Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

Enhance your security posture by detecting risks on authenticator devices. Thu, 03/17/2022 - 09:46. Not only are mobile devices used as end points to access corporate mail and other enterprise applications, they are also frequently used as authentication devices. Anonymous (not verified). Continuous Risk Detection.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2022

They require integrity, authentication, trusted identity and encryption. Protocols and policies setting new parameters for trusted connections are being hammered out and advanced encryption, authentication and data protection solutions are being ramped up. Related: Leveraging PKI to advance electronic signatures.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. In July, we reported a rootkit that we found in modified Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, the code that loads and initiates the boot process when the computer is turned on. Non-mobile statistics.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

“With a cyberattack, it’s more than just data that needs protecting—at risk is really the entire physical infrastructure from applications and operating systems down to low-level firmware and BIOS. Identity and access management with role-based access control and multi-factor authentication is available.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to the FBI, Play made around 300 victims between June 2022 and October 2023 among a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure in North America, South America, and Europe. Then the hunt for valuable data and the preparation for the encryption process begins. Stop malicious encryption.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The critical Qualcomm vulnerabilities all relate to the WLAN component and have the following CVEs: CVE-2022-25748 has a CVSS score of 9.8 CVE-2022-25718 has a CVSS score of 9.1 CVE-2022-25720 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 and could be exploited to trigger memory corruption leading to arbitrary code execution.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Fast forward to 2022, and the headache has become a migraine—not just for IT teams but business owners, employees, and customers as well. LockBit was the most widely-distributed ransomware in March, April, and May 2022, and its total of 263 spring attacks was more than double the number of Conti, the variant in second place.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Government Computers and Electronics 108

SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

The findings of the study reveal a number of serious security issues, including the use of hard-coded credentials, and an insecure firmware update process. We later managed to extract the firmware from the EEPROM for further static reverse engineering. Further hardware analysis of the circuit board helped us identify chips.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2022

pic.twitter.com/tFrKeZgKpL — Jen Easterly (@CISAJen) July 6, 2022. North Korean state-sponsored cyber-actors used Maui ransomware in these incidents to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services—including electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” Since September 2022, Moobot botnet was spotted targeting vulnerable D-Link routers. Upgrade to the latest firmware version.

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Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 90

Malwarebytes

JULY 20, 2022

According to court documents, in May 2021, North Korean hackers used a ransomware strain called Ransom.Maui to encrypt the files and servers of a medical center in the District of Kansas. In May 2022, the FBI seized the contents of two cryptocurrency accounts that had received funds from the Kansas and Colorado health care providers.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level level vulnerability involves a lack of validation, which allows attackers to steal Kubernetes API credentials from the ingress controller, compromise the authentication process by modifying settings, and gain access to internal files including service account tokens.

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SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

An attacker that can carry out a MitM attack will be able to overwrite tag statuses, the program being downloaded to the device, or authentication data. Since authentication data is encrypted with a preset symmetric key, the attacker could decrypt an intercepted target (device) password.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2022. The ransomware encrypts files on compromised Windows host systems, including physical and virtual servers, the advisory noted, and the executable leaves a ransom note in all directories where encryption occurs, including ransom payment instructions for obtaining a decryption key.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 12, 2022

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have updated their joint cybersecurity advisory, Strengthening Cybersecurity of SATCOM Network Providers and Customers , originally released March 17, 2022, with US government attribution to Russian state-sponsored malicious cyberactors.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The advisory contains indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with ransomware variants identified through FBI investigations as recently as June 21, 2022. Ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable (i.e., Authentication.

