Accountability Authentication Data breaches VPN 
Malwarebytes
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
An attacker managed to compromise network administrator credentials through the account of a former employee of the organization. CISA suspects that the account details fell in the hands of the attacker through a data breach. CISA suspects that the account details fell in the hands of the attacker through a data breach.
Security Affairs
APRIL 28, 2024
From March 18, 2024, to April 16, 2024, Duo Security and Cisco Talos observed large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services. This method poses a risk of exposing sensitive data or enabling fraudulent activities.
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Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. CISA and MS-ISAC assessed that the threat actor connected to the VM through the victim’s VPN with the intent to blend in with legitimate traffic to evade detection.”
IT Security Guru
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Enter Two-Factor Authentication, or 2FA for short. Then, your account will ask for a secondary code, usually sent via SMS to your phone. Here’s a shocking stat: according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report , 81% of hacking-related breaches leverage either stolen or weak passwords. No code, no entry.
Hot for Security
MARCH 29, 2021
Have you ever wondered why your email address and other information appeared in a data breach impacting a platform you never signed up for? You probably don’t recall creating an account on the Verifications.io and River City Media data breaches. platform or River City Media. That’s because you didn’t.
Cisco Security
AUGUST 24, 2023
Cisco is aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication to infiltrate organizations, and we have observed instances where threat actors appear to be targeting organizations that do not configure multi-factor authentication for their VPN users.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Trick or Treat: The Choice is Yours with Multifactor Authentication. Whether you want the ‘trick’ of a malevolent threat actor infiltrating your network by exploiting a compromised password or the ‘treat’ from the peace of mind associated with multifactor authentication, the choice is yours. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 05:29. Colonial Pipeline.
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