The Last Watchdog

MAY 17, 2021

Related: How credential stuffing fuels account takeovers. In pulling off that milestone hack, Paige Thompson took advantage of CapOne’s lack of focus on cloud security as the banking giant rushed headlong into leveraging Amazon Web Services.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2019

Researchers at Proofpoint reported that crooks are abusing free code repositories on GitHub to host phishing websites and bypass security defenses. The drawback in using public GitHub accounts it that security researchers have major visibility into the threat actors’ activity and on the changes to their phishing pages.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2024

The fix: While the flaw isn’t patchable, ArsTechnica said it could “be mitigated by building defenses into third-party cryptographic software that could drastically degrade M-series performance when executing cryptographic operations, particularly on the earlier M1 and M2 generations.”

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Security teams are strongly recommended to perform a forensic triage to detect and reverse all unauthorized changes. 0Auth API Misconfigurations Expose User Accounts to Takeover Type of attack: No active attacks are underway, but researchers found (and fixed) common 0Auth implementation errors that exposed millions of customer accounts.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

These additional services include: •Penetration Testing: Penetration testing simulates real-world cyberattacks to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in digital systems, helping to proactively strengthen security defenses.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cybercriminals know this, which is why phishing attacks account for more than 80% of reported security incidents and why 54% of companies say their data breaches were caused by “negligent employees. ”. The reason many employees use the same passwords across all work accounts is simple – they can keep track of them all.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 29, 2024

As of January 24th, Shadowserver researchers still detected 5,300 older and internet-exposed GitLab accounts. The problem: Gitlab issued a critical advisory and patch on January 11, 2024 to publicize the fix and CVE-2023-7028, which earns the most dangerous 10/10 CVSS score.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

The new virtual world driven by the COVID-19 pandemic has given bad actors the perfect opportunity to access consumer accounts by leveraging AI and bots to commit fraud like never before. Secure and manage AI to prevent malfunctions. Robert Prigge, chief executive officer, Jumio.

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

As it so happened, the perpetrators had compromised an Authentic Title employee’s legitimate email account, and used it to send lures designed to make users falsely believe they received a closing settlement counteroffer. The targeted company works with thousands of third-party vendors and supplychain partners.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2019

One of the most common ways by which malicious actors perpetrate account takeover (ATO) fraud is via password brute forcing attacks. Once they’re in, malicious actors can leverage a compromised business account to steal sensitive information and/or stage secondary attacks. Employ Device Encryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 16, 2022

That investment requires shifting attitudes from general awareness of security, which most workers already have, to genuinely caring about it and seeing themselves as a true part of their company’s security defenses. Security programs must shoulder accountability for setting employees in different roles up for success.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

February 2, 2024 Mastodon Vulnerability Poses Remote Account Impersonation Risks Type of vulnerability: Critical origin validation error. The problem: Mastodon, an open-source platform used to build self-hosted social networking services, identified a significant security flaw ( CVE-2024-23832 , CVSS score: 9.4).

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

After a severe ransomware assault has hit them, they devote the necessary time and money to strengthening their cyber security defenses. To reduce the chance of infiltration, use proper security practices such as never browsing links and downloading files from unknown sources. Final Remarks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Set Secure Firewall Rules & ACLs To prevent unwanted access and ensure effective traffic management, secure your firewall through updating firmware to resolve vulnerabilities and adopting proper configurations prior to installing firewalls in production. Create administrative accounts with read-only access to logs for auditing.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 17, 2022

“From the details you offered, issue may probably caused by your computer security defense system as it seems not recognized our rarely used driver & detected it as malicious or a virus,” Saicoo’s support team wrote in an email. “When driver installed, this message will vanish out of sight. .

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Webroot

APRIL 4, 2022

While this is not a new revelation, the smallest organizations, those with 100 employees or less, accounted for 44% of ransomware victims last year. With security risks escalating worldwide and a persistent state of ‘unprecedented’ threats, compromises are inevitable. That’s nearly half. Why do cybercriminals focus on SMBs?

