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New VPN Risk Report by Zscaler Uncovers Hidden Security Risks Impacting Enterprises

CyberSecurity Insiders

Published in collaboration with the Cybersecurity Insiders, the report includes findings from a global survey of more than 350 cybersecurity professionals on the current state of remote access environments, the rise in VPN vulnerabilities, and the role zero-trust security models play in providing access to enterprise applications.

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Amadey malware spreads via software cracks laced with SmokeLoader

Security Affairs

SmokeLoader acts as a loader for other malware, once it is executed it will inject Main Bot into the currently running explorer process (explorer.exe) and downloads the Amadey malware on the system. computer name, user name, OS version, architecture type, list of installed anti-malware products) to the operators.

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New Mirai variant appears in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

Upon successful exploitation, the attackers try to download a malicious shell script, which contains further infection behaviors such as downloading and executing Mirai variants and brute-forcers.” “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing.

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Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices

Security Affairs

through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 Since the vulnerability is in the VPN service, which is enabled by default on the WAN, we expect the actual number of exposed and vulnerable devices to be much higher.” The attackers were spotted using tools such as curl or wget to download scripts for further malicious actions.

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Cuttlefish malware targets enterprise-grade SOHO routers

Security Affairs

The malware creates a proxy or VPN tunnel on the compromised router to exfiltrate data, and then uses stolen credentials to access targeted resources. The bash script also downloads and executes Cuttlefish. The binary analyzed by the researchers is compiled for all major architectures used by SOHO operating systems.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – September 4, 2023 – Attackers Hit Network Devices and More

eSecurity Planet

Unpatched devices can give attackers privileged access to networks, particularly those set up as VPN virtual servers, ICA proxies, RDP proxies, or AAA servers. It is suspected that the Akira ransomware organization used an undisclosed weakness in Cisco VPN software to evade authentication. MFA should be enabled for all VPN users.

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Thales High Speed Encryptors - Delivering on the Promise of 5G

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Thales High Speed Encryptors - Delivering on the Promise of 5G divya Wed, 02/22/2023 - 05:40 5G download speeds can reach 10 gigabits per second, up to 100 times faster than 4G, and supports millions more devices with improved coverage and reliability. However, this number is projected to reach 325 EB per month in 2028.