Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

“It is recommended that your QNAP NAS stay behind your router and firewall without a public IP address. ” 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.).

VPN 99

VPN Internet Internet Firewall 99

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts LastPass employee targeted via an audio deepfake call TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware CISA adds D-Link multiple (..)

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Social Engineering Malware Hacking 97

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security. Despite this, physical security must be implemented correctly to prevent attackers from gaining physical access and taking whatever they desire.

Cyber Risk 173

Cyber Risk Risk Firewall Surveillance 173

Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

I wrote an article recently on how to secure your home network in three different tiers of protection. In that piece I wanted to link to some safe internet practices—which some used to call Safe Hex—but I couldn’t find anything newer than nine years old. Enable two-factor authentication on all critical accounts.

Risk 345

Risk Password Management Passwords Accountability 345

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Cybercrime 89

Cybercrime Spyware Data breaches Antivirus 89

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.

Firewall 73

Firewall Hacking DDOS VPN 73

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

” The US CISA also reported that multiple APT groups were observed exploiting CVE-2022-42475 to establish a presence on the organization’s firewall device. Threat actors achieved root level access on the web server and created a local user account named ‘Azure’ with administrative privileges.

VPN 118

VPN Firewall Accountability Cybersecurity 118

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

85% of the attacker IPs were observed only on a single day demonstrating that Layer 3 IP-based firewalls are not effective against these attacks because threat actors rotate same IPs to launch attacks. We intentionally configured a few accounts with weak credentials such as admin:admin, guest:guest, administrator:password.

Firewall 93

Firewall Internet Internet Hacking 93

Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

A lot of people are thinking about the security of their home network right now, and as one of the project leaders on the OWASP Internet of Things Security Project , I wanted to provide three levels of security you can do at home. Do you have internet-connected lights, appliances, gaming systems, media systems, etc?

Passwords 255

Passwords DNS Accountability IoT 255

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

.” The researchers reported the issues to the United States Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which assigned the following five CVEs: Use of Hard-coded Credentials CWE-798 ( CVE-2023–1748 , CVSS3.0: Improper Input Validation CWE-20 ( CVE-2023–1751 , CVSS3.0:

Manufacturing 86

Manufacturing Media Firewall Education 86

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

For Exchange, the most prevalent exploit has been ProxyLogon —this highlights the need to patch high-severity vulnerabilities in internet-facing devices, as the group has continued to successfully exploit these vulnerabilities even recently, well after updates supplied the fixes.” ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

Encryption 112

Encryption Internet Internet Firewall 112

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Security experts who reviewed the leaked data say they believe the information is legitimate, and that i-SOON works closely with China’s Ministry of State Security and the military. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

Government 272

Government Hacking Cyber threats Mobile 272

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. Now Cyble researchers reported more than 100,000 FortiGate firewalls accessible from the internet that may be targeted by threat actors if not patched yet.

VPN 98

VPN Firewall Authentication Internet 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

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VPN 100

VPN Cybercrime Ransomware Hacking 100

Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2023

In order to conceal malicious traffic, the threat actor routes it through compromised small office and home office (SOHO) network devices, including routers, firewalls, and VPN hardware. Volt Typhoon targets internet-facing Fortinet FortiGuard devices to achieve initial access to targeted organizations. ” continues the report.

Accountability 71

Accountability VPN Manufacturing Firewall 71

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Email has become incredibly important to billions of internet users. Outside the fearsome headlines, the lives of ordinary people are regularly hijacked through scams, account takeovers, and data leaks. In our personal and professional lives, email has emerged as our largest collection of sensitive information. The reason?

Accountability 144

Accountability Firewall Phishing Technology 144

Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2021

The Taiwanese vendor Zyxel has recently addressed a critical vulnerability in its firmware, tracked as CVE-2020-29583 , related to the presence of a hardcoded undocumented secret account. of Zyxel USG devices contains an undocumented account (zyfwp) with an unchangeable password. The vulnerability received a CVSS score of 7.8,

Firmware 105

Firmware Passwords Accountability VPN 105

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Researchers at the threat intelligence firm Cyble discovered a new wave of phishing attacks targeting multiple organizations that are abusing the ngrok platform, a secure and introspectable tunnel to the localhost. Finally, the hacker gains access to the victims’ official account using the OTP(2FA). 4f421deb219c[.]ngrok[.]io)

Phishing 119

Phishing Cybercrime Mobile Internet 119

eSecurity Planet

JULY 22, 2021

When millions of people around the world were sent home to work at the onset of the global COVD-19 pandemic, they left behind not only empty offices but also a host of Internet of Things (IoT) devices – from smartwatches to networked printers – that were still connected to corporate networks and cranking away.