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SecureList

JUNE 8, 2022

Number of router vulnerabilities according to cve.mitre.org, 2010–2022 ( download ). Number of router vulnerabilities according to nvd.nist.gov, 2010–2022 ( download ). search for smart devices with the default password in the summer of last year revealed more than 27,000 hits, a similar search in April 2022 returned only 851.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2022

On March 17, 2022, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an al e rt in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) which warned of possible threats to US and international satellite communication (SATCOM) networks. pic.twitter.com/Cy1kiAN0bc — NB65 (@xxNB65) March 1, 2022.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

Tue, 03/15/2022 - 17:20. A few days later, Lapsus$ announced on its Telegram channel that it had breached Samsung and offered evidence including biometric authentication information and source code from both Samsung and one of its suppliers, Qualcomm. Lapsus$: The New Name in Ransomware Gangs. brooke.crothers. Lapsus$ arrives.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It comes equipped with a built-in TOR network tunnel for communication with command servers, along with update and delivery functionality through trusted services such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, all using custom encrypted archives. However, as of September 2023, the number had dropped to 60,000 since the last update in April 2023.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 16, 2021

No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Once installed, use the Update & security section of the app to download and install the latest firmware. CVE-2021-43217 Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) Remote Code Execution vulnerability. The attack may be launched remotely. This vulnerability was rated 9.6

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2022

" — Chris Bing (@Bing_Chris) March 15, 2022. “Eurocontrol, Network of Analysts and open-source data reports analysed by EASA indicate that since 24 February 2022, there are four key geographical areas where GNSS spoofing and/or jamming has intensified” states the bulletin. Not only cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

The Daixin Team is a ransomware and data extortion group that has been active since at least June 2022. Below are the mitigations provided in the alert: Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Daixin Team also exfiltrated data from victim systems using Rclone and Ngrok tools.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

After issuing advisories about MedusaLocker and Zeppelin ransomware , this is the third CSA of 2022 which aims to provide technical information on ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. Both use the.kitty or.crypted file extension for encrypted files. Ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable (i.e., Vice Society.

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. author: Broadcom Corporation firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.bin bin firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.txt We mentioned that we can leave it somewhere as a drop box. wireless LAN fullmac driver.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

SNMP v2 doesn’t support encryption and so all data, including community strings, is sent unencrypted.” is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that can be exploited by an authenticated, remote attacker to execute code on an affected system or cause vulnerable devices to reload. through 12.4 through 15.6 and IOS XE 2.2

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2022

Mon, 07/11/2022 - 16:49. Lack of authentication creates man-in-the-middle risks. As the Kaspersky researchers point out, authentication isn’t required, and encryption is sparse, making devices with MQTT exposed to man-in-the-middle attacks and data theft. brooke.crothers. To learn more, contact one of our experts.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. The ransomware targets virtual machines and snapshots, looking to escape containers, encrypt any possible persistence, and wipe out backups that weren’t carefully archived. Use multifactor authentication where possible.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

Tue, 06/28/2022 - 17:39. Lack of strong authentication to protect the wide array of distributed IoT devices leaves the door open to adversaries to penetrate the corporate network and literally wreak havoc. Build a Zero Trust policy where trust can only be given when it is verified and authenticated. brooke.crothers.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. Its capabilities include smart brute-forcing by analyzing the initial request for authentication data it receives from a Telnet service. BTC to recover the data.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Passwordless authentication : Eliminates passwords in favor of other types of authentication such as passkeys, SSO, biometrics, or email access.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 119

Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

According to the 2022 State of EdTech Leadership Report , only one in five school districts (21 percent) have a dedicated cybersecurity professional on staff. Technicians are often dwarfed by the number of students, teachers, and devices under their charge, with IT to student ratios of 1:100+ or even 1:1,000+.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

The DazzleSpy backdoor software had interesting features to foil detection, including end-to-end encryption to avoid firewall inspection as well as a feature that cut off communication if a TLS-inspection proxy was detected. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA). Deploy data encryption at rest and in transit.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 8, 2022

At CanSecWest 2022, researcher Martin Herfurt announced a new tool, TeslaKee.com , which he hopes prevents wireless key attacks from happening. Certainly no one uses 40 bit encryption anymore. With digital convenience there’s often a price. And they further linked him to some 150 other car thefts in the area. It's I like it.

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