Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 27, 2021

CVE-2021-3156 sudo Vulnerability. Last week (26th January 2021) a new critical rated LinuxUnix vulnerability was made public under CVE-2021-3156. Qualys has posted a blog and video which explains and demonstrates the exploitation technique, which as exploits go is fairly quick and easy to do. administrative) privileges.

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IoT Internet Internet Hacking 88

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Threat actors are gaining access to AT&T email accounts in an attempt to hack into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange accounts. Hackers are breaking into the AT&T email accounts and then using the access they are logging into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange accounts to drain their crypto funds, TechCrunch reported.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

The Board reaches this conclusion based on: the cascade of Microsoft’s avoidable errors that allowed this intrusion to succeed; Microsoft’s failure to detect the compromise of its cryptographic crown jewels on its own, relying instead on a customer to reach out to identify anomalies the customer had observed; the Board’s assessment of security practices (..)

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 23, 2021

The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-28799 was found by a disaster recovery and data backup solution company based in Taiwan, called ZUSO ART. The post QNAP Removes Backdoor Account in NAS Backup appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The company in question says the security bug was fixed […].

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Webroot

OCTOBER 13, 2021

And darkness we found – from million-dollar ransoms to supply chain attacks, these malware variants were The 6 Nastiest Malware of 2021. Discover more about 2021’s Nastiest Malware on the Webroot Community. The post The 6 Nastiest Malware of 2021 appeared first on Webroot Blog. How malware disrupted our lives.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 20, 2021

From sleeper accounts to phishing evolutions, we’ve summarized the major trends from 2021. The post Risk management got a little messy in 2021, here’s what you can do in 2022 appeared first on NuData Security. Read on for our predictions for 2022.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 16, 2021

Earlier this month, it was revealed that the personal information of 533 million Facebook users, approximately 20% of all accounts, was leaked online. The post Everything You Need to Know About the 2021 Facebook Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 19, 2021

Since December 2020, Vermont Health Connect, a leader in healthcare reform, received multiple complaints from its customers reporting logging in to find someone else’s information on their account. The post Between November 2020 and February 2021, Vermont Health Connect Has Suffered 10 Data Breaches appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In a blog post published yesterday, Google said that in 2021, it sent approximately 50.000 alerts to users whose accounts had been compromised by government-backed hacker gangs conducting phishing and malware campaigns. Google Security Engineer […]. Google Security Engineer […].

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The post What is Doxxing and How to Avoid It (UPDATED 2021) appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. Doxxing is analyzing information posted online by the victim in order to identify and later harass that person. What is doxxing? The term “doxxing” […].

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Here are the Top Ten IdentityIQ Topics of 2021. As the end of the year is approaching, we’re compiling our most searched and read topics of 2021. Our readers have been primarily concerned with avoiding malicious scams, from fake shopping websites to account takeovers. Account Takeover: What is it and How to Prevent it?

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 24, 2021

Hackers exploit software vulnerabilities, the DNS, or even user accounts to get their way. The Minutiae of 2021’s Golden Standard for Cybersecurity appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. This is why your enterprise needs endpoint security. But what is endpoint security? […]. The post What is Endpoint Security?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. FatFace CEO Liz Evans released a statement which said “ On 17th January 2021 FatFace identified some suspicious activity within its IT systems. conduct penetration testing.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. MI5 said the faked LinkedIn accounts are created and operation by nation-state spy agencies, with an intent to recruit individuals or gather sensitive information.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

CVE-2021-3156 sudo Vulnerability. Last week (26th January 2021) a new critical rated LinuxUnix vulnerability was made public under CVE-2021-3156. Qualys has posted a blog and video which explains and demonstrates the exploitation technique, which as exploits go is fairly quick and easy to do. administrative) privileges.

IoT 114

IoT Internet Internet Hacking 114

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Wazawaka has since “lost his mind” according to his erstwhile colleagues, creating a Twitter account to drop exploit code for a widely-used virtual private networking (VPN) appliance, and publishing bizarre selfie videos taunting security researchers and journalists. Wazawaka, a.k.a. .”

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 6, 2022

In this three part blog series we will explore attack paths that emerge out of Managed Identity assignments in three Azure services: Automation Accounts, Logic Apps, and Function Apps. Let’s start this series off by looking at Automation Accounts. Abusing Automation Accounts is nothing new. What are Automation Accounts?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

Privacy Affairs published the Dark Web Index, an analysis of prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces and related to the period between February 2021 and June 2022. The information for a cloned Mastercard (pin included) is passed from $25 (2021) to $20. verified account goes for $170 ($710 in 2021).

