Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2023

Proof-of-concept exploit code for critical Ivanti Sentry authentication bypass flaw CVE-2023-38035 has been released. Researchers released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for critical Ivanti Sentry authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2023-38035 (CVSS score 9.8). reads the advisory published by the company.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2022

CVE-2022-27510 flaw is an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel. The vendor pointed out that only appliances that are operating as a Gateway (appliances using the SSL VPN functionality or deployed as an ICA proxy with authentication enabled) are impacted. . version that’s not impacted by the two flaws.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

.” The researchers reported the issues to the United States Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which assigned the following five CVEs: Use of Hard-coded Credentials CWE-798 ( CVE-2023–1748 , CVSS3.0: Improper Authentication Validation CWE-287 ( CVE-2023–1752 , CVSS3.0:

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Residential Proxies vs. 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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

FortiGuard Labs researchers observed a worrisome level of attacks attempting to exploit an authentication bypass vulnerability in TBK DVR devices. Threat actors are attempting to exploit a five-year-old authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2018-9995 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TBK DVR devices.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

Siemens Metaverse, a virtual space built to mirror real machines, factories, and other highly complex systems, has exposed sensitive data, including the company’s office plans and internet of things (IoT) devices. It contained ComfyApp credentials and endpoints.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Umbrella is Cisco’s cloud-based Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) platform that provides users with multiple levels of defense against internet-based threats. Umbrella integrates secure web gateway, firewall, DNS-layer security, and cloud access security broker (CASB) functionality to protect systems against threats.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

UPnP is an insecure protocol, it uses network UDP multicasts, and doesn’t support encryption and authentication. ” The vendor also recommends enabling the VPN server function on the user router to access QNAP NAS from the Internet. Only use encrypted HTTPS or other types of secure connections (SSH, etc.).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2022

Waiting for the fixes, Atlassian urges customers to restrict Confluence Server and Data Center instances from the internet or consider disabling Confluence Server and Data Center instances. The attackers targeted two Internet-facing web servers that were running Atlassian Confluence Server software. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Wikipedia uses a CMS for textual entries, blog posts, images, photographs, videos, charts, graphics, and “ talk pages ” that help its many contributors collaborate. Nearly all CMS platforms, whether traditional or headless, offer some level of built-in security to authenticate users who are allowed to view, add, remove, or change content.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2022

Enforce MFA on MSP accounts that access the customer environment and monitor for unexplained failed authentication. Ensure MSP-customer contracts transparently identify ownership of information and communications technology (ICT) security roles and responsibilities. Improve security of vulnerable devices.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

The issue was discovered by Horizon3 researchers who reported that there are more than 3000 instances of the platform exposed to the Internet. Installations that have not altered the default configured SECRET_KEY according to installation instructions allow for an attacker to authenticate and access unauthorized resources.”

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

SMBs and enterprises alike have been struggling with APIs as a mechanism for information security. To protect against these attacks, businesses need to implement a wide range of strong API security measures such as authentication, authorization, encryption, and vulnerability scanning.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2022

The Jester stealer is able to steal credentials and authentication tokens from Internet browsers, MAIL/FTP / VPN clients, cryptocurrency wallets, password managers, messengers, game programs, and more. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

Records of 45 Million+ travelers to Thailand and Malaysia Leaked on #Darkweb (Blog Link) [link] #infosec #leaks #CyberSecurity pic.twitter.com/zHOujQ8CMm — Cyble (@AuCyble) July 12, 2020. The huge trove of data was discovered by the researchers during their regular Deepweb and Darkweb monitoring activity.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security. Despite this, physical security must be implemented correctly to prevent attackers from gaining physical access and taking whatever they desire.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

“If exploited, this vulnerability enables an unauthorized, remote (internet-facing) actor to potentially access users’ personally identifiable information and make limited changes to the server.” It had not previously been identified as a vulnerability.” ” reads the advisory published by the Vendor.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Authentication. Two-factor authentication is another important security measure for the cloud era. Increasingly, passwordless authentication is becoming the norm. Not all providers are created equal, and it’s important to do your research to find one that will meet your specific needs and security requirements.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

