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. kthanksbye!

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. The homepage of Stark Industries Solutions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

One in four internet users use a VPN regularly, but how much does the average user know about what goes on behind the software? Pulling back the curtain, a VPN runs on various VPN protocols that govern the way a VPN client communicates with a VPN server. IKEv2 is uniquely suited to mobile VPN solutions.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

They come in all shapes and sizes, lurking in the shadowy corners of the internet. They’ll try to sweet-talk you into clicking on suspicious links or divulging sensitive information like passwords or credit card details. You can also be a good internet citizen by forwarding these scams to the U.S. ’ Get creative!

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2021

I’ve written this countless times: keep your antivirus updated, click judiciously, practice good password hygiene. Then about 10 years ago, consumer-grade virtual private networks, or VPNs, came along, providing a pretty nifty little tool that any individual could use to deflect invasive online tracking. percent ten years ago.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

“The FBI is informing academic partners of identified US college and university credentials advertised for sale on online criminal marketplaces and publically accessible forums. In May 2021, cybercriminals offered more than 36,000 login credentials for.edu email accounts and advertised the data on an instant messaging platform.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our podcast featured Malwarebytes senior security researcher JP Taggart, who talked to us about why you need to trust your VPN. But obscuring your Internet activity—including the websites you visit, the searches you make, the files you download—doesn’t mean that a VPN magically disappears those things.

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Webroot

APRIL 3, 2024

This encompasses everything from protecting your passwords to being vigilant against phishing scams and online fraud. Update your Internet browser Browser updates often contain security patches that address known vulnerabilities. But why dedicate an entire day to this? Make sure to keep it updated to guard against the latest threats.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP or Internet Protocol address is your digital identity on the internet. It may be used to download unauthorized stuff or may be used for uploading disputed content on the internet. VPN or Virtual Private Network is the most secure way of connecting with the online world. Use Strong Passwords.

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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.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2023

Threat actors behind the campaign aimed at building a botnet to use for a range of criminal activities from password spraying to digital advertising fraud. This is a complex operation that infects small-office/home-office (SOHO) routers, deploying a Linux-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) we’ve dubbed “AVrecon.””

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

But one increasingly brazen group of crooks is taking your standard phishing attack to the next level, marketing a voice phishing service that uses a combination of one-on-one phone calls and custom phishing sites to steal VPN credentials from employees. The employee phishing page bofaticket[.]com. Image: urlscan.io. ” SPEAR VISHING.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 3, 2021

Every move you make on the internet can be seen by your internet service provider, or ISP. Discover why your ISP is tracking you, what they can see, and how you can get more privacy while browsing the internet. Once you connect to the internet, your ISP assigns an IP address to your connection. What Data Do ISPs Track?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Giants like Facebook and Target have suffered breaches and password leaks, so it’s safe to say data from at least one of your online accounts could have been leaked. Use a password manager to generate and remember complex, different passwords for each of your accounts. Be Wary of Targeted Advertising.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Sophos addressed a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewalls that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without providing a password. Mardisalu revealed that according to Shodan there are more than 96,000 internet-facing Cyberoam devices worldwide, most of them in enterprises, universities and banks.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. Full disclosure: DomainTools is a frequent advertiser on this website.]. ” in the United Kingdom.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The threat actors initially leveraged compromised credentials for Microsoft Office 365 (O365) accounts, domain administrator accounts, and credentials for the agency’s Pulse Secure VPN server. “First the threat actor logged into a user’s O365 account from Internet Protocol (IP) address 91.219.236[.]166 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

“Some of their goals include accessing sensitive information, user names and passwords, conducting denial of service attacks, spreading disinformation, and carrying out scams,”. The memo invited NASA personnel to use VPN and regularly visit a dedicated website that provides information related to working during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2023

Threat actors behind the campaign aimed at building a botnet to use for a range of criminal activities from password spraying to digital advertising fraud. The first activity is part of an advertising fraud effort, and the second activity is likely linked to password spraying attacks and/or data exfiltration.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

