Advertising, Authentication and Internet

Crooks impersonate brands using search engine advertisement services

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The FBI warns of cybercriminals using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and defraud users. The FBI is warning of cyber criminals using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to websites that were used to defraud users. ” reads the advisory published by the FBI.

Advertising

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Hacker hijacked Orange Spain RIPE account causing internet outage to company customers

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

An internet outage impacted Orange Spain after a hacker gained access to the company’s RIPE account to misconfigure BGP routing. The hacker, who uses the moniker ‘Snow’, gained access to the RIPE account of Orange Spain and misconfigured the BGP routing causing an internet outage.

Internet

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Threat actors scan Internet for Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Experts warn that hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers vulnerable in the attempt to exploit the CVE-2020-0688 RCE. Hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers affected by the CVE-2020-0688 remote code execution flaw. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

Internet

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Hackers are scanning the internet for vulnerable Salt installs, Ghost blogging platform hacked

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

Hackers are conducting a mass-scanning the Internet for vulnerable Salt installs that could allow them to hack the organizations, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform. The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2020-11651 and CVE-2020-11652, are a directory traversal issue and an authentication bypass vulnerability respectively.

Internet

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TroyStealer – A new info stealer targeting Portuguese Internet users

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

There seems to be a new stealer in town called #TroyStealer , targeting Portuguese internet users EXE: [link] Exfil email address: domionhuby@gmail.com Has anyone seen this threat before? /cc Finally, the malware validates there is a valid Internet connection through a speed test website. on Twitter, and targeting Portuguese users.

Internet

Internet Internet Malware Banking

‘Snatch’ Ransom Group Exposes Visitor IP Addresses

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The victim shaming site operated by the Snatch ransomware group is leaking data about its true online location and internal operations, as well as the Internet addresses of its visitors, KrebsOnSecurity has found. Probably the most active Internet address accessing Snatch’s darknet site is 193.108.114[.]41 top , sntech2ch[.]top

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Experts warn of massive internet scans for SAP systems affected by RECON Vulnerability

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2020

Hackers have been scanning the Internet for SAP systems affected by RECON vulnerability, researchers from Bad Packets warn. Researchers from Bad Packets reported that threat actors have been scanning the Internet for SAP systems affected by RECON vulnerability , , tracked as CVE-2020-6287. Pierluigi Paganini. Pierluigi Paganini.

Internet

Internet Internet Advertising Accountability

No, I Won't Link to Your Spammy Article

Troy Hunt

APRIL 6, 2020

Keep reading the definition until you understand then proceed: Spamming is the use of messaging systems to send an unsolicited message, especially advertising Alrighty, so it's an unsolicited message (I certainly didn't ask for it) and it's intended to advertise your work.

Advertising

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FBI Seizes Bot Shop ‘Genesis Market’ Amid Arrests Targeting Operators, Suppliers

Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2023

” Customers could search for infected systems with a variety of options, including by Internet address or by specific domain names associated with stolen credentials. The other use of our kit of real fingerprints is to cover-up the traces of your real internet activity.” Image: KrebsOnSecurity.

Marketing

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‘The Manipulaters’ Improve Phishing, Still Fail at Opsec

Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

Manipulaters advertisement for “Office 365 Private Page with Antibot” phishing kit sold on the domain heartsender,com. If someone bind anything with exe file and spread on internet its not my fault.” ” A number of questions, indeed. “If you want to write like that fake go ahead.

Phishing

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FBI warns of imposter ads in search results

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 5, 2023

It’s no secret that rogue ads have been a particular plague on the Internet for as far back as we can remember. The ads are regular search engine advertisements that typically sit at the top of your Google or Bing searches. Use an ad blocking extension when performing Internet searches. Let’s take a look.

Advertising

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Cyber Frauds force Facebook to ban Crypto ads on celebrity profiles

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Facebook is intending to ban cryptocurrency related advertisements on its platform from November 2021, as they are leading to online scams and money loss schemes targeting to thousands of individuals using Facebook irrespective of their age. And in coming days such ads might also be banned from being promoted on profiles of normal users.

