Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

Networking equipment giant Zyxel warns customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN devices. Networking equipment vendor Zyxel warned its customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN server solutions. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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. The vulnerability is a buffer overflow issue in Pulse Connect Secure Collaboration Suite prior b9.1R11.4 A vulnerability was discovered under Pulse Connect Secure (PCS).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2025

Since 2021, APT28 has targeted or compromised French ministerial bodies, local governments, DTIB, aerospace, research, think-tanks, and financial entities. Such infrastructure may be made up of rented servers, free hosting services, VPN services, and temporary e-mail address creation services. ” reads ANSSI’s report.

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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. “A vulnerability was discovered under Pulse Connect Secure (PCS).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2021

Impacted devices include Unified Security Gateway (USG), ATP, USG FLEX and VPN firewalls products. 2020 VPN series running firmware ZLD V4.60 Patch1 in April 2021 NXC5500 V6.10 Patch1 in April 2021. 2020 VPN series running firmware ZLD V4.60 Patch1 in April 2021 NXC5500 V6.10 Patch1 in April 2021.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2021

Researchers from FireEye warn that China-linked APT groups continue to target Pulse Secure VPN devices to compromise networks. In all the intrusions, the attackers targeted Pulse Secure VPN appliances in the breached networks. and Europe.” ” reads the report published by FireEye. and Europe.”

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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. mike [link] pic.twitter.com/fkU2USEZis — Swisscom CSIRT (@swisscom_csirt) January 26, 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Fortinet VPN). ” continues Kaspersky.

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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.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

US government networks are under attack, threat actors chained VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to gain unauthorized access to elections support systems. The post APT groups chain VPN and Windows Zerologon bugs to attack US government networks appeared first on Security Affairs. ” concludes the alert. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

MAY 4, 2025

“According to the indictment, from March 2021 to June 2023, Ahmed and others infected computer networks of several U.S.-based Black Kingdom ransomware was first spotted in late February 2020 by security researcher GrujaRS , the ransomware encrypts files and appends the.DEMON extension to filenames of the encrypted documents.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a list of 2021’s top 15 most exploited software vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the list of 2021’s top 15 most exploited software vulnerabilities. ” reads the advisory published by CISA.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2021

Cisco has no plan to fix a critical code execution flaw (CVE-2021-34730) in small business RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W routers. Cisco has no plan to address a critical code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-34730, that affects small business RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W routers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

CISA warned that nation-state actors are exploiting flaws in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN and Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that nation-state actors are exploiting security vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN and Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2021

A flaw in Pulse Connect Secure VPN could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Ivanti addressed a high severity Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Secure VPN appliances that could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Microsoft released Windows emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix multiple issues caused by January 2021 Patch Tuesday updates. Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates for Windows to address multiple issues caused by security updates issued as part of the January 2021 Patch Tuesday. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Zerodium is looking to pay for zero-day exploits for vulnerabilities in the Windows clients of three virtual private network (VPN) service providers, ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Surfshark. Contact us: [link] — Zerodium (@Zerodium) October 19, 2021. Additional info about the Zerodium Exploit Acquisition Program is available here.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

CVE-2021-40847 flaw in Netgear SOHO routers could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as root. Security experts from consulting firm GRIMM have discovered a vulnerability in Small Offices/Home Offices (SOHO) Netgear routers that could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as root.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2022

Which are the most-read cyber stories of 2021? The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden recommends customers of ExpressVPN VPN service to stop using it. The development team behind the Linux Mint distro has fixed a security flaw that could have allowed users to bypass the OS screensaver. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2021

Positive Technologies researcher Nikita Abramov has provided details about the CVE-2021-20026 command injection vulnerability that affects SonicWall’s Network Security Manager (NSM) product. reads the security advisory published by SonicWall. .” This vulnerability only impacts on-premises NSM deployments.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2021

The cybersecurity agencies warn of attacks aimed at exploiting flaws in VPN appliances, network equipment and enterprise cloud applications from multiple vendors, including Atlassian, Citrix. “Four of the most targeted vulnerabilities in 2020 affected remote work, VPNs, or cloud-based technologies. .

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Hackers who are on the lookout for publicly disclosed vulnerabilities (1-days) in internet facing software, such as VPN appliances or email gateways. For a more detailed overview we chose two of the most noteworthy Big Game Hunting ransomware in 2021. REvil operators have demanded the highest ransoms in 2021. Access sellers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2021

Taiwan vendor Synology announced that recently disclosed vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-3711 and CVE-2021-3712) in the OpenSSL impact some of its products. Moderate Ongoing VPN Plus Server Important Ongoing VPN Server Moderate Ongoing. Moderate Ongoing VPN Plus Server Important Ongoing VPN Server Moderate Ongoing.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

We look at three RSAC 2021 sessions and some of the most daunting vulnerabilities presented by the SANS Institute, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Varonis Systems. Also Read: And the Winner of the 2021 RSA Innovation Contest is… SANS: Five dangerous new attack techniques and vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Between September 2021 and April 2023, the hackers carried out phishing attacks to steal login credentials from employees of 12 companies and individuals. They impersonated help desk technicians, sent the victims fake VPN deactivation warnings, and used password reset scams to gain access to company systems.

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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. The UK Security Service MI5 said 10,000 staff from every UK government department and from important UK industries have been lured by fake LinkedIn profiles.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) shared the results of their analysis on the evolution of Iran-linked threat actors at the CyberWarCon 2021. Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021.

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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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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

In a report released July 12, researchers at Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs called the AVrecon botnet “one of the largest botnets targeting small-office/home-office (SOHO) routers seen in recent history,” and a crime machine that has largely evaded public attention since first being spotted in mid-2021. com, sscompany[.]net,

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Threat actors are targeting Pulse Connect Secure VPN devices exploiting multiple flaws, including CVE-2021-22893 and CVE-2021-22937. CVE-2021-22893 is a buffer overflow issue in Pulse Connect Secure Collaboration Suite prior b9.1R11.4 The flaw received a CVSS score of 9.1,

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2021

Law enforcement has seized the servers of DoubleVPN (doublevpn.com), a Russian-based VPN service that provides double-encryption service widely used by threat actors to anonymize their operation while performing malicious activities. The VPN service was offered for a starting price of €22 ($25). .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We will release security updates and provide further information as soon as possible.” ” The two vulnerabilities are CVE-2021-3711 and CVE-2021-3712 , they are respectively a remote code execution (RCE) and denial-of-service (DoS). credentials) in the heap while the issue is exploited.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tightens the control over the Internet and blocked access to six virtual private networks (VPNs), Hola!VPN, VPN, ExpressVPN, KeepSolid VPN Unlimited, Nord VPN, Speedify VPN, and IPVanish VPN. ” reads the announcement published by Roskomnadzor.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2021

According a security advisory published by the company, Cisco Small Business RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W Routers are affected by Remote Command Execution vulnerability that resides in the Management Interface. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-1459, has been rated with a CVSS score of 9.8

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The ransomware group has been active since August 2021 and implement a double extortion model like other gangs. SongBird also created a post on the RAMP forum that includes a link to a file containing the Fortinet VPN accounts. 2,959 out of 22,500 victims are US entities.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

The threat actor gains initial access by abusing valid local or domain accounts, VPN or SSH certificates. Once compromised the contractor’s infrastructure, the attackers used its certificate to connect to its customer’s VPN. Then the threat actor relies on the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to facilitate lateral movement.

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