The campaign is worrisome due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that caused the spike in the number of employees working from home and the increase in the use of corporate VPN and elimination of in-person verification. Restrict VPN access hours, where applicable, to mitigate access outside of allowed times.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

Threat actors are spreading password-stealing malware disguised as a security tool to target Ukraine’s IT Army. Once downloaded, these files infect unwitting users rather than delivering the tools originally advertised.” Liberator is advertised as a DDoS tool to launch attacks against “Russian propaganda websites.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2019

They can see the passwords you use, your email address, your name and physical address, phone numbers and any other type of personal information that you might happen to enter into a website. For instance there are automated tools that look for passwords and write them into a file whenever they see one. In the name of self defence.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2020

Nikulin first breached LinkedIn between March 3 and March 4, 2012, the hacker first infected an employee’s laptop with malware then used employee’s VPN to access the LinkedIn’s internal network. The Russian man stole roughly 117 million user records, including usernames, passwords, and emails. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

According to Cyberintelligence firm Bad Packets , hackers allegedly exploited the CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability in the Citrix Netscaler ADC VPN gateway exposed by Indiabulls. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2020

So if our ‘warehouse worker’ or equivalent connects through a properly configured VPN, that person’s access within the corporate network is restricted to what they need— from that particular system and email, for example. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Make sure your smartphone, tablet and laptop are password-protected, particularly if you’re in the habit of carrying them around wherever you go. If you have to connect to the internet using a public network, do so with a virtual private network. Create long and strong passwords. Change passwords repeatedly.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The number of sensors and smart devices connected to the internet is exponentially rising, which are the 5 Major Vulnerabilities for IoT devices. Unfortunately, at that moment, there were over 300,000 of those cameras connected to the internet. Simple or reused passwords are still a problem. Poor credentials. Vicious insider.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

The nation-state hackers are scanning the entire internet, in search of vulnerable webmail and Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover servers that expose TCP ports 445 and 1433. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Equinix, one of the world’s largest providers of colocation data centers and Internet connection announced it was hit by Netwalker Ransomware. Consider installing and using a VPN. Use two-factor authentication with strong passwords. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Over the past year, the firm noted a substantial increase in the number of initial access listings for sale on the dark web in 2020, particularly those for VPN access which “flourished off the back of increased remote working trends.” . VPNs are also relatively cheap compared to other popular forms of access.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 3, 2022

Internet protocol address, aka an IP address, is a unique number assigned to every computer and device that connects to the web so they can communicate with each other and share information. You can think of your IP address as a unique identifying label for your computer or device on the internet. IdentityIQ.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Cloud security firm Aqua Security uncovered a hacking campaign carried out during the past months, hackers are scanning the Internet for Docker servers running API ports exposed without a password. Experts also recommend to access admin endpoints only through firewall or VPN gateway. ” concludes the experts.

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2021

REvil ransomware has been advertised on underground forums for three years and it is one of the most prolific RaaS operations. attacks, Kaspersky experts recommend: Not exposing remote desktop services (such as RDP) to public networks unless absolutely necessary and always using strong passwords for them. Back up data regularly.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Imagine connecting to an airport’s Wi-Fi network where you saw two options with similar names and even passwords. Another very brutal attack is the interception of users’ internet data when they are on these unsecured public Wi-Fi hotspots. The internet data transmitted on these networks is not encrypted. Final Words.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2021

Detailed credentials for more than 21 million mobile VPN app users were swiped and advertised for sale online last week, offered by a cyber thief who allegedly stole user data collected by the VPN apps themselves. So this is a mess, and a timely reminder of why trust in a VPN provider is so crucial.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2019

Chaining the two flaws it is possible to take over the Cisco RV320 and RV325 routers, the hackers exploit the bugs to obtain hashed passwords for a privileged account and run arbitrary commands as root. Both vulnerabilities affect Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN routers running firmware versions 1.4.2.15

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2022

It uses specific methods for each browser to exfiltrate the data stored in the target browsers: Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Internet Explorer Microsoft Edge. The malware also plans to steal saved VPN/dial up credentials from the AppdataMicrosoftNetworkConnectionsPbkrasphone.pbk and Pbkrasphone.pbk phonebooks if present.

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