Advertising

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3.5m IP cameras exposed, with US in the lead

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The number of internet-facing cameras in the world is growing exponentially. Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. New research by Cybernews shows an exponential rise in the uptake of internet-facing cameras. Surge in internet-facing cameras.

Surveillance

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News Alert: i2Coalition launches ‘VPN Trust Initiative’ to promote VPN operators’ best practices

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

26, 2023 — The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) launched the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) in 2020 to establish a baseline for how virtual private network (VPN) providers should operate. Advertising Practices: Given the complexity and different use cases for VPNs, claims must not mislead. Washington, DC, Sept.26,

VPN

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TheMoon bot infected 40,000 devices in January and February

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2024

In February 2019, CenturyLink Threat Research Labs collected evidence that botnet actor has sold this proxy botnet as a service to other cybercrime gangs that were using it for credential brute forcing, video advertisement fraud, general traffic obfuscation and more.

IoT

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

The concept of the term "malvertising" (a portmanteau of "malicious advertising") suggests an overlap with ads, albeit dodgy ones, and therefore fuels the fallacy that its impact hardly goes beyond frustration. Again, a raid as harmful as that commences with what appears to be garden-variety deceptive advertising trickery.

Cybercrime

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230k+ Indonesian COVID-19 patients’ records for sale in the Darkweb

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Cyble has analyzed the data and confirmed its authenticity, it also indexed the record in its data breach monitoring and notification service AmiBreached.com. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches

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GUEST ESSAY: Successful tactics threat actors leverage to probe, compromise vulnerable networks

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Standard things, like login endpoints, are easy to find since requesting any resource that needs authentication is going to redirect to the login page. Often these endpoints not only accept authentication credentials, but also help the unauthenticated by showing the data that needs to be collected. Login Endpoints. GraphQL pages.

Authentication

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Let’s Talk About Cookies!

Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 1, 2024

Your internet browser remembers and reflects what we like, but the question remains - how does the browser store those memories? To simplify what a cookie is in the context of technology, it’s a small text file sent to your internet browser by the website you visit for a better user experience. The answer is through “Cookies”.

Internet

Internet Internet Risk Advertising

7 Cyber Safety Tips to Outsmart Scammers

Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

They come in all shapes and sizes, lurking in the shadowy corners of the internet. You can also be a good internet citizen by forwarding these scams to the U.S. By encrypting your internet connection and masking your IP address, a good VPN shields your online activities from prying eyes, hackers, and nosy advertisers.

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UberEats data leaked on the dark web

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

Cyble researchers provided the following recommendations: Never share personal information, including financial information over the phone, email or SMSs Use strong passwords and enforce multi-factor authentication where possible Regularly monitor your financial transaction, if you notice any suspicious transaction, contact your bank immediately.

Banking

Banking Data breaches Mobile Advertising

Recognising Scam Patterns and Preventing Data Loss: A Unified Approach

IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

By gathering specific information, they craft a meticulously personalised message that appears legitimate, making it exceedingly difficult to distinguish from authentic communication, given their increasing sophistication. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): MFA requires users to provide two or more verification methods to gain access.

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Let’s Talk About Cookies!

Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 1, 2024

Your internet browser remembers and reflects what we like, but the question remains - how does the browser store those memories? To simplify what a cookie is in the context of technology, it’s a small text file sent to your internet browser by the website you visit for a better user experience. The answer is through “Cookies”.

Internet

Internet Internet Risk Advertising

Records of 45 million+ travelers to Thailand and Malaysia surfaced in the darkweb

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Mobile

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Expert found multiple critical issues in MoFi routers

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

“The authentication function contains undocumented code which provides the ability to authenticate as root without having to know the actual root password. An adversary with the private key can remotely authenticate to the management interface as root.” ” reads the advisory published by the expert.

Firmware

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US citizens lost more than $68M to SIM swap attacks in 2021, FBI warns

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In 2018, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received complaints for 1,611 SIM swapping attacks, while the number of complaints in the period between 2018 e 2002 was 320 causing a total of losses of $12 million. Authenticate calls from third party authorized retailers requesting.

