The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

Related: VPNs vs ZTNA. It’s in findings of a deep dive data analytics study led by Surfshark , a supplier of VPN services aimed at the consumer and SMB markets. Here are excerpts of our dialogue, edited for clarity and length: LW: Is it safe to assume demand for consumer VPNs has spiked, post Covid19?

VPN 229

VPN Data breaches B2C Internet 229

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

911 says its network is made up entirely of users who voluntarily install its “free VPN” software. In this scenario, users indeed get to use a free VPN service, but they are often unaware that doing so will turn their computer into a proxy that lets others use their Internet address to transact online. “The 911[.]re

VPN 312

VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 312

Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Here are 5 common security tools that you must have in 2021 to protect your digital world. An easy way to enhance your online security and privacy is by using a VPN while browsing the internet. When using a VPN, the location of the server you are connected to is shown as your physical location. Identity Theft Protection Tools.

Identity Theft 40

Identity Theft Backups VPN Antivirus 40

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

Citrix reported that successful exploitation requires that the appliance is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server. Then threat actors sent data as an image file to a web-accessible path: cp /var/tmp/test.tar.gz /netscaler/ns_gui/vpn/medialogininit.png. php) on victim machines.

VPN 104

VPN Ransomware DNS Malware 104

SecureList

JUNE 2, 2022

This can be done with the use of a VPN, but these may be illegal depending on the jurisdiction and would typically not be available to Chinese-speaking targets. A downloader utility and WinDealer of 2021 use the unique user-agent “BBB” The downloader periodically retrieves and runs an executable from hxxp://www.baidu[.]com/status/windowsupdatedmq.exe.

Malware 125

Malware Encryption Social Engineering Telecommunications 125

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2022

Note: This OSINT analysis has been originally published at my current employer's Web site - [link] where I'm currently acting as a DNS Threat Researcher since January, 2021. Original rogue portfolio of fake VPN service domains courtesy of the NSA: bluewebx[.]com. iranianvpn[.]net. DNSSPEEDY[.]TK. make-account[.]us. IRANTUNEL[.]COM.

VPN 98

VPN Internet Internet Cyber Attacks 98

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q1 2021. In parallel, Volexity also reported the same Exchange zero-days being in use in early 2021. The attackers used vulnerabilities in an SSL-VPN product to deploy a multi-layered loader we dubbed Ecipekac (aka DESLoader, SigLoader and HEAVYHAND).

Malware 143

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 143