Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

US government agencies warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting the U.S. CISA, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting U.S. The threat actors obtained the VPN credentials through phishing attacks.

Ransomware 70

Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Accountability 70

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

Hackers aim at collecting login credentials for networks of the target organizations, then they attempt to monetize their efforts by selling access to corporate resources in the cybercrime underground. “The actors then convinced the targeted employee that a new VPN link would be sent and required their login, including any 2FA or OTP.”

Social Engineering 119

Social Engineering VPN Phishing Authentication 119

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Upon achieving an MFA push acceptance, the attacker had access to the VPN in the context of the targeted user. The attacker ultimately succeeded in achieving an MFA push acceptance, granting them access to VPN in the context of the targeted user. .

Ransomware 101

Ransomware VPN Authentication Phishing 101

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2022

Microsoft recently announced that is investigating claims that the Lapsus$ cybercrime gang breached their internal Azure DevOps source code repositories and stolen data. Now the cybercrime gang claims to have leaked the source code for some Microsoft projects, including Bing and Cortana.

Cybercrime 92

Cybercrime Telecommunications VPN Hacking 92

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

The popular investigator and journalist Brian Krebs first surmised that the LAPSUS$ gang has breached T-Mobile after he reviewed a copy of the private chat messages between members of the cybercrime group. Telegram channels that were restricted to the core seven members of the group – Source KrebsonSecurity. ” wrote Krebs.

Mobile 97

Mobile VPN Social Engineering Telecommunications 97

Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Threat actors are targeting Pulse Connect Secure VPN devices exploiting multiple flaws, including CVE-2021-22893 and CVE-2021-22937. CVE-2021-22893 is a buffer overflow issue in Pulse Connect Secure Collaboration Suite prior b9.1R11.4 Ivanti fixed this critical code execution issue in Pulse Connect Secure VPN early this month.

Malware 129

Malware VPN Authentication Hacking 129

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

The cybersecurity researchers observed threat actors obtaining initial access to organizations through a virtual private network (VPN) service without multifactor authentication (MFA) configured. The attackers mostly used Cisco vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3259 and CVE-2023-20269.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Encryption Antivirus VPN 107

Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

The ransomware attack reported in late 2023, targeted organizations’ networks using poorly secured VPN gateway on Cisco ASA or FTD devices. The attackers exploited the vulnerability CVE-2023-20269 in Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD).

Ransomware 110

Ransomware VPN Government Retail 110

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S.

Data breaches 90

Data breaches DDOS VPN Hacking 90

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

The hackers were also able to turn off the two-factor authentication (2FA). On March 17-18th, 2023, GENERAL BYTES experienced a security incident. “Please keep your CAS behind a firewall and VPN. Terminals should also connect to CAS via VPN. ” continues the notice.

Cryptocurrency 81

Cryptocurrency VPN Manufacturing Firewall 81

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4

Spyware 124

Spyware Manufacturing Small Business Surveillance 124

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2022

” These upgrades prove that Hive is one of the fastest evolving ransomware families in the cybercrime ecosystem. The group used a variety of attack methods, including malspam campaigns, vulnerable RDP servers, and compromised VPN credentials. key files. ” continues Microsoft.

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Encryption Ransomware Cybercrime Malware 117

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

ALPHV has been advertising the BlackCat Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) on the cybercrime forums XSS and Exploit since early December. Implement a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, secure location (e.g.,

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Antivirus Passwords Malware 107

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2022

Palo Alto Networks addressed a high-severity OpenSSL infinite loop vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0778 , that affects some of its firewall, VPN, and XDR products. “TLS servers may be affected if they are using client authentication (which is a less common configuration) and a malicious client attempts to connect to it.

Firewall 95

Firewall VPN Cybercrime Software 95

Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

Introduction to TLS and Certificate Transparency Log Securing Internet communications is crucial for maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of information in transit. 509 [2] certificates) and encrypted, authenticated connections (TLS [3] and its precursor, SSL [4] ). For instance, suppose firewall manufacturer ACME Inc.

DNS 89

DNS Manufacturing Firewall Internet 89

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points. .” Rhysida actors have been observed leveraging external-facing remote services (e.g.

Ransomware 117

Ransomware Manufacturing Healthcare Education 117

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

Use multifactor authentication where possible. Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks. Consider installing and using a VPN. Focus on cyber security awareness and training. Do not give all users administrative privileges. ? Disable unused ports. Disable hyperlinks in received emails.

Ransomware 99

Ransomware DDOS Passwords Backups 99

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The popular cybercrime gang is demanding a $4.5 “Equinix is currently investigating a security incident we detected that involves ransomware on some of our internal systems.” Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks. Consider installing and using a VPN. ” reads the statement.

