SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Notably, LockBit exploited vulnerabilities such as CVE-2023-27350 in PaperCut NG and CVE-2023-0699 in Google Chrome, allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication and exploit heap corruption. IoT environments are likely to be worse in terms of mean time to exploitation and time to remediation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

On August 15, firmware security company IoT Inspector published details about the flaws. “On August 16th, three days ago, multiple vulnerabilities in a software SDK distributed as part of Realtek chipsets were disclosed by IoT Inspector Research Lab [1]. ” reported IoT Inspector. ” reported IoT Inspector.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For example, #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, celebrating its 20th anniversary this October, aims to empower people and organizations across every sector to protect critical assets against cybercrime. The rising reliance on cloud platforms creates an expanded attack surface for threat actors and adversarial nation-states to exploit.

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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. Use monitoring tools to observe whether IoT devices are behaving erratically due to a compromise.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Coffing notes that the recently discovered ThroughTek Kalay vulnerability compromised 83 million IoT devices , which better machine identity management could have prevented. The rise of automation and the IoT have resulted in enterprises unintentionally expanding their attack surface. This should come as no surprise.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Researchers from FortiGuard Labs first discovered the previously undetected RapperBot IoT botnet in August, and reported that it is active since mid-June 2022. ssh/authorized_keys, anyone with the corresponding private key can authenticate the SSH server without supplying a password. ” We are in the final!

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BH Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

FBI finds cybercrime losses reached . Polish up those PowerPoint presentations, here come some heavy-duty cybercrime figures. Reported financial losses due to cybercrime exceeded $4.2 MORE Planning an IoT project? Here’s the lowdown on IoT botnets from Trend Micro. You don’t want the answer to be ‘we dunno’.”.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Authentication for data transfer using this port is completely optional, and even when authentication is present, there is no encryption; in other words, the authentication data is sent as readable text. As interest in IoT devices grows, so, too, does interest in MQTT—which is concerning from a security standpoint.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Jha’s attacks effectively shut down Rutgers University’s central authentication server, which maintained, among other things, the gateway portal through which staff, faculty, and students delivered assignments and assessments,” reads the press release from the US Justice Department. “At

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

In a recent posting to a Russian-language cybercrime forum, an individual who’s been known to sell access to hacked online accounts kicked off an auction for “the admin panel of a big American ad platform.” ” “You can add new users to the ad system, edit existing ones and ad offers,” the seller wrote.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With a focus on strategic intelligence, our team is not only monitoring activity, but also investigating and monitoring open-source-intelligence from a diversity of sources to gain more insights into threat-activities around the globe – and these include an increase in the blending of cybercrime and nation-state operations. By John Fokker.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Rising Internet of Things (IoT) and remote health care adoption mean there’s a higher risk attackers could use one seemingly insignificant entry point to gain critical information. Training should cover best practices like using multifactor authentication and strong, unique passwords. Implement Strict Access Controls.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Cybercrime has become commercialised, with many cybercriminals selling their tools, stolen details and ransomware kits across the dark web which is giving easy access for others to replicate and cause more disruption. . Either way, they are more devious and better equipped than 12 months ago.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Additionally, be cautious when adding new friends; verify their authenticity through known offline connections. Consider segmenting your Wi-Fi networks: one for main use, one for guests, and another for IoT devices. Remember that some home devices, such as voice assistants and IoT gadgets, might not support robust protective software.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

In May, Malwarebytes researchers observed the Mac version of Dacls being distributed via a Trojanized two-factor authentication application for macOS called MinaOTP, mostly used by Chinese speakers. MATA is also able to target Linux-based diskless network devices, including such as routers, firewalls, or IoT devices.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

After the first vaccines appeared on the Internet – and especially dark web forums – a busy trade in vaccines began online, with no one being able to verify the authenticity of the vaccines being sold. The medical theme will forever be a popular one for use as bait in cybercrime schemes.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

While large and active Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) gangs like Conti, LockBit, and BlackCat always make headlines with their operations, it's important to learn about smaller ransomware families, as they can provide insight and help us understand more about cybercrime gangs as a whole.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

