eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

In a sequence that suggests cloud services may be more vulnerable than many think, Proofpoint researchers have demonstrated how hackers could take over Microsoft 365 accounts to ransom files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive. Then the attackers could discover files owned by compromised accounts within 365.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

One common hurdle for systems administrators setting up new Duo Unix integrations is PAM — Pluggable Authentication Modules. We hope that the guidance below, combined with our extensive documentation , will help those setting up new integrations get their systems configured quickly and easily. so : Allows authentication with Kerberos.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 22, 2024

Users can save credit card details that can be easily filled on retail websites, as well as bank information such as account and routing numbers. This could encompass access to important documents, accounts or specific instructions.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The intercepted CLOP communication seen by KrebsOnSecurity shows the group bragged about twice having success infiltrating new victims in the healthcare industry by sending them infected files disguised as ultrasound images or other medical documents for a patient seeking a remote consultation. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 22, 2024

The breach, detected on January 12th, allowed the hackers to access email accounts belonging to members of Microsoft's senior leadership team. While details remain limited, Microsoft stated that Nobelium, also known as Midnight Blizzard, leveraged a simple password spray attack to compromise an unsecured legacy account back in November 2023.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

We have over 1.5TB of documents leaked + 3 full backups of CRM for branches (eu, na and au) Sirva Worldwide, Inc. The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack on SIRVA, the group has stolen 1.5TB of data and already leaked it. “Sirva.com says that all their information worth only $1m.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Employ Authentication Methods for All Users & Devices A zero trust approach rejects any sort of inherent trust and requires continual verification of all users and devices. Implement stringent access rules, multi-factor authentication, and continuous monitoring to authenticate all access attempts, regardless of prior trust status.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

Microsoft today released software patches to plug at least 129 security holes in its Windows operating systems and supported software, by some accounts a record number of fixes in one go for the software giant. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The latest guide addresses the use of second-hand devices, video conferencing tools and online account security. This may include passwords, browsing history, photos, documents and Wi-Fi codes. We’d encourage you to make a backup of any important information as soon as you can, and then reset the device.”

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2024

This means not just updating your WordPress dashboard password but also changing your database, Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) setup, and hosting provider account credentials. Ensure all admin and standard user accounts have new passwords. Delete those accounts immediately if you discover any users who should not be there.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Not all multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions are equal. For a two-factor authentication solution, that may include hidden costs, such as upfront, capital, licensing, support, maintenance, and operating costs. Estimate and plan for how much it will cost to deploy multi-factor authentication to all of your apps and users.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

According to Reddit, it "became aware of a sophisticated phishing campaign" late on February 5, 2023, that attempted to steal credentials and two-factor authentication tokens. Ironically, the one piece of advice that Reddit offers it users is to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect their accounts. What happened?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2019

Of those, one contained a large collection of internal business documents. The total size is uncertain, but the researcher downloaded a sample of about a terabyte in size, including 750 gigabytes of compressed email backups.” ” reads the post published by Upguard. ” concludes the company.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2022

The logs indicate LAPSUS$ had exactly zero problems buying, stealing or sweet-talking their way into employee accounts at companies they wanted to hack. On March 19, 2022, the logs and accompanying screenshots show LAPSUS$ had gained access to Atlas , a powerful internal T-Mobile tool for managing customer accounts.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

The schools, attacked by the group known as Vice Society, have had multiple documents leaked online in the wake of the attack. Other, unnamed confidential documents were seen which belong to a variety of other schools from across all parts of the UK. One school reports roughly 18,680 documents having been stolen.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

These assaults specifically focus on compromising data repositories, backup systems, and vital records that are essential for recovery without capitulating to the attackers’ demands, thus increasing the likelihood of organisations acquiescing. Turn off services sc.exe – Stop backup software from creating recoverable copies.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Spotting and Stopping Persistent Invaders Nation state affiliated threat actors such as FIN6 , NICKEL , and Emissary Panda targeted critical Active Directory assets, notably the (Windows NT Directory Services) NTDS.dit file, the KRBTGT service account, and Active Directory certificates. password hashes) from Active Directory.