Mobile

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Experts saw 100k+ daily brute-force attacks on RDP during COVID-19 lockdown

Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

” Unfortunately, most organizations often neglect the protection of RDP accesses and workers use easy-to-guess passwords and with no additional layers of authentication or protection. Below the recommendations provided by ESET on how to configure remote access correctly: Disable internet-facing RDP. Pierluigi Paganini.

Passwords

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Data for 600K customers of U.S. fitness chains Town Sports leaked online

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The database containing personal information of over 600,000 clients of the US fitness chain Town Sports was exposed on the Internet. US fitness chain Town Sports has suffered a data breach, a database belonging to the company containing the personal information of over 600,000 people was exposed on the Internet. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches

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Google to Fix Location Data Leak in Google Home, Chromecast

Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2018

The attack content could be contained within malicious advertisements or even a tweet.” For my home Internet connection, the IP geolocation is only accurate to about 3 miles. “This means that all requests must be authenticated and all unauthenticated responses should be as generic as possible. .

IoT

IoT Internet Internet Wireless

A daily average of 80,000 printers exposed online via IPP

Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

The Shadowserver Foundation is a nonprofit security organization working altruistically behind the scenes to make the Internet more secure for everyone. The researchers scanned the Internet for printers that are exposing their Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) port online. and printers (or print servers). Pierluigi Paganini.

Internet

Internet Internet Firmware Advertising

Residential Proxies vs. Datacenter Proxies: Choosing the Right Option

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Datacenter Proxies: this blog post examines the contours of each type and provides info on how to choose the perfect proxy option In the robust landscape of the digital era, our need for privacy, security, and accessibility on the internet has never been more acute. So, how do you choose between the knight and the maverick?

Internet

Internet Internet Marketing Authentication

Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. “Why do I need a certificate? The Wayback Machine at archive.org has a handful of mostly blank pages indexed for fitis[.]ru

Malware

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, in 2010 Spamdot and its spam affiliate program Spamit were hacked, and its user database shows Sal and Icamis often accessed the forum from the same Internet address — usually from Cherepovets , an industrial town situated approximately 230 miles north of Moscow. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion.

Cybercrime

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New Mirai variant includes exploit for a flaw in Comtrend Routers

Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

Malware researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a new version of the Mirai Internet of Things (IoT) botnet that includes an exploit for the CVE-2020-10173 vulnerability impacting Comtrend routers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro.

IoT

IoT Advertising DDOS Authentication

FBI IC3 warns of cyber attacks exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns of cyber attacks exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerabilities. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the DHS issued a joint alert to highlight the rise of RDP as an attack vector. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Cyber Attacks

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Personal details and SSNs of 40,000 US citizens available for sale

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Mobile

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ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M accounts exposed

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Pluto TV is an American internet television service, it is an advertiser-supported video on demand (AVOD) service that primarily offers a selection of programming content through digital linear channels designed to emulate the experience of traditional broadcast programming. A hacker has shared 3.2

Accountability

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Bot list with Telnet credentials for more than 500,000 servers and IoT devices leaked online

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2020

The list appears to be the result of an Internet scan for devices using default credentials or easy-to-guess passwords. ” The lists leaked online are dated October-November 2019, let’s hope that Internet Service Providers will contact ZDNet to receive them and check if the devices belong to their network and secure them. .

IoT

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Most of Linux distros affected by a critical RCE in PPP Daemon flaw

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2020

The pppd software is an implementation of Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) that is used to establish internet links over dial-up modems, DSL connections, and many other types of point-to-point links. This is due to the fact that an authenticated attacker may still be able to send unsolicited EAP packet to trigger the buffer overflow.”

Advertising

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USBAnywhere BMC flaws expose Supermicro servers to hack

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

. “ our research has uncovered new vulnerabilities, which we collectively dubbed USBAnywhere , in the baseboard management controllers (BMCs) of Supermicro servers, which can allow an attacker to easily connect to a server and virtually mount any USB device of their choosing to the server, remotely over any network including the Internet.”

