Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2025

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) addressed multiple flaws in its StoreOnce data backup and deduplication solution. HPE has released security patches for eight vulnerabilities in its StoreOnce backup solution. These issues could allow remote code execution, authentication bypass, data leaks, and more.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

An ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliate was spotted exploiting vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution. An affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, tracked as UNC4466, was observed exploiting three vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution to gain initial access to the target network. CVSS score: 8.1).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

Data protection firm Arcserve addressed an authentication bypass vulnerability in its Unified Data Protection (UDP) backup software. Data protection vendor Arcserve addressed a high-severity bypass authentication flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-26258, in its Unified Data Protection (UDP) backup software.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

US CISA has added Veritas Backup Exec flaws, which were exploited in ransomware attacks, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Unlike other ALPHV affiliates, UNC4466 doesn’t rely on stolen credentials for initial access to victim environments.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2022

How Information Security Breaks The Classic IT Model. How does information security fit into the producer/consumer model? In some cases, yes, information security does fit into this in several ways: a. Number of consumers requiring multi-factor authentication for Zero-trust access.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2022

US CISA added two vulnerabilities impacting Veeam Backup & Replication software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two vulnerabilities impacting Veeam Backup & Replication software, tracked as CVE-2022-26500 and CVE-2022-26501 (CVSS 3.1

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

Google announced that its Authenticator app for Android and iOS now supports Google Account synchronization. Google announced that its Google Authenticator app for both iOS and Android now supports Google Account synchronization that allows to safely backup users one-time codes to their Google Account.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Bitdefender observed an attack on a healthcare organization, where threat actors encrypted Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server devices, including backups. Once complete, the decryptor will automatically unlock the drive and disable smart card authentication. The encryption process took just 2.5

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Recommendations include timely patching, using strong and unique passwords, enabling multi-factor authentication, implementing security tools to detect abnormal activity, auditing accounts, scanning for open ports, segmenting networks, updating antivirus software, and creating offline backups.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2023

GoTo is notifying customers that its development environment was breached in November 2022, attackers stole customers’ backups and encryption key. “Upon learning of the incident, we immediately launched an investigation, engaged Mandiant, a leading security firm, and alerted law enforcement. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) warns of increased Akira ransomware attacks targeting NAS and tape backup devices of organizations in the country. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. The Finish researchers pointed out that the attack cannot bypass multi-step authentication. concludes the alert.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) warns of increased Akira ransomware attacks targeting NAS and tape backup devices of organizations in the country. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. The Finish researchers pointed out that the attack cannot bypass multi-step authentication. concludes the alert.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Not all multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions are equal. For a two-factor authentication solution, that may include hidden costs, such as upfront, capital, licensing, support, maintenance, and operating costs. Estimate and plan for how much it will cost to deploy multi-factor authentication to all of your apps and users.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure. Social media privacy Avoid sharing personal information on social media. Document disposal Shred sensitive documents.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You have the disaster recovery (DR) site, backups, and storage area network (SAN) snapshots. As you try each one, that pit in your stomach grows as you experience the worst feeling in IT: the realization you have no backup for recovery. Your backups, the backup server, and all the backup storage — all encrypted by ransomware.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

” Security news site Bleeping Computer reported on the T-Systems Ryuk ransomware attack on Dec. ” Schafer said another mitigating factor was that VCPI had contracted with a third-party roughly six months prior to the attack to establish off-site data backups that were not directly connected to the company’s infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

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

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The plugin allows storing backup files in multiple locations (Destinations) including Google Drive, OneDrive, and AWS. The plugin also allows storing backups via the ‘Local Directory Copy’ option, but experts discovered that this feature isn’t secure and allows unauthenticated users to download any file stored on the server.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Early this month, Evgueni Erchov, Director of IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence at Arete Incident Response, told ZDNet that multiple ransomware gangs are cold-calling victims if they don’t pay the ransom and attempt to restore from backups. Patch operating systems, software, firmware, and endpoints.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The experts noticed that BlackMatter operators wipe or reformat backup data stores and appliances instead of encrypting backup systems. Consider disabling or limiting New Technology Local Area Network Manager (NTLM) and WDigest Authentication. Scanning backups. Minimize the AD attack surface. Secret Service at a U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2021

“The Multimedia Console, Media Streaming Add-on, and Hybrid Backup Sync apps need to be updated to the latest available version as well to further secure QNAP NAS from ransomware attacks. The company also recommends updating the Multimedia Console, Media Streaming Add-on, and Hybrid Backup Sync apps to the latest versions.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Turn on multi-factor authentication Using multi-factor authentication adds a layer of security to your passwords by having you prove your identity in multiple ways. This means getting a text or email with a security code or answering a security question. noreply@yourbank.com.)

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2021

Security researchers warn of three new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends service. The vulnerabilities include remote code execution and authenticated privilege escalation on the client-side. “A DIVD researcher has identified several vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends backup product version < 10.5.2.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The first step consists of recommending organizations to follow best practices to neutralize ransomware attack such as set up offline, off-site, encrypted backups. “In addition, educate your staff on the folly of using the same password on different platforms, and consider the many benefits of multifactor authentication.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2019

The total size is uncertain, but the researcher downloaded a sample of about a terabyte in size, including 750 gigabytes of compressed email backups.” UpGuard shared as proof of the leak a Netflix database authentication strings, an invoice for a TD Bank software update, and slides describing a project for Ford.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2024

In early January, the software firm reported that threat actors are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure to remotely execute arbitrary commands on targeted gateways. is an Authentication Bypass issue that resides in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x,

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

that can allow website subscribers to download the latest database backups, which could potentially contain sensitive data. “The plugin uses custom “nonces” and timestamps to securely identify backups. This info could allow attackers to receive the backup via mail by manipulating the request. score of 8.5)

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2021

Enable and enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) on every single account that is under the control of the organization, and—to the maximum extent possible—enable and enforce MFA for customer-facing services. CISA and FBI recommend affected MSPs: Download the Kaseya VSA Detection Tool.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Bleeping Computer analyzed the leaked data and reported that most of the published data are backups for various systems. Threat actors exploited this vulnerability to hijack existing authenticated sessions and bypass multifactor authentication or other strong authentication requirements.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The good news is in the latter attack the victims restored its backups. The FBI provided the following mitigations to protect against ransomware attacks: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Use multifactor authentication with strong pass phrases where possible.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

Notably, they target CVE-2024-1709 (ScreenConnect authentication bypass) and CVE-2023-48788 (Fortinet EMS SQL injection) to infiltrate systems. Encryption is executed using gaze.exe , which disables security tools, deletes backups, and encrypts files with AES-256 before dropping a ransom note.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2024

What is Two-Factor Authentication? IdentityIQ Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security tool that requires you to verify your identity twice before you can gain access to a system. It helps prevent unauthorized access to your accounts by adding another layer of security at the point of login. Enable 2FA Enable 2FA.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Kaseya Unitrends is a cloud-based enterprise solution that provides affordable, low-maintenance data protection offering to complement existing client backup and recovery solutions. On July 26, security researchers warned of three new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends service. reads the advisory. “Do

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

So it’s important to teach all your employees that have access to the network how to identify possible security threats and train them to use cyber security best practices. Create a cyber security policy and make sure that all employees know that information security is a priority. Create a Strong Password Policy.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The report also includes a list of mitigation measures to increase the resilience of company networks: Implement a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, and secure location (i.e., Regularly back up data, password protect backup copies offline.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The confidentiality of information in internet communications. Internet communications use the protocol called TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), which allows information to be transmitted from one computer to another through a series of intermediate computers and networks. Mutual authentication of interlocutors.

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