Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2021

Security firm Ivanti addressed a critical vulnerability in its Pulse Connect Secure VPN appliances that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. IT firm Ivanti released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in its Pulse Connect Secure VPN appliances. SecurityAffairs – hacking, VPN).

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Ten years ago, I wrote an essay : "Security in 2020." Well, it's finally 2020. Employees already have their laptops configured just the way they like them, and they don't want another one just for getting through the corporate VPN. I think I did pretty well. Security can only be defined in relation to something else.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2021

The FBI revealed that foreign hackers compromised the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting flaws in an unpatched Fortinet VPN. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that an APT group had breached the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched Fortinet VPN.

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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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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

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Palo Alto Networks warns of an easy exploitable Remote Code Execution vulnerability in its GlobalProtect VPN product. Below is the timeline for this vulnerability: 2020-10-26: Randori began initial research on GlobalProtect. 2020-11-19: Randori discovered the buffer overflow vulnerability. Randori said. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Toward the end of 2020, law enforcement agencies from a multi-country task force seized the web domains and server infrastructure of three virtual private network (VPN) services that provided a safe haven for cybercriminals. The post Stopping VPN Abuse, Corruption by BPH Providers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

Kaspersky reported how recent attacks against a series of European industrial networks were accomplished at a vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiGate VPN. Kaspersky is the first to report how those attacks were accomplished: a vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiGate VPN. Alexxsun / CC BY-SA 4.0 ).

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SecureBlitz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This post will show you the top 8 considerations to choose the right VPN service. With the surge in remote working in 2020, the interest in VPN services has never been higher. Most VPN service providers noted the huge spike in interest in using VPN services in 2020 and NordVPN (a reputed service provider) empirically.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

Attackers are actively exploiting the CVE-2018-13379 flaw in Fortinet VPN to deploy the Cring ransomware to organizations in the industrial sector. “The primary causes of the incident include the use of an outdated and vulnerable firmware version on the Fortigate VPN server (version 6.0.2 ” continues Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

Pulse Secure has fixed a zero-day flaw in the Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) SSL VPN appliance that threat actors are actively exploiting in the wild. In all the intrusions, the attackers targeted Pulse Secure VPN appliances in the breached networks. “In reads the report published by FireEye. reads the report published by FireEye.

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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

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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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 6, 2021

This is bad : More than 100,000 Zyxel firewalls, VPN gateways, and access point controllers contain a hardcoded admin-level backdoor account that can grant attackers root access to devices via either the SSH interface or the web administration panel. […]. aN_fXp” password.

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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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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 Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2021

Back in September 2020, I configured a SonicWall network security appliance to act as a VPN gateway between physical devices in my home lab and cloud resources on my Azure account. The post Analyzing SonicWall’s Unsuccessful Fix for CVE-2020-5135 appeared first on The State of Security.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 21, 2021

Cybersecurity news hounds The Record report that a spokesperson for the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) said the intrusion took place last month , on May 14 to be exact, through a vulnerability in a virtual private network (VPN) server. The weapon: a VPN vulnerability. The name of the VPN vendor is being kept secret.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 20, 2021

Over the past few months, several cyberespionage groups, including one believed to be tied to the Chinese government, have been breaking into the networks of organizations from the United States and Europe by exploiting vulnerabilities in VPN appliances from zero-trust access provider Pulse Secure. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

An unauthenticated command injection vulnerability could be exploited by threat actors to compromise D-Link VPN routers. Security researchers at Digital Defense discovered three vulnerabilities in D-Link VPN routers, including command injection flaws, and an authenticated crontab injection flaw. and earlier. and earlier.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

Enter VPN technology. One longtime cybersecurity solution for small teams up to global enterprise networks is virtual private networks (VPN). VPNs offer clients an encrypted access channel to remote networks through a tunneling protocol and can obfuscate the client’s IP address. Top VPN products. CyberGhost VPN.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. McAfee researchers believe that the NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, the gang is believed to have earned more than $25 million since March 2020. reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

The US DHS CISA agency is warning organizations that threat actors continue to exploit the CVE-2019-11510 Pulse Secure VPN vulnerability. The flaw can be used in combination with the CVE-2019-11539 remote command injection issue gain access to private VPN networks. SecurityAffairs – Pulse Secure VPN , hacking).

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 6, 2020

Equally, I have no patience for false promises, and I've been very vocal about my feelings there: But one of them is literally called “Secure VPN”, how is this possible?! Are You Using These VPN Apps? The promise of "no logs" in particular is a favourite of VPN providers yet evidently, the reality doesn't always meet the promise.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It is perhaps best known for selling virtual private networking (VPN) software that lets users remotely access networks and computers over an encrypted connection. 10, 2020, Citrix disclosed additional details about the incident. But in a letter sent to affected individuals dated Feb. 13, 2018 and Mar.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In our recent “Voice of the Channel” survey, they gave us some interesting insights on how businesses met the challenges in 2020, and what’s in store for 2021. The post How SMBs met the 2020 challenge and predictions for 2021 first appeared on Untangle. It’s safe to say […].

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once the staple for securing employees working remotely, VPNs were designed to provide secure access to corporate data and systems for a small percentage of a workforce while the majority worked within traditional office confines. The move to mass remote working brought about by COVID-19 in early 2020 changed things dramatically.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The CVE-2020-5135 stack-based buffer overflow security vulnerability is trivial to exploit, without logging in.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. McAfee researchers believe that the NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, the gang is believed to have earned more than $25 million since March 2020. reads the alert.

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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. A joint advisory on CVE-2020-9054 from the U.S. which boasts some 100 million devices deployed worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Shortly after Spamhaus started blocking Micfo’s IP address ranges, Micfo shifted gears and began reselling IP addresses mainly to companies marketing “virtual private networking” or VPN services that help customers hide their real IP addresses online. Golestan did not respond to a request for comment.

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Digital Guardian

APRIL 5, 2021

APT groups increasingly targeted CVE-2018-13379, CVE-2020-12812 and CVE-2019-5591 last month.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

“So far in 2021, we’ve sent over 50,000 warnings, a nearly 33% increase from this time in 2020. Threat actors also used malicious apps disguised as legitimate VPN software available on the Google Play Store and third-party platforms to deliver malware between May 2020 and July 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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