Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Cisco released security updates for an actively exploited zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-20109) that resides in the GET VPN feature of IOS and IOS XE software. Cisco warned customers to install security updates to address an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20109 (CVS 6.6), that resides in IOS and IOS XE software.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2025

The threat actors behind Zanubis continue to refine its code adding features, switching between encryption algorithms, shifting targets, and tweaking social engineering techniques to accelerate infection rates. 2023: Multi-feature upgrade In April 2023, we identified a new campaign featuring a revamped version of Zanubis.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Profile of participants and applications We collected the data from a sample of the application security assessment projects our team completed in 2021–2023. Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Mitigation: implement authentication and authorization controls according to the role-based access model.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2024

Related: Passwordless workpace long way off However, as users engage with more applications across multiple devices, the digital security landscape is shifting from passwords and password managers towards including passwordless authentication, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), biometrics, and, as of late, passkeys.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 4, 2023

In a Zero Trust Network Architecture, for example, all systems behave as if there is an attacker present on their network: Because the attacker may be making requests, all connections must be authenticated, and. Because the attacker may be listening to the data moving across the network, all traffic must be encrypted.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Total number of registered vulnerabilities and number of critical ones, Q3 2023 and Q3 2024 ( download ) Q3 2024 preserved the upward trend in the number of vulnerabilities detected and registered. Dynamics of the number of Windows users who encountered exploits, Q1 2023 Q3 2024. The data is taken from cve.org.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Attackers accessed targets via VPN gateways lacking multifactor authentication, some of which ran outdated software. In each of the cases, attackers initially accessed targets using compromised VPN gateways without multifactor authentication enabled. ” The Frag ransomware, executed with encryption settings, added a *.frag

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Digital Shadows

MARCH 17, 2025

VPN Infrastructures Allure for Threat Actors PNs have become a fundamental part of network security for organizations worldwide, enabling secure remote access to systems, encrypting sensitive data during transmission, and protecting internal networks from unauthorized access. Rated CVSS 9.8,

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

A report from 2023 revealed that 67% of energy and utility companies faced ransomware attacks, with many incidents exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. Multi-factor authentication (MFA): MFA ensures that access to critical systems is granted only after verifying user credentials through multiple channels.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In November there were 457 total ransomware victims, making it the most active month for ransomware gangs in 2023 so far besides May. The top stories of the month include ALPHV’s shutdown, an increased focus on the healthcare sector, and high-profile attacks on Toyota, Boeing, and more using a Citrix Bleed vulnerability (CVE-2023-4966).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

Data protection firm Arcserve addressed an authentication bypass vulnerability in its Unified Data Protection (UDP) backup software. Data protection vendor Arcserve addressed a high-severity bypass authentication flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-26258, in its Unified Data Protection (UDP) backup software. Arcserve released UDP 9.1

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. LastPass disclosed that criminal hackers had compromised encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But for 2023, cybersecurity will be a “key pillar” of the company’s focus – particularly data compliance and protection. There are many issues like API security, authentication, data residency, privacy and compliance. An area that Kakran is bullish on for 2023 is Kubernetes security and observability.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

I recently discussed the current state of tech standards with DigiCert’s Mike Nelson , Global Vice President of Digital Trust and, Dean Coclin , Senior Director of Trust Services, at DigiCert Trust Summit 2023. Matter works much the way website authentication and website traffic encryption gets executed. identification.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A look ahead to 2023 we can expect to see changes in MFA, continued Hactivism from non-state actors, CISOs lean in on more proactive security and crypto-jackers will get more savvy. In 2023, crypto-jackers will get more savvy and we might start to see the detrimental effects of what is usually considered inevitable or negligible.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

billion work hours in 2023 and helped raise customer satisfaction to 69% for $0.50 Authentication and authorization vulnerabilities: Weak authentication methods and compromised access tokens can provide unauthorized access. This helps them improve their performance over time by gaining data from interactions. per interaction.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

stole at least $800,000 from at least five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. The missives asked users to click a link and log in at a phishing page that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. LastPass said criminal hackers had stolen encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 7, 2023