. “we disclose BrakTooth, a family of new security vulnerabilities in commercial BT stacks that range from denial of service (DoS) via firmware crashes and deadlocks in commodity hardware to arbitrary code execution (ACE) in certain IoTs.” ” reads the post published by the researchers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

That is why criminals have historically chosen to focus on this industry over the years, with organized crime evolving into organized cybercrime. 44% of financial services organizations prioritized multifactor authentication (MFA) as the most effective security technology for preventing cyberattacks.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The partners aim to combine fingerprint and facial data to more effectively authenticate employees in workplace settings. By integrating Robbie.AI’s leading-edge facial ID technology with SureID’s network of fingerprinting kiosks, now used to authenticate employees, the partners are taking aim at a sky high goal, Marquez says.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Weak access and permissions, therefore, may cause data breaches through: Inadequate authentication – weak verifications can result in data breaches by unauthorized employees in the organization. Rapid technological advancements and potential security gaps due to the growing sophistication of cybercrimes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

The Outlaw Botnet uses brute force and SSH exploit (exploit Shellshock Flaw and Drupalgeddon2 vulnerability ) to achieve remote access to the target systems, including server and IoT devices. We suggest to harden and update your SSH server configuring authentication with authorized keys and disabling passwords. Technical Analysis.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2023

By Chinatu Uzuegbu, CISSP, CEO/Managing Cyber Security Consultant at RoseTech CyberCrime Solutions Ltd. The organization leverages on the Microsoft Kerberos Authentication framework to promote single sign-on (SSO) handshake and minimize single point of failure.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Researchers from FortiGuard Labs discovered the previously undetected RapperBot IoT botnet in August, and reported that it is active since mid-June 2022. ssh/authorized_keys, anyone with the corresponding private key can authenticate the SSH server without supplying a password. Once stored public keys stored in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys,

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

The one that scares me the most is that with this data and its analysis, adversaries could perpetuate not only cybercrimes, but also physical crimes like looting or kidnapping.”. At the very least, there should have been some form of multi-factor authentication or password vault to protect the [server] account.

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Jane Frankland

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

However, as traditional company perimeters are replaced by an array of network infrastructures which include cloud technologies, remote machines and their users (employees and third parties), edge computing and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, threats will rise due to a larger attack surface.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

As cybercrime flourishes and evolves, organizations need a fleet of tools to defend and investigate incidents. Today, in a world with billions of devices, Paraben covers forensic investigations involving email, computers, smartphones, and IoT devices. Global Digital Forensic. DFS Market Trends.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Progress in combating cybercrime Europol and the U.S. This Windows vulnerability allows starting automatic authentication on behalf of the user on a host running Outlook. TOP 10 threats delivered to IoT devices via Telnet Verdict %* 1 Trojan-Downloader.Linux.NyaDrop.b 41.39% 2 Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b 9.63% 4 Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ba

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. The FaceTime bug definitely proves that your phone can be used as a remote listening device "without any authentication" — Marcus J. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

He used a toy whistle from a cereal box to mimic the tone used by the phone company to authenticate calls. Hackers started using the internet to commit cybercrimes, such as stealing credit card numbers and personal information. The early 2000s also saw the emergence of new forms of cybercrime, such as phishing and malware attacks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Microsoft recently released its Digital Defense Report 2022 , examining the current threat landscape, touching on the first "hybrid war" that is the Ukraine-Russia conflict, reviewing the current state of cybercrime, and identifying the characteristics needed to successfully defend against future threats. The key takeaway?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Remember to use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on accounts wherever it is available, especially on accounts that have financial information such as online banking, credit card, and retirement accounts. With the increasing proliferation of hackers, malware, and cybercrime, cybersecurity solutions are vital investments for any organization.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

The federal government has become increasingly involved in pushing back against cybercrime, particularly ransomware. We see that trend in cybercrime almost every year after Christmas and holidays,” he said. Ransomware is the Focus. But as it is with much in the cybersecurity world, there was a focus on ransomware in the report.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A recent leak has put it in the hands of cybercrime actors and it is very likely that by the end of the year we will see it involved in APT cases too. Okta is a widely used authentication services provider, and it is safe to assume that a hacker controlling their network would be able to infect any of their customers.

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