Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2021

In just the past year, free VPN for Android apps have exposed the data of as many as 41 million users, revealing consumers’ email addresses, payment information, clear text passwords, device IDs, and more. All these people that work on [the VPN service], nobody is going to do it for free. There is no best free VPN for Android.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2021

At least one China-linked APT group exploited a new zero-day flaw in Pulse Secure VPN equipment to break into the networks of US defense contractors. In all the intrusions, the attackers targeted Pulse Secure VPN appliances in the breached networks. ” reads the report published by FireEye. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

Iran-linked Ferocious Kitten APT group used instant messaging apps and VPN software like Telegram and Psiphon to deliver Windows RAT and spy on targets’ devices. ” Kaspersky spotted the activity of the group by investigating two weaponized documents that were uploaded to VirusTotal in July 2020 and March 2021. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Palo Alto Networks warns of an easy exploitable Remote Code Execution vulnerability in its GlobalProtect VPN product. Experts pointed out that this port is often accessible over the Internet. Below is the timeline for this vulnerability: 2020-10-26: Randori began initial research on GlobalProtect. Randori said.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2021

The Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for computers in the ICS engineering and integration sector in 2020. Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for ICS engineering and integration sector in 2020. In H2 2020, 39.3%

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2020

In February, hardware maker Zyxel fixed a zero-day vulnerability in its routers and VPN firewall products after KrebsOnSecurity told the company the flaw was being abused by attackers to break into devices. For those devices, Zyxel’s advice was not to leave them connected to the Internet. Zyxel issued a patch for the flaw on Feb.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Europol this week announced the shutdown of VPNLab, a VPN service that is very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. An international operation conducted by law enforcement bodies from 10 countries took down VPNLab.net, a VPN service provider that is very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. Europol said. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20019 , in SonicWall VPN appliances was only partially patched last year and could allow a remote attacker to steal sensitive data. The flaw resides in the HTTP/HTTPS service used for product management as well as SSL VPN remote access. “An reads the analysis published by Tripwire.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has forced enterprises of all sizes and industries to adopt new work approaches that keep employees safe at home while ensuring productivity and security. Many organizations have used VPNs for years to provide seamless connectivity without compromising security for employees who travel or work remotely.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

The internet and, now, cloud computing transformed the way we conduct business. Enter VPN technology. One longtime cybersecurity solution for small teams up to global enterprise networks is virtual private networks (VPN). Top VPN products. CyberGhost VPN. The CyberGhost VPN app has an average 4.1/5

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2021

Threat actors are attempting to hack Zyxel devices exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerability CVE-2020-29583, security researchers warn. The Taiwanese vendor Zyxel has recently addressed a critical vulnerability in its firmware, tracked as CVE-2020-29583 , related to the presence of a hardcoded undocumented secret account.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 21, 2020

The advisory came less than 24 hours after KrebsOnSecurity published an in-depth look at a crime group offering a service that people can hire to steal VPN credentials and other sensitive data from employees working remotely during the Coronavirus pandemic. authenticate the phone call before sensitive information can be discussed.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 6, 2020

The Ultimate Tor Browser Guide for 2020 The Best VPN for China 2020 How to know if someone is watching you on your camera 5 Ways to Stay Protected from Advanced Phishing Threats How to Access Windows Remote Desktop Over the Internet What We Need To Know About Bluetooth Security The Best Internet Browser for 2020 Two-Factor Authentication: ?What

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020. NiceHash founder Matjaz Skorjanc said the unauthorized changes were made from an Internet address at GoDaddy, and that the attackers tried to use their access to its incoming NiceHash emails to perform password resets on various third-party services, including Slack and Github.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Among the vulnerabilities is CVE-2024-21412 , an Internet Shortcut Files flaw that allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a malicious file to a user. It bypasses Internet Shortcut Files’ security measures. The vulnerability, CVE-2020-3259 , was first discovered in May 2020. Enabling logging.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

But we do know the March 2020 attack was precipitated by a spear-phishing attack against a GoDaddy employee. GoDaddy described the incident at the time in general terms as a social engineering attack, but one of its customers affected by that March 2020 breach actually spoke to one of the hackers involved.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2021

North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky allegedly breached South Korea’s atomic research agency KAERI by exploiting a VPN vulnerability. The investigation into the intrusion revealed the involvement of 13 internet addresses including one traced to the Kimsuky APt group. ” reported the Reuters. ” reported The Record.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tightens control of its citizens and blocked access to six virtual private networks (VPNs), including NordVPN and ExpressVPN. Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tightens the control over the Internet and blocked access to six virtual private networks (VPNs), Hola!VPN,

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Google Security

APRIL 15, 2021

According to eMarketer , in 2020 users spent over three and a half hours per day using mobile apps. We’ve seen early interest from Internet of Things (IoT) and virtual private network (VPN) developers, however the standard is appropriate for any cloud connected service such as social, messaging, fitness, or productivity apps.