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Almost 800,000 SonicWall VPN appliances online are vulnerable to CVE-2020-5135

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2020

“This flaw exists pre-authentication and within a component (SSLVPN) which is typically exposed to the public Internet.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. 83n SonicOS 6.5.1.12-1n

VPN

VPN Firewall Advertising Internet

Security breach impacted Cisco VIRL-PE infrastructure

Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

These issues affect the following Cisco products running a vulnerable software release: Cisco Modeling Labs Corporate Edition (CML) Cisco Virtual Internet Routing Lab Personal Edition (VIRL-PE). The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2020-11651 and CVE-2020-11652, are a directory traversal issue and an authentication bypass vulnerability respectively.

Advertising

Advertising Software Authentication Internet

GUEST ESSAY: These common myths and misconceptions make online browsing very risky

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For the average user, the Internet is an increasingly dangerous place to navigate. Moreover, by not displaying advertisements on the page, ad blockers reduce the attack surface area, limiting the areas where you can be infected with malware. Related: Third-party snooping is widespread. million websites are infected with malware.

Malware

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Hackers are scanning the web for vulnerable Citrix systems

Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2020

Threat actors are scanning the Internet for Citrix systems affected by the recently disclosed vulnerabilities. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CITRIX).

Advertising

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Crooks impersonate brands using search engine advertisement services

Hacker hijacked Orange Spain RIPE account causing internet outage to company customers

Trending Sources

Threat actors scan Internet for Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers

Hackers are scanning the internet for vulnerable Salt installs, Ghost blogging platform hacked

TroyStealer – A new info stealer targeting Portuguese Internet users

‘Snatch’ Ransom Group Exposes Visitor IP Addresses

Experts warn of massive internet scans for SAP systems affected by RECON Vulnerability

No, I Won't Link to Your Spammy Article

FBI Seizes Bot Shop ‘Genesis Market’ Amid Arrests Targeting Operators, Suppliers

‘The Manipulaters’ Improve Phishing, Still Fail at Opsec

FBI warns of imposter ads in search results

Cyber Frauds force Facebook to ban Crypto ads on celebrity profiles

3.5m IP cameras exposed, with US in the lead

News Alert: i2Coalition launches ‘VPN Trust Initiative’ to promote VPN operators’ best practices

TheMoon bot infected 40,000 devices in January and February

Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

230k+ Indonesian COVID-19 patients’ records for sale in the Darkweb

GUEST ESSAY: Successful tactics threat actors leverage to probe, compromise vulnerable networks

Let’s Talk About Cookies!

7 Cyber Safety Tips to Outsmart Scammers

UberEats data leaked on the dark web

Recognising Scam Patterns and Preventing Data Loss: A Unified Approach

Let’s Talk About Cookies!

Records of 45 million+ travelers to Thailand and Malaysia surfaced in the darkweb

Expert found multiple critical issues in MoFi routers

US citizens lost more than $68M to SIM swap attacks in 2021, FBI warns

Experts saw 100k+ daily brute-force attacks on RDP during COVID-19 lockdown

Data for 600K customers of U.S. fitness chains Town Sports leaked online

Google to Fix Location Data Leak in Google Home, Chromecast

A daily average of 80,000 printers exposed online via IPP

Residential Proxies vs. Datacenter Proxies: Choosing the Right Option

Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

New Mirai variant includes exploit for a flaw in Comtrend Routers

FBI IC3 warns of cyber attacks exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

Personal details and SSNs of 40,000 US citizens available for sale

ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M accounts exposed

Bot list with Telnet credentials for more than 500,000 servers and IoT devices leaked online

Most of Linux distros affected by a critical RCE in PPP Daemon flaw

USBAnywhere BMC flaws expose Supermicro servers to hack

Almost 800,000 SonicWall VPN appliances online are vulnerable to CVE-2020-5135

Security breach impacted Cisco VIRL-PE infrastructure

GUEST ESSAY: These common myths and misconceptions make online browsing very risky

Hackers are scanning the web for vulnerable Citrix systems

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