Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Bleeping Computer reports that individuals behind Venus ransomware are breaking into “publicly exposed Remote Desktop services”, with the intention of encrypting any and all Windows devices. Since at least August 2022, Venus has been causing chaos and has become rather visible lately. Do not rename encrypted files.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2022

Tue, 02/01/2022 - 04:53. Starting from February 1, 2022, Salesforce will require all customers to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access their accounts. In effect, with this MFA mandate, starting February 1, 2022, Salesforce is delegating responsibility for access security to its customers.

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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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Fox IT

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The adversary exploited the R1Soft server software via CVE-2022-36537 [1] [2] , which is a vulnerability in the ZK Java Framework that R1Soft Server Backup Manager utilises. Further research by us indicates that world-wide exploitation of R1Soft server software started around the end of November 2022.

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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. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2022: Kaspersky solutions blocked 956,074,958 attacks from online resources across the globe. Number of unique users attacked by financial malware, Q3 2022 ( download ).

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As of October 2022, per FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) data, specifically victim reports across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors, the HPH Sector accounts for 25 percent of ransomware complaints.". businesses with ransomware and data extortion operations.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2022

In most cases, this involved social engineering employees at the targeted firm into adding one of their computers or mobiles to the list of devices allowed to authenticate with the company’s virtual private network (VPN). By February 2022, LAPSUS$ had pivoted to targeting high-tech firms based in the United States.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments. Insight Investments.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Authentication. Two-factor authentication is another important security measure for the cloud era. Increasingly, passwordless authentication is becoming the norm. Data encryption. In the cloud era, data encryption is more important than ever. In the cloud era, data encryption is more important than ever.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

Portnox is a private company that specializes in network access security with nearly 1,000 customers and closed a Series A fundraising with Elsewhere Partners for $22 million in 2022. authentication to gather endpoint information for reporting and enforcement. Agents Portnox does not require an agent.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2022

They still validate traffic via packet filtering and VPN support, but they can also use whitelists or a signature-based IPS to determine whether applications are safe or not. It offers real-time threat protection and searchable cloud encryption to protect data at rest. Palo Alto Networks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

UPnP is an insecure protocol, it uses network UDP multicasts, and doesn’t support encryption and authentication. ” The vendor also recommends enabling the VPN server function on the user router to access QNAP NAS from the Internet. Only use encrypted HTTPS or other types of secure connections (SSH, etc.).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

According to Ericsson’s Mobility Report 2022, mobile consumers devour an estimated 90 exabytes a month, aka 90 billion gigabytes! In addition to reduced speeds and capacity issues, the processing of legacy encryption can slow down the network by increasing latency and jitter. Latency budgets can be 1milli-second or less.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 4, 2023

And that matters—in its Mobile Security Index 2022 report, Verizon reported that 45 percent of businesses suffered a major mobile-related compromise with lasting repercussions. Ensure employees use a VPN to connect to the company network. Use FIDO2 two-factor authentication (2FA).

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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. The Daixin Team group gains initial access to victims through virtual private network (VPN) servers. In one successful attack, the attackers likely exploited an unpatched vulnerability in the organization’s VPN server.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

For instance, we see a new trend emerging in the criminal ecosystem of spyware-based authentication data theft, with each individual attack being directed at a very small number of targets (from single digits to several dozen). Update firewalls and SSL VPN gateways in good time. Threats to OT. P stands for perseverance.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

Turn off automatic connections to route each device via your VPN-secured WiFi router. Secure Your Network with a VPN. A VPN router automatically connects to VPN servers, and any traffic will be automatically encrypted. Even one vulnerability can compromise your entire network.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 30, 2022

Wed, 03/30/2022 - 04:32. The underlying rule should be to expand modern and multi-factor authentication to all users and applications in your organization, whether those apps reside on-prem or in the cloud. Not all Authentication Methods are Created Equal. Most organizations today rely on authenticator apps and Push OTP for MFA.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 26, 2022

First spotted in June 2022, the DAIXIN Team quickly got the government's attention after executing multiple ransomware attacks against organizations in the health and public health sector. As is standard these days, the ransomware attacks involved both encrypting servers and stealing data. The DAIXIN leak site.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

Ransomware gangs also got stealthier in 2023, with ThreatLabz observing an increase in encryption-less extortion attacks. The absence of encryption allows attackers to eliminate development cycles and decryption support and quietly exfiltrate data before making ransom demands.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 14, 2022

Like RansomHouse , Karakurt doesn’t bother encrypting data. Mitigate your risk: [link] pic.twitter.com/0ft8mPediO — Jen Easterly (@CISAJen) June 1, 2022. The NCC Group’s Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) spotlighted Karakurt activities in February 2022. Instead, it just steals the data and demands a ransom.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Ransomware woes doubled by reinfection after improper remediation In November 2022, a small trades contractor in Alberta, Canada, received an alert for an elevated account running unauthorized commands and dumping credentials. One day later, their company’s systems and data were encrypted with ransomware.

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BH Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2021

IOCTA also warned of evolving mobile malware that’s allowing criminals to try to get around additional security measures such as two-factor authentication. STOP PRESS: BH Consulting’s Valerie Lyons to present at RSA Conference 2022. The 2022 edition will be a combined in-person and virtual event. domain space.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 11, 2022

Cisco became aware of the incident on May 24, 2022, and immediately activated the Cisco Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) and Cisco Talos to investigate the situation. Cisco explains: "Initial access to the Cisco VPN was achieved via the successful compromise of a Cisco employee's personal Google account.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

One of the primary schools highlighted, Pates Grammar School, was affected on or around the September 28, 2022. Ensure your RDP points are locked down with a good password and multi-factor authentication. Backups are the last line of defence against an attack that encrypts your data. Backup your data.

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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 17, 2023

The most remarkable findings In early 2023, we discovered an ongoing attack targeting government entities in the APAC region by compromising a specific type of a secure USB drive, which provides hardware encryption. These variants go beyond Ligolo’s standard functionality and attempt to emulate VPN solutions from Cisco and Palo Alto.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

According to its own estimates, Safran Group ’s revenue for 2022 was above €19 billion. The leak also included the JWT secret key, another type of token, which is usually used for authentication. It is crucial to ensure that leaked keys are in longer bit-lengths and encoded using secure encryption/hashing algorithms.

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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. Some hackers even use them as, well, web cameras.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Only some deeper scrutiny can reveal that an encryption protocol is the missing piece of the puzzle, which means that the connection is insecure and the attacker can tamper with all communications. If that's a no-go for whatever reason, a Wi-Fi VPN can do the heavy lifting in terms of traffic encryption.

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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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Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

Clear Text authentication still exists in 2023 Although not directly related to malware infection, we did discover a few other interesting findings during our threat hunt, including numerous examples of clear text traffic disclosing email credentials or authentication session cookies for variety of applications.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Verizon’s 2022 Data Breaches Investigations Report concluded that 82% of data breaches involved a human element. Companies that introduce clear rules and two-factor authentication will reinforce additional security measures. . Confidential printouts can be forgotten, and public Wi-Fi can be accessed without a VPN. .

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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. VPN Tunnel Before we go over connecting to a VPN, it is important to note that the information will be stored in the initramfs file, unencrypted.

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