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DoublePulsar

JANUARY 4, 2020

On August 22nd 2019, I realised somebody was scanning the internet for the issue, via the help of BinaryEdge.io. I realised in some recent incidents, impacted companies ran Pulse Secure VPN (it’s super easy to spot with Shodan).

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Chaput said the spammers used more than 1,500 Internet addresses across 400 providers to register new accounts, which then followed popular accounts on Mastodon and sent private mentions to the followers of those accounts. In May 2020, Zipper told another Lolzteam member that quot[.]pw A DIRECT QUOT The domain quot[.]pw

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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. million instances of RDP that were open to the internet.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Internet segmentation Amid growing geopolitical tensions, some web resources have blocked users from certain countries and regions. Whichever the reason, this leads to the segmentation of the internet, which damages the availability of information. There are two main reasons for that: political pressure and DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2021

“To further secure your device, do not expose your NAS to the internet. If you must connect your NAS to the internet, we highly recommend using a trusted VPN or a myQNAPcloud link.” You can check the product support status to see the latest updates available to your NAS model.” ” continues the advisory.

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SecureBlitz

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As an Hong Kong internet user, you should use only the best VPNs for China and Hong Kong, which we will discuss in this post. The year 2020 saw the introduction of the new Chinese security law. It sure […] The post 8 Best VPNs For China And Hong Kong (+5 Reliable Ones) appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Prosecutors say the insider threat scheme started unfolding on December 10, 2020. Shortly after that, a mysterious "hacker" appeared in the company's cloud account: "Approximately two minutes later, on December 10, 2020, at approximately 3:18 a.m. He used a VPN to conceal his IP address. This happened at 2:55 a.m.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 27, 2022

The authorities behind this advisory shared some key findings: "Globally, in 2021, malicious cyber actors targeted internet-facing systems, such as email servers and virtual private network (VPN) servers, with exploits of newly disclosed vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-0688 - Microsoft Exchange Server, RCE.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2021

Then a global pandemic came along and laid bare just how brittle company VPNs truly are. Criminal hackers recognized the golden opportunity presented by hundreds of millions employees suddenly using a company VPN to work from home and remotely connect to an array of business apps. Two sweeping trends resulted: one bad, one good.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

New research from Sophos finds 46% of malware communicating with a remote system over the Internet is utilizing TLS encryption to conceal communications and evade detection. That is more than a 100% increase in TLS-based malware communications compared to 23% in 2020, according to Sophos telemetry analysis.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

According to the latest figures (PDF) released by the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the reported losses from BEC scams continue to dwarf other cybercrime loss categories, increasing to $1.86 billion in 2020. Image: FBI. Open our letter at your email. Launch the provided virus on any computer in your company.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I want a "secure by default" internet with all the things encrypted all the time such that people can move freely between networks without ever needing to care about who manages them or what they're doing with them. Here's the value proposition of a VPN in the modern era: 1. But that shouldn't be that surprising given that only 2.3%

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

CVE Identifier CWE Identifier CVSS score (Severity) Remediation CVE-2020-7388 CWE-290 : Unauthenticated Command Execution Bypass by Spoofing in AdxAdmin 10.0 Critical) Update available CVE-2020-7387 CWE-200 : Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in AdxAdmin 5.3 ” reads the post published by Rapid7.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Iranian hacker group has been attacking corporate VPNs over the past months, they have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world targeting Pulse Secure , Fortinet , Palo Alto Networks , and Citrix VPNs. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike. ” continues the report.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 3, 2021

If your computer is connected to the Internet it can be found, quickly, and if it can be found, somebody will try to break in. It’s a front door to your computer that can be opened from the Internet by anyone with the right password. The login screen of a Windows computer in Rome, Italy, that the author found on the Internet.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

“Globally, in 2021, malicious cyber actors targeted internet-facing systems, such as email servers and virtual private network (VPN) servers, with exploits of newly disclosed vulnerabilities. This advisory also includes other frequently exploited vulnerabilities. ” reads the advisory published by CISA.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The p opular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. ” continues the Russian Watchdog.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers discovered a new variant of the Zerobot botnet (aka ZeroStresser) that was improved with the capabilities to target more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The IT giant is tracking this cluster of threat activity as DEV-1061. “Since the release of Zerobot 1.1,

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