Cisco has disclosed a security incident that impacted part of its VIRL-PE infrastructure, threat actors exploited vulnerabilities in the SaltStack software package to breach six company servers. The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2020-11651 and CVE-2020-11652, are a directory traversal issue and an authentication bypass vulnerability respectively.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2020

The answer is not immediate, but due to the various layers of protection during the authentication process that a system imposes on us today, there is a need to validate authenticity and legitimacy during this action. In a simplified way, 10 steps are necessary for a successful authentication in the target homebanking portal.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

A data breach disclosed by Toyota Motor Corporation exposed info of more than 2 million customers for ten years Toyota Motor Corporation disclosed a data breach that exposed the car-location information of 2,150,000 customers between November 6, 2013, and April 17, 2023. ” reads the data breach notification published by the automaker.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

Additionally, since this product is unlikely to be exposed to the internet, the attacker likely has already established a foothold somewhere else on the network.” CVE-2022-31711 – Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVSS score 7.5) ” reads a post published by Horizon3’s Attack Team.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

After that, the malware creates persistence, disables Internet Explorer security settings to facilitate the download of the 2nd stage from the Internet. The 1st stage creates persistence on the infected machine, disables Internet Explorer security settings and accepted extensions to facilitate the download of the 2nd stage.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2023

Volt Typhoon targets internet-facing Fortinet FortiGuard devices to achieve initial access to targeted organizations. Then the attackers attempt to extract credentials to an Active Directory account used by the compromised device and use them for lateral movement by authenticating to other devices.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

“The reservoir’s HMI system was connected directly to the internet, without any security appliance defending it or limiting access to it. Furthermore, at the time of the publication, the system did not use any authentication method upon access.” ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The first vulnerability is an RCE issue that affects any QNAP device exposed to the Internet, it resides in the NAS web server (default TCP port 8080). “During the inspection, we fuzzed the web server with customized HTTP requests to different cgi pages, with focus on those that do not require prior authentication.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Using these secrets, we were able to authenticate, as admin, to over 100 Cosmos DB-related management panels (in the form of Service Fabric instances, which is the container orchestration solution being used behind the scenes to power the service). Internal Azure internet accessible Service Fabric web interface. The impact of ChaosDB.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Section 3 Sensitive authentication data must now be encrypted or protected if stored before authorization. Section 6 A requirement coming into force in March 2025 is that organisations will need to have a web application firewall in place for any web applications exposed to the internet. This means no more ‘your password is incorrect’.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ssh/authorized_keys, anyone with the corresponding private key can authenticate the SSH server without supplying a password. The bot runs a shell command to replace remote victims’ ~/.ssh/authorized_keys ” We are in the final!

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

. “ CVE-2019-10149 , which was first discovered on June 5, is now being used as the vulnerability for a widespread campaign to attack exim servers and propagate across the Internet.” ” reads a blog post published by Cybereason. I'll start working on a blog post about this in the @cybereason nocturnus blog.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

Security experts at CheckPoint have discovered multiple critical flaws in a popular IPTV middleware platform that is used by more than a thousand online media streaming services to manage their millions of subscribers. ” states a blog post published by Check Point. ” continues the experts. ” continues the experts.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

As new technologies, like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT), become increasingly prominent in the workplace, digital trust practitioners will need to adapt responsibly and safely. Advance Trust with Awareness and Culture.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2020

For many Chief Information Security Officers, having the CEO’s ear, at the moment, is proving to be a double-edged sword, Pollard told me. “We As part of the rush to leverage the Internet cloud to transact with remote workers, third-partner suppliers and customers, companies opened up endless fresh attack vectors.

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This blog sheds light on what smart TV scams are, how they work, and how you can help protect yourself from falling victim to them. Scammers use smart TV scams as an attempt to trick users into sharing their personal and financial information. FAQs How can I verify the authenticity of a customer service phone number?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

A cyber security expert that goes online with the moniker of Lynx0x00 published a blog post detailing his failed attempts of reporting the vulnerability on Slickwraps’ servers to the company. Lynx0x00’s Medium and Twitter accounts have mysteriously vanished but, fortunately, the Internet never truly forgets.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2020

CVE-2020-0688 ) affecting the underlying Internet Information Service (IIS) component of a target Exchange server. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit the CVE-2020-0688 vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on a server and take full control. ” concludes the report.

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