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 19, 2021

Since December 2020, Vermont Health Connect, a leader in healthcare reform, received multiple complaints from its customers reporting logging in to find someone else’s information on their account. The post Between November 2020 and February 2021, Vermont Health Connect Has Suffered 10 Data Breaches appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2021

The start of 2021 brings forth a cyber security crossroads. Ransomware and fileless malware breaches will rapidly continue to destabilize businesses in 2021. This type of attack doesn’t take into account how complex your business’s program is if one of your vendors has been breached. Related: Breaches spike during pandemic.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The best way to stay up-to-date with the recent trends is by reading the top cybersecurity blogs. Here’s our list of the best cybersecurity blogs to read and follow. Securing Tomorrow SecuringTomorrow is a blog by McAfee, one of the biggest security software providers. Their main focus is on cybercrime investigations.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

She said CopperStealer, which Proofpoint fully describes in a blog post , exhibits many of the same targeting and delivery methods as SilentFade, a Chinese-sourced malware family first reported by Facebook in 2019. The post CopperStealer malware infected up to 5,000 hosts per day over first three months of 2021 appeared first on SC Media.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That Was Then, This is Now 2FA Usage Continues its Climb Two-factor authentication has become notably more prevalent over the last two years, with 79% of respondents reporting having used it in 2021, compared to 53% in 2019 and 28% in 2017. In addition, they are also often used as the recovery mechanism for other online accounts.”

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The list of flaws, collectively called OMIGOD, impact a software agent called Open Management Infrastructure that’s automatically deployed in many Azure services – CVE-2021-38647 (CVSS score: 9.8) – Open Management Infrastructure Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Background on the Mirai Botnet and related campaigns.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 11, 2022

In that spirit, we’ve rounded up five of our most popular blogs from the past year. From ransomware and scams to security frameworks and employee privacy, our 2021 ‘greatest hits’ show how broad the areas of cybersecurity and data protection can be. You can read the full blog and recommendations here. Risk vs reward.

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McAfee

JUNE 15, 2021

The McAfee team is very proud to announce that, for the third year in a row, McAfee was named a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Secure Web Gateways for its Web Solution. June 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Secure Web Gateways. Download Now.

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The cybercriminals extracted a 2021 database from START network which translates into account details of 7,455,926 users. The post START Confirms Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. START assures via Telegram that the vulnerability has been fixed and the malicious actors no longer have […].

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

The Monopoly Market was launched in 2019 and the German authorities seized the marketplace’s infrastructure in December 2021. “Europol has been compiling intelligence packages based on troves of evidence provided by German authorities, who successfully seized the marketplace’s criminal infrastructure in December 2021.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 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.” In 2017, crooks launched a phishing campaign against universities to compromise.edu accounts. To nominate, please visit:?.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

MVISION Insights Global prevalence statistics for this campaign on Nov 19, 2021. In this blog I want to show you how you can operationalize the data linked to this alert in MVISION Insights together with your investigation and protection capabilities to better protect your organization against this threat. Threat Summary.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, January 2021. Adobe asked users to unin stall the software before it blocked all Flash content from 12 January 2021. . The Top Cybersecurity Certifications in 2021.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 27, 2023

On July 16, 2020 — the day after some of Twitter’s most recognizable and popular users had their accounts hacked and used to tweet out a bitcoin scam — KrebsOnSecurity observed that several social media accounts tied to O’Connor appeared to have inside knowledge of the intrusion. I haven’t done anything.”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

. “Snatch threat actors have been observed purchasing previously stolen data from other ransomware variants in an attempt to further exploit victims into paying a ransom to avoid having their data released on Snatch’s extortion blog,” the FBI/CISA alert reads. was also used to register an account at the online game stalker[.]so

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

It is set in 2021, after all. I wager, there was no better way to prepare for my predictions blog. In this fictional 2021, the act of carrying around a corporate laptop is long past. People working from home accounts for more than 66% of economic activity, and 42 percent of the labor force, in the U.S. I admit it.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, CISA) The post CISA adds Veritas Backup Exec flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

An Iran-linked APT group tracked as Mint Sandstorm is behind a string of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. Microsoft has linked the Iranian Mint Sandstorm APT (previously tracked by Microsoft as PHOSPHORUS ) to a series of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022.

Energy and Utilities 88

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 12, 2021

After the feedback stage, OWASP plans to release the definitive 2021 list later this year. . We would instead like the industry to come together to eradicate harassment and make the perpetrators accountable for their actions through official channels,” she said. The post Security Roundup October 2021 appeared first on BH Consulting.

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