Ransomware 108

Ransomware VPN Data breaches Advertising 108

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

PseudoManuscrypt supports a broad range of spying capabilities, such as stealing VPN connection data, logging keypresses, capturing screenshots and videos of the screen, recording sound with the microphone, stealing clipboard data and operating system event log data (which also makes stealing RDP authentication data possible), and much more.

Spyware 111

Spyware Energy and Utilities Malware Engineering 111

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Secure your back-ups and ensure data is not accessible for modification or deletion from the system where the data resides. Use multi-factor authentication with strong passwords, including for remote access services. Keep computers, devices, and applications patched and up-to-date.

Ransomware 86

Ransomware Financial Services Passwords VPN 86

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

Sophos Firewall affected by a critical authentication bypass flaw Mar 20- Mar 26 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict Security Affairs newsletter Round 358 by Pierluigi Paganini Western Digital addressed a critical bug in My Cloud OS 5 CISA adds 66 new flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

Firewall 80

Firewall Hacking DDOS VPN 80

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

US government networks are under attack, threat actors chained VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to gain unauthorized access to elections support systems. An attacker could also exploit the flaw to disable security features in the Netlogon authentication process and change a computer’s password on the domain controller’s Active Directory.

VPN 141

VPN Government Authentication Advertising 141

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

Data breaches 88

Data breaches Social Engineering Ransomware Malware 88

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks. Consider installing and using a VPN. Use multi-factor authentication with strong passwords. Install and regularly update anti-virus or anti-malware software on all hosts. Keep computers, devices, and applications patched and up-to-date. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 91

Ransomware VPN Authentication Passwords 91

Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

Wizard Spider is a cybercrime group affiliated with a what is sometimes called the Ransomware Cartel , a collective of underground groups identified by threat intelligence company Analyst1. Use multi-factor authentication where possible. Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks.

Healthcare 103

Healthcare Ransomware Encryption Passwords 103

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Ransomware Revenue Down As More Victims Refuse to Pay Energy giant Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware attack Hundreds Of Network Operators’ Credentials Found Circulating In Dark Web Fla.

Identity Theft 107

Identity Theft VPN Malware Ransomware 107

BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

One may know what the term VPN means, but what about when a VPN should be used and more importantly – not used, and what are the risks of using a VPN versus the benefits. Consequently, the need to know and understand information security at this level is an increasing requirement for privacy professionals.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Information Security VPN Authentication 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2022

Yesterday the cybercrime gang leaked 37GB of source code stolen from Microsoft’s Azure DevOps server. virtual private network (VPN), remote desktop protocol (RDP), virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) including Citrix, or Identity providers (including Azure Active Directory, Okta)). ” continues the analysis.

Accountability 101

Accountability VPN Social Engineering Hacking 101

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2023

million in critical infrastructure cyber projects via new program Ivanti Ships Urgent Patch for API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Defense contractor Belcan leaks admin password with a list of flaws Leaseweb is restoring ‘critical’ systems after security breach Microsoft is now a cybersecurity titan.

Cybercrime 80

Cybercrime Hacking Cryptocurrency Ransomware 80

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points. Rhysida actors leverage external-facing remote services (e.g.

Ransomware 121

Ransomware Hacking Engineering Manufacturing 121

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points. Rhysida actors leverage external-facing remote services (e.g.

Hacking 123

Hacking Ransomware Manufacturing Healthcare 123

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points. Rhysida actors leverage external-facing remote services (e.g.

Ransomware 116

Ransomware Encryption VPN Manufacturing 116

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points. Rhysida actors leverage external-facing remote services (e.g.

Ransomware 114

Ransomware Hacking Manufacturing Healthcare 114

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

For instance, we see a new trend emerging in the criminal ecosystem of spyware-based authentication data theft, with each individual attack being directed at a very small number of targets (from single digits to several dozen). Reselling of stolen information to fellow cybercriminals, competitors of the victim and other interested parties.

Spyware 107

Spyware Phishing Cybercrime Energy and Utilities 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

VPNs, RDPs) to gain initial access to the target network and maintain persistence. The group relied on compromised credentials to authenticate to internal VPN access points. Rhysida actors have been observed leveraging external-facing remote services (e.g.

Ransomware 116

Ransomware Cyber Attacks Manufacturing Healthcare 116

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.

Ransomware 126

Ransomware VPN Backups Firewall 126

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The group used various attack methods, including malspam campaigns, vulnerable RDP servers, and compromised VPN credentials. The threat actors were observed gaining initial access to victim networks by using single-factor logins via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), virtual private networks (VPNs), and other remote network connection protocols.

Ransomware 92

Ransomware VPN Manufacturing Healthcare 92