IoT 145

IoT Risk Architecture Manufacturing 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S. builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S.

Cryptocurrency 79

Cryptocurrency Data breaches DNS DDOS 79

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

As the internet has enabled us to access work, data, and equipment from any location, remote access security has become increasingly crucial. Strong passwords, two-factor authentication, firewalls, encryption, and monitoring systems are just a few of the tools and procedures used to maintain security.

Passwords 97

Passwords Authentication Encryption VPN 97

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

Cybercrime 96

Cybercrime Retail Artificial Intelligence Hacking 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The vulnerability impacts more than 2,000 organizations worldwide and over 54,000 SLP instances that are publicly exposed to the Internet, including VMWare ESXi Hypervisor, Konica Minolta printers, Planex Routers, IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM), SMC IPMI, and 665 other product types. Bitsight reported the flaw to the U.S.

DDOS 79

DDOS Internet Internet Firewall 79

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2023

The downloader-type Bash script is used to install additional malware and perform various preliminary tasks to take control of infected systems, including the creation of a backdoor SSH account. They should also use security programs such as firewalls for servers accessible from outside to restrict access by attackers.

DDOS 78

DDOS Malware Passwords Accountability 78

Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

Many of Kaseya’s customers are managed service providers, using Kaseya’s technology to manage IT infrastructure for local and small businesses with less than 30 employees, such as dentists’ offices, small accounting offices and local restaurants. reads a statement published by the company. ” states Kaseya.

Ransomware 60

Ransomware Small Business Firewall Internet 60

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

“The actors have leveraged privileged accounts to gain access to VMware vCenter Server and reset account passwords [ T1098 ] for ESXi servers in the environment. If you use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), secure and monitor it. Use standard user accounts on internal systems instead of?administrative?accounts,

Ransomware 65

Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Accountability 65

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

” reads the security advisory published by the vendor. “According to analysis, QNAP NAS can become infected when they are connected to the Internet with weak user passwords.” Install Security Counselor and run with Intermediate Security Policy (or above). Install a firewall.

Cryptocurrency 112

Cryptocurrency Firmware Malware Passwords 112

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

After technical analysis and source tracing, the technical team has now clarified the network attack infrastructure, special weapons and equipment, and techniques and tactics used in the TAO attack activities, restored the attack process and stolen documents, and mastered the information of the US NSA and its subordinate TAO on China.

Hacking 85

Hacking Cyber Attacks Government Internet 85

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

. “By leveraging compromised credentials, the cyber threat actor implanted sophisticated malware—including multi-stage malware that evaded the affected agency’s anti-malware protection—and gained persistent access through two reverse Socket Secure (SOCKS) proxies that exploited weaknesses in the agency’s firewall.”

VPN 90

VPN Malware Cyber threats Accountability 90

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Will Enable Mass Spying Reddit Says Leaked U.S.-U.K. billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Data breaches 83

Data breaches Ransomware Hacking Financial Services 83

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP address represents your digital identity online, hacking it not only allows attackers to access your device or your accounts, but it may cause even bigger damage. Your IP or Internet Protocol address is your digital identity on the internet. Secure Your Router. Use Strong Passwords.

Hacking 87

Hacking VPN Internet Internet 87

NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

The CIS Security Controls, published by SANS and the Center for Internet Security (SIS) and formerly known as the SANS 20 Critical Security Controls , are prioritized mitigation steps that your organization can use to improve cybersecurity. The controls advocate for the use of automated information security software.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Firewall Software 52

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2020

The basic notion is that in today’s complex operating environment, it is important for businesses to proactively identify operational hazards and have a plan in place to account for them. I think the whole digital age came upon us so quickly, so easily, so pleasantly and so profitably that we simply missed the security downside at first.

Cyber Risk 199

Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Cybersecurity 199

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

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DNS 74

DNS Advertising Surveillance Malware 74

SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Recommendations provided in these rankings are general in nature and based on information security best practices standards and guidelines, such as OWASP and NIST. Set firewall filters to prevent access to unauthorized domains. Mitigation: if possible, create an allowlist of resources that the application can request.

Passwords 106

Passwords Authentication Architecture Risk 106

Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2022

The stealer signs into victims’ social media platforms using stolen cookies, and extracts account information like Facebook Ads-manager to run malicious advertisements with stored payment methods and Instagram via API to steal personal information. Attacker uses iplogger.org to track the infection counts.

Malware 76

Malware Media Firewall Advertising 76

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The records inside the database were publicly accessible to anyone with an internet connection. The criminals could change payment details, and redirect funds to their own accounts. Upon discovering the exposure, I sent a responsible disclosure notice and received a reply thanking me for the notification.

Data breaches 100

Data breaches B2B Education Identity Theft 100