Related: A call to regulate facial recognition This was an early example of multifactor authentication (MFA). I learned about this at RSA Conference 2023 from company Co-founder and CEO Phani Nagarjuna , who explained how Circle extends the use of encryption keys fused to biometrics and decentralizes where copies of the keys are stored.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices. Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. BTC to recover the data.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. The malware has been active since 2023, specifically targeting victims in Vietnam and Thailand.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 11, 2023

The first Microsoft Patch Tuesday of 2023 is an important one to start of the year with. ended January 10, 2023. The actively exploited vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-21674. In a network-based attack, an unauthenticated attacker could bypass authentication and make an anonymous connection. SharePoint Server.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 22, 2025

Between 2018 and 2023, large-scale healthcare data breaches increased by 102%. In 2023 alone, over 167 million people were affected. New measures proposed by HHS Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) : Clear definitions to enhance security when accessing sensitive systems.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The regulations were most recently updated on November 1, 2023, with phased effective dates starting on December 1, 2023. Encrypt "non-public" data both at rest and in motion or use effective alternative compensating controls for information at rest if approved by the CISO in writing.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

30, 2023 NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes Flaws Can Lead to Credential Theft Type of Attack: Path sanitization bypass and injection vulnerabilities discovered in the NGINX Ingress controller can allow for credential theft, arbitrary command execution, and critical data access. CVE-2023-5044 (Code Injection): This CVSS score 7.6

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Experts warn of phishing attacks that are combining the use of compromised Microsoft 365 accounts and.rpmsg encrypted emails. Trustwave researchers have observed threat actors using encrypted RPMSG attachments sent via compromised Microsoft 365 accounts in a phishing campaign aimed at stealing Microsoft credentials.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Why Free Tools Don’t Cut It While consumer grade and free communication tools like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal offer end-to-end encryption, and can help in crises, they do fall short when it comes to enterprise level security and compliance. For CISOs and cyber risk owners, this isnt just a riskits a gamble no one can afford to take.

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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

The hackers say that the dates of birth and social security numbers were originally encrypted but have since been decrypted and are now visible in plain text. Based on an analysis by cybersecurity news platform Hackread , the data contains dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, street addresses, and even social security numbers.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2023

Known ransomware attacks by gang, May 2023 This isn't the first time this year a gang has overhauled LockBit and climbed to the top spot on our monthly charts. Let's jump right in with MalasLocker, who burst onto the scene last month with 171 total victims—beating out LockBit (76) by almost 100 known attacks. A new norm?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Ransomware attacks via email: Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts an organization’s data, holding it hostage until a ransom is paid. Multi-factor authentication (MFA): MFA is a security measure that requires users to provide multiple forms of identification to access email accounts and other sensitive systems.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

encryption and to contact vendors about possible issues and fixes for their encryption algorithms. The problem: The key vulnerability, CVE-2023-40044 , affects potentially thousands of WS_FTP servers worldwide with an RCE vulnerability in the Ad Hoc Transfer module. The problem: Vulnerability CVE-2023-42115 , rated critical (9.8

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In fact, according to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , more than 80% of organizations reported at least one breach in the last year, while ransomware attacks grew more frequent, with 28% of organizations reported experiencing an attack in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023. Join the effort to “Secure Our World” by prioritizing data protection.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This was the theme of Infineon Technologies’ OktoberTech 2023 conference, which I had the privilege of attending at the Computer History Museum in the heart of Silicon Valley. They come with a “secure element” which embeds encryption keys and authentication certificates at the chip level. “We

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The company will also soon support the use of physical authentication keys with Apple ID, and is adding contact verification for iMessage in 2023.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

Notably, they target CVE-2024-1709 (ScreenConnect authentication bypass) and CVE-2023-48788 (Fortinet EMS SQL injection) to infiltrate systems. Medusa operators leverage legitimate remote access tools like AnyDesk, Atera, and Splashtop, alongside RDP and PsExec, to move laterally and locate files for exfiltration and encryption.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

A joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI, Europol, and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) revealed that since early 2023, Akira ransomware operators received $42 million in ransom payments from more than 250 victims worldwide. The attackers mostly used Cisco vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3259 and CVE-2023-20269.

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