Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

Networking equipment giant Zyxel warns customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN devices. Networking equipment vendor Zyxel warned its customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN server solutions. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

Cisco Talos warns of large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2018

The use of an additional form of authentication to protect the accessing of a sensitive digital system has come a long way over the past decade and a half. An Israeli start-up, Silverfort , is seeking to make a great leap forward in the state-of-the-art of authentication systems. LW: Let’s come back to ‘adaptive authentication.’

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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.

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to log in to a vulnerable device using the root account and execute arbitrary commands. Multiple vulnerabilities found in the Brocade SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application could potentially compromise affected appliances. Brocade SANnav OVA before v2.3.1,

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Set-up 2-factor authentication. Set up firewalls.

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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. ” continues the advisory.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

A critical authentication bypass flaw in miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin, can allow gaining access to any account on a site. “Ultimately, this makes it possible for threat actors to bypass authentication and gain access to arbitrary accounts on sites running a vulnerable version of the plugin.”

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Centraleyes

APRIL 18, 2024

Cisco has sounded the alarm on a widespread increase in brute-force attacks targeting various devices, including Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, web application authentication interfaces, and SSH services, since March 18, 2024. The attacks appear to originate from TOR exit nodes and other anonymizing tunnels and proxies.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2019

Imperva , a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based

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Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

Avoid sending sensitive information like tax forms, credit card numbers, bank account information, or passwords via email. Enable two-factor authentication: Two-factor authentication prompts a user to verify their identity by sending a code via text message or email. They work best when they’re kept up to date.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

If hard-coded cryptographic keys are used, it is almost certain that malicious users will gain access through the account in question,” according to the alert. Further, many authentication protocols will simply request the hash itself, “making it no better than a password.”.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

And as these businesses work towards building robust security strategies, it’s vital that they account for various threat vectors and vulnerabilities. APIs have unique threat implications that aren’t fully solved by web application firewalls or identity and access management solutions. Broken Object Level Authentication (BOLA).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2019

Security researchers at Check Point have discovered several flaws in the popular game Fortnite that could be exploited to takeover gamers’account. One of the flaws is an OAuth account takeover vulnerability that could have allowed a remote attacker to takeover gamer accounts tricking players into clicking a specially crafted link.

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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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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

You can strengthen your cybersecurity defenses by using reliable antivirus software, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs). Employ robust password management techniques, two-factor authentication (2FA), and regular backups of essential data.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The DNS protocol was designed for use within a firewall on a secure network, and by default will communicate in plain text. A modern computing environment includes branch offices, remote workers, and mobile devices that must reach DNS servers from outside the firewall.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2022

First, the malware checks whether it is able to authenticate using the stolen cookies. If the cookies are valid and provide proper authentication, it sends a GET /settings request using the Access Token to facebook.com along with the authenticated cookies so it can fetch the User Account settings of the compromised account.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 27, 2023

For example, MITRE ID: T1621 identifies multi-factor request generation and focuses on using MITRE ID: T1078 valid accounts to generate unsolicited requests to a user(s) to gain unauthorized access to specific or multiple accounts. Here are a few ways Cisco Duo can assist in mitigating popular MITRE ATT&CK techniques: 1.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2022

The new guidance is significantly more comprehensive and in-depth, addressing network architecture, maintenance, authentication, routing, ports, remote logging, monitoring and administration. Use centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) servers to manage administrative access to devices.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

Sophos Firewall affected by a critical authentication bypass flaw Mar 20- Mar 26 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict Security Affairs newsletter Round 358 by Pierluigi Paganini Western Digital addressed a critical bug in My Cloud OS 5 CISA adds 66 new flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The TeamViewer app itself was suffering no vulnerabilities, but it helped the attacker following an initial intrusion, likely through compromised account credentials or remote access accounts with weak passwords. The notice further warns about the use of Windows 7, which Microsoft stopped supporting in January of last year.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In early October, Fortinet addressed the critical authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-40684, that impacted FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies. On October 18, Fortinet confirmed the critical authentication bypass vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. ” concludes the post.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2021

x (released in 2020) utilized to connect to SMA 100 series appliances and SonicWall firewalls Secure Mobile Access (SMA) version 10.x x (released in 2020) utilized to connect to SMA 100 series appliances and SonicWall firewalls Secure Mobile Access (SMA) version 10.x and would provide additional updates as more information emerges.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2023

API testing transcends traditional firewall, web application firewall, SAST and DAST testing in that it addresses the multiple co-existing sessions and states that an application is dealing with. Ultimately if the APIs exist in, or could affect the security of the CDE, they are in scope for an assessment. PCI DSS v4.0

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Mitigation: implement authentication and authorization controls according to the role-based access model. Set firewall filters to prevent access to unauthorized domains. Broken Access Control 2. Broken Access Control 2. SQL Injection 3. Cross-Site Scripting 3.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2022

Web Application and API protection (WAAP) , the next generation of Web Application Firewall (WAF) comes to the rescue. Without proper functions, security testing, authentication checks, and input validation, APIs can become a perfect target. This is simply an extension of the requirement for VLANs, firewalls, RASPs, and WAFs.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

authentication to gather endpoint information for reporting and enforcement. Agents Portnox does not require an agent. Agentless options use root certificates, simple certificate enrollment protocol (SCEP), Microsoft InTune integration, and EAP-TLS 802.1x

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The operation reversibly modified the routers’ firewall rules to block remote management access to the devices. Attackers replaced binaries on compromised EdgeRouters with trojanized OpenSSH server binaries allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication. ” continues the report. Upgrade to the latest firmware version.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

China has enclosed its national internet servers within what is colloquially called ‘the Great Firewall.’ ’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) Employees often reuse passwords between other services and accounts.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

iLnkP2P is designed to allow users of these devices to quickly and easily access them remotely from anywhere in the world, without having to tinker with one’s firewall: Users simply download a mobile app, scan a barcode or enter the six-digit ID stamped onto the bottom of the device, and the P2P software handles the rest.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 22, 2023

Authenticated vs. Unauthenticated An unauthenticated scan can identify vulnerabilities a hacker could exploit without supplying system login credentials. On the other hand, an authenticated scan looks for weaknesses that could only be exploited by someone who does have access to those credentials.

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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. “It is recommended that your QNAP NAS stay behind your router and firewall without a public IP address. Set up a new administrator account, and disable the default admin account.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Among these ever-present threats is phishing, which is a deceptively simple yet effective method cybercriminals use to compromise both business and personal accounts. Lack of Contact Details: An official email should always provide authentic contact details. What do I do if I think I’ve been successfully phished?

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 12, 2024

Secure accounts with two-factor authentication ( 2FA ). Use a Web Application Firewall (WAF). Keep track of the changes made to your site and its source code. Give users the minimum access rights they need to do their job. Limit file uploads to exclude code and executable files, and monitor them closely.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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