from the FBI, which it issued along with an alert on Conti ransomware late last week: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Here are five significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities with IoT in 2020. Before the device applies the update, it sends a backup to the servers. It can be prevented through the use of an online VPN. They work without our intervention, making it even harder to identify a threat before it’s too late.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Bitdefender has been through two rounds of NSS Labs testing in recent years, scoring an A in 2020 testing (no vendor got higher than AA). Virtual private network ( VPN ). We’d also note that ransomware in particular requires unique data backup and recovery tools and services. Bitdefender. Other AV contenders.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Recent research by Positive Technologies looked at the cyber threat landscape during Q2 2021 and found that ransomware attacks reached “stratospheric” levels, accounting for 69% of all malware attacks, a huge jump from 39% in Q2 2020. Free VPN with up to 300 MB of traffic per day. Automatic, secure 50 GB cloud backup.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Like in the case of SolarWinds in 2020, masked threat actors aren’t afraid to linger for months during reconnaissance. For the generation of remote work and operations, Check Point Remote Access VPN offers central management and policy administration for controlling access to corporate networks. Examples of Notable RDP Attacks.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2022

In most cases, this involved social engineering employees at the targeted firm into adding one of their computers or mobiles to the list of devices allowed to authenticate with the company’s virtual private network (VPN). However, we have a backup and it’s safe from scum!!!” Yes, they successfully encrypted the data.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This includes pivoting from or converting a single compromised Microsoft Windows user account to an administrator account with greater privileges on the target network; the ability to sidestep and/or disable any security software; and gaining the access needed to disrupt or corrupt any data backup systems the victim firm may have.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

Request for access to corporate VPN. 2TB of 2020-2021 data: credentials related to banking accounts and the most popular services. I sell VPN accounts of USA companies, revenue is 1kkk$. Access type: VPN. Access type: VPN. Sale] VPN-RDP accounts for network access. Access type: VPN-RDP. Price: 7 000$.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Most have a handful of built-in security capabilities to offer foundational network security, including Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) virtual private networks ( VPN ), stateful firewalls , and essential threat detection and response. Not every SD-WAN solution is equal, but they all come with some level of security functionality.

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McAfee

MAY 20, 2021

Despite detailed guidelines [3] issued in November 2020, in the absence of new definitive guidelines for transferring data across European borders [4] , many are starting to wonder whether data localisation is the magic bullet to protect personal data. development, debugging and maintenance), and backup (e.g. ” [6]. 1] [link]. [2]

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Prevent Rely solely on offline backups Disallow unnecessary file sharing. Whether it’s a VPN , firewall , or remote access server, unauthorized entry via network gateways is a problem. Initial access methods for gateways dominate the Dark Web market, with 45% using traditional initial access like RDP , VPN, and RCE.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 6, 2021

After a series of highly publicized ransomware attacks this spring, the Kaseya attack most resembles the compromise of SolarWinds in late 2020. Backup data regularly. Like SolarWinds, both companies serve large B2B audiences, where Kaseya’s products produce hundreds of end products and services.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Inspecting the File (COFF) header, we observed the file’s compilation timestamp: TimeDateStamp: 05/12/2020 08:23:47 – Date and time the image was created. At the start of the malware, it populates the list with the system’s DNS, and the OpenDNS server is only used as a backup to ensure that the C2 domain is resolved.

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