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Centraleyes

MAY 23, 2024

Logging and Audit Trail: Establishing systems to track and register user behaviors and creating an audit trail for accountability are essential steps in establishing accountability. Accountability Policies are pointless if they are consistently ignored. That is true whether everyone violates a policy or just one person does.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

However, the customer company often gives the service provider quite a lot of access to its systems, including: allocating various systems for conducting operations; issuing accesses for connecting to the infrastructure; creating domain accounts. Many companies resort to using remote management utilities such as AnyDesk or Ammyy Admin.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

Gartner has issued a document listing six ways to defend against ransomware threats: 1. Data Backup. Back up all data as well as “every nonstandard application and its supporting IT infrastructure,” and test the backup and recovery to ensure they can handle an attack. Initial Assessments. Least Privilege. User Training.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 19, 2021

We covered differentiating user authentication methods , Duo enrollment and self-remediation and Duo Admin Dashboard and Device Insight so far. Getting Started To give Duo a try, just follow these steps: Visit the Duo account signup page and enter your information to create an account. Enroll your users in Duo.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Generally, when you adhere to the cloud security best practices , such as strong authentication, data encryption, and continuous monitoring, the cloud can be extremely safe. Document the findings: Keep track of the discovered assets, their classification, and the rationale for priority.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

“The cyber actors then exfiltrate files from the victim’s network, sometimes using the free opensource tool WinSCP5, and proceed to encrypt all connected Windows and/or Linux devices and data, rendering critical files, databases, virtual machines, backups, and applications inaccessible to users,” according to the advisory. and others.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

“The FBI encourages recipients of this document to report information concerning suspicious or criminal activity to their local FBI field office.” ” The FBI flash alert also includes mitigations to prevent LockBit ransomware infections: Require all accounts with password logins (e.g., ” concludes the alert.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Data breaches may happen regardless of your precaution, so it is recommended to continually back up all critical business data, including databases, Word documents, electronic spreadsheets, financial and human resources files, as well as accounts receivable/payable files. Create a Strong Password Policy.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2023

The researchers ensure that credential stuffing attacks, when perpetrators use stolen account credentials to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on other systems, are unlikely. The discovered database was not used in the production environment and was utilized for testing or backup reasons. Original post at [link].

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 21, 2022

In the document, CISA provides guidelines to make near-term progress toward improving cybersecurity and resilience. To reduce the chance of an unwanted cyber-intrusion, CISA recommends that orgaizations: Ensure that all remote, privileged or administrative access requires multi-factor authentication (MFA). Stay safe, everyone!

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Having basic cyber hygiene Advanced technology is important, but basics like regular data backups, software updates, strong password policies, and multi-factor authentication are fundamental. Another cornerstone of any robust cybersecurity strategy is having regular data backups and maintaining them properly.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Security infrastructure and redundancy: Check the vendor’s data centers, network architecture, backup and disaster recovery plans, and uptime assurances.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Tier 0 includes accounts, groups, and other assets that have direct or indirect administrative control of the Active Directory forest, domains, or domain controllers, and all the assets in it.” There are exceptions, such as a Restricted Admin Mode RDP session established with Kerberos authentication, but we won’t elaborate on that here.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2021

By all accounts, the most pressing priority this month is CVE-2021-31166 , a Windows 10 and Windows Server flaw which allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute malicious code at the operating system level. . So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2023

It affects appliances configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or as an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) virtual server. Germany alone accounts for over 500 backdoored instances. The vulnerability can lead to unauthenticated RCE.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Bug bounty hacker earned $5,000 reporting a Stored XSS flaw in iCloud.com Experts warn of threat actors abusing Google Alerts to deliver unwanted programs FBI warns of the consequences of telephony denial-of-service (TDoS) attacks An attacker was able to siphon audio feeds from multiple Clubhouse rooms Georgetown County has yet to recover from a sophisticated (..)

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

Opening the attached Word document fires up a message which claims that the document was created in a later version of Microsoft Word. As a result, pretty much everything involving sensitive documentation begins life in the form of an email. Lawyers and clients aren’t emailing important documents in plaintext.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Decoy Account – DTE0010. A decoy account is created for defensive or deceptive purposes. The decoy account can be used to make a system, service, or software look more realistic or to entice an action. Account Discovery, Reconnaissance. Stealing Credentials from Security Accounts Manager (SAM) Database.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Below is a brief description of the most popular types of threats that SMB employees encountered in January–May 2023: Exploits The biggest threat to SMBs in the first five months of 2023 were exploits , which accounted for 483,980 detections. If an employee enters their credentials, the scammers get access to their account.

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