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 17, 2021

Email Attachments: One of two main methods to penetrate security defenses with malicious content by email. Internal Email Scanning: Account Take Over (ATO) is a new threat to organizations. You should prioritize and consult with your email security vendor to confirm coverage and available support.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 19, 2024

Vulnerable ChatGPT Plug-ins Open Account Takeover Opportunities Type of vulnerability: Improper validation and authentication. A second vulnerability fails to perform proper user authentication and permits user impersonation that can lead to ChatGPT account takeover. The fix: Upgrade to Kubernetes versions 1.28.4

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

An attacker creates a new admin user and logs into an OpenFire account. Akira carries out attacks via compromised user accounts, particularly ones that don’t have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled. The security bulletin was last updated August 25. If they then install a plugin, they can execute commands.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

WPScan explains the exploitation process, which starts with a SQL injection attack that executes unauthorized database queries to create new admin-level user accounts on the WordPress websites. The problem: Attackers actively seek to exploit vulnerability CVE-2024-27956 , with a CVSS score of 9.8/10, 10, in the WP-Automatic plugin.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 13, 2023

.” The security researchers tested WormGPT to see how it would perform in BEC attacks. In one experiment, they asked WormGPT “to generate an email intended to pressure an unsuspecting account manager into paying a fraudulent invoice.” ” “The results were unsettling,” Kelley wrote.

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Hacker Combat

APRIL 6, 2022

The best ransomware protection combines solid, layered security defenses with data backups that an attacker can’t encrypt. Set up strong passwords for all your accounts, including bank, credit cards, and email. Backing up your data ensures you do not get hit by an attack, or if it happens, you won’t lose any critical data.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2024

The authenticated user must also be logged into an account on an instance of GHES. The vulnerability also exists on GitHub Enterprise Server, but it can only be exploited by an authenticated user with an organization owner role. GitHub has already rotated the credentials for these issues.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It allows accountability and provides an audit trail. Configuration management technologies give audit trails, allowing for change monitoring and accountability for configuration changes. An audit trail improves openness, assists forensic investigation, and holds persons accountable for prohibited or improper modifications.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) identified CVE-2024-21410 as a “Known Exploited Vulnerability” and set a March 7, 2024 deadline for implementing patches or mitigations. Read our guide on privilege escalation attacks next to learn about the detection and prevention strategies for your privileged accounts and data.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

An attacker creates a new admin user and logs into an OpenFire account. Akira carries out attacks via compromised user accounts, particularly ones that don’t have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled. The security bulletin was last updated August 25. If they then install a plugin, they can execute commands.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

The problem: WordPress plugin Popup Builder is vulnerable to exploitation through a flaw that allows attackers to perform administrator-level actions like installing new rogue plugins or creating new admin accounts. Researcher Marc Montpas from WPScan discovered and reported this vulnerability to the creators of the plugin.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

Historically, ransomware has been delivered via email attachments or, more recently, using direct network access obtained through things like unsecure VPN accounts for software vulnerabilities,” Crane Hassold, director of threat intelligence at Abnormal Security, wrote in a blog post. Threat Traced to Nigeria.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Attackers have generated new admin accounts and uploaded malicious JAR files containing web shells using the unauthenticated Openfire Setup Environment, enabling numerous malicious actions. Organizations are advised to patch this vulnerability promptly and take measures to secure their systems to prevent unauthorized access.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

These issues affect over 91,000 exposed machines, putting them at risk of DDoS assaults, account theft, and malware infestations. The problem: Bitdefender researchers discovered four vulnerabilities in LG WebOS smart TVs that allowed unauthorized access and control. CVE-2023-6318 permits privilege escalation to get root access.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Monitor unauthorized changes: Set up real-time monitoring of AD infrastructure, particularly elevated network accounts and groups. Perform clean recovery: Back up systems on a regular basis and carry out clean recoveries after any security issues. Want to strengthen your organization’s digital defenses?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the role of a superhero protector, remote access security keeps our digital world secure even while we are thousands of miles away. Endpoint Security: Use updated antivirus software or endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to ensure safe devices connected to the network.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Assign roles: Define roles for data security to enable accountability and effective management of tasks within the organization’s security architecture. Automate and use anomaly detection: Use automation and machine learning to quickly identify and respond to potential security breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Account Hijacking Account hijacking happens when an attacker gets unauthorized access to a user’s cloud account by stealing or guessing login credentials. Here’s how to avoid it: Make MFA mandatory to give an extra degree of protection to user accounts, and complex unique passwords should also be used.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If the account is a high-privilege account, this is even more dangerous. If an attacker gains access to a privileged account, they could even compromise sensitive customer data. These include security for cloud apps, mobile apps, and data and enterprise apps.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2023

protocol in your environment, look on domain controllers for Event ID 4624 – An account was successfully logged on. Run the script using a Domain Admin account, as the script will connect to each domain controller in an Active Directory domain to check registry entries and then report the status of the protocols.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Due to an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Exim’s SMTP service, Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability CVE-2023-42115 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute code in the context of the service account. Attackers might get full access to Confluence instances by creating illegal administrator accounts.

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