Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Citrix confirmed that a DDoS attack is targeting Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) networking equipment. Anyone seen UDP reflect DDoS attacks on #citrix #netscaler lately?? It seems a worldwide UDP:443 (EDT) DDOS attack against #NetScaler #gateway is active since last night. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The first DDoS attack observed by Akamai targeted a gaming company named FiveM , which allows gamers to host custom private servers for Grand Theft Auto Online. Use public key authentication for your SSH connections.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Fortinet researchers discovered new samples of RapperBot used to build a botnet to launch Distributed DDoS attacks against game servers. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered new samples of the RapperBot malware that are being used to build a DDoS botnet to target game servers. Once stored public keys stored in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys,

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DNS communicates in plain text and, without modification, DNS assumes that all information it receives is accurate, authentic, and authoritative. To protect the protocol, best practices will add additional protocols to the process that encrypt the DNS communication and authenticate the results.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

To build a robust information security strategy, one must understand and apply the core principles of information security. This blog post will delve into the fundamental principles underpinning effective information security principles and practices.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

Researchers at Imperva revealed that an undisclosed streaming service was hit by a massive DDoS attack that stopped it for 13 days. day DDoS massive attack powered by a Mirai botnet composed of 402,000 IoT devices. According to Imperva, it was the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seen. SecurityAffairs – DDoS, hacking).

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Someone leaking, stealing or selling account information can cause a sudden influx of spam emails. There are four main causes of spam emails: •Sold email: Websites sometimes sell email address information to third parties. Even without hitting enter, simply typing the information into a website is enough for them to get ahold of it.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Downtime limits incident response, increases the risk of data breaches, and can be used as leverage for DDoS attacks. Migration challenges result in incomplete transfers, which expose critical information to risk. Implement DDoS protection: Deploy dedicated protection mechanisms to prevent DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

million servers running the RPCBIND service from being used in amplified DDoS attacks. RPCBIND is software that provides client programs with the information they need about server programs available on a network. The data showed that a DDoS attack was in progress, coming from port 111 of several servers, all from other countries.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

Group-IB discovered a database allegedly belonging to a bulletproof hosting provider DDoS-Guard posted for sale on a cybercrime forum. The database supposedly contains information about DDoS-Guard’s customers, including their names, IP-addresses, and payment information. The seller registered this account on exploit[.]in

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Robin Banks migrated its infrastructure to DDoS-Guard, a Russian bulletproof hosting service. According to the popular investigator Brian Krebs , DDOS-GUARD also hosted content for conspiracy theory movements QAnon and 8chan, as well as the official site for the Hamas terrorist group.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for October 2023 covers a total of 103 CVEs, including three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting WordPad, Skype and the HTTP/2 “ Rapid Reset ” DDoS vulnerability. ” In some cases, the company advised, the information exposed could provide the attacker with access to internal networks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Researchers from SonicWall revealed that hackers are attempting to compromise Linear eMerge E3 smart building access systems to recruit them in a DDoS botnet. CVE-2019-7256 is actively being exploited by DDoS botnet operators. “ Attackers can easily obtain default passwords and identify internet-connected target systems. .

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

An attacker could use an internal API to launch DDoS attacks against companies by sending large volumes of traffic over a short period. Tools like two-factor authentication, rate limiting, and DDoS protection can go a long way in securing APIs. Two-factor authentication helps add a layer of security to your API.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 3, 2023

This is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our fifth Threat Horizons Report ( full version ) that we just released ( the official blog for #1 report , my unofficial blogs for #2 , #3 and #4 ). Now, go and read the report!

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2024

On 17 October 2024, European Union Member States must adopt and publish the measures necessary to comply with the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2). More stringent security requirements The goal of NIS2 is to protect network and information systems and the physical environment of those systems from incidents.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2022

The victims were informed in these letters that their house bank would change their security system – and their own account would be affected.” According to the German BKA, the suspects also carried out DDoS (distributed denial of service) attackers against the banks to cover up their fraudulent activities.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Wazawaka spent his early days on Exploit and other forums selling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that could knock websites offline for about USD $80 a day. Department of State has since offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any DarkSide affiliates. ” WHO IS WAZAWAKA?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2024

GitHub Enterprise Server and GitLab patched their authentication bypass and XSS issues. The problem: CVE-2024-4323 , a vulnerability in a popular logging program Fluent Bit, results in possible denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, information exposure, and remote code execution (RCE). 3.11.10, 3.10.12, and 3.9.15.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

. “The reason that it is infeasible for them to use in-browser injects include browser and OS protection measures, and difficulties manipulating dynamic pages for banks that require multi-factor authentication,” Holden said. ” The user manual says this option blocks the user from accessing their account for two hours.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Akamai discovered a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs, actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The probes were of low frequency and appeared to first attempt an authentication via a POST request and then, upon success, attempt a command injection exploitation.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Personal information from the inmate IDs has been redacted. Bloomberg Law reports that in response to a flood of jobless claims that exploit the lack of information sharing among states, the Labor Dept. to shore up their authentication efforts, with six more states under contract to use the service in the coming months.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prevention: Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) , educate users on password security, and regularly monitor accounts for suspicious activities. DDoS Attacks How they occur: Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks overload cloud and network systems, interrupting access and triggering service disruptions.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Data encryption in transit guarantees that information stays private while being sent across networks. Data encryption for data at rest ensures the security of information stored in the cloud. Authentication guarantees that users are who they say they are, typically through usernames and passwords or multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The attack_init function is also discarded, and the ddos attack function is called directly by the command processing function. ssh/authorized_keys file, the attacker can directly log into the remote server without password authentication. The analysis of the ELF sample revealed that it supports DDoS and backdoor commands.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2021

Who is behind the massive and prolonged Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that hit the Philippine human rights alliance Karapatan? The traces lead us to an Israeli firm offering access to millions of proxies in mobile operators, data centers and residential buildings – a perfect infrastructure to hide the source of DDoS attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Organizations shorten the time it takes to transmit and process information by storing it closer to where it is generated, reducing the window of risk and improving overall data security during transit. Understanding these risks helps firms implement informed risk management and mitigation strategies.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 12, 2023

The CyberPower DCIM platform lets IT teams manage, configure and monitor the infrastructure within a data center through the cloud, “serving as a single source of information and control for all devices.” CVE-2023-3267: OS Command Injection (Authenticated RCE; CVSS 7.5) CVE-2023-3261: Buffer Overflow (DOS; CVSS 7.5)

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

authentication to gather endpoint information for reporting and enforcement. The agent does not make any changes to the endpoint , so it will be suitable for BYOD, but it provides valuable information into the status of the device such as location data, dangerous applications, jail-broken devices, and OS versions.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Some of the biggest threats in cloud security are DDoS attacks, cloud storage buckets malware, insider threats, and APT attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks DDoS attacks flood cloud services with excessive traffic, rendering them inaccessible to users.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Cybernews research team discovered that Strendus, a Mexican-licensed online casino, had left public access to 85GB of its authentication logs, with hundreds of thousands of entries containing private gamblers’ data. Storing personal information in logs should be avoided, as it elevates their sensitivity level. User security log.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This shared certificate is then abused to bypass Cloudflare DDoS security and launch DDoS attacks against known server IP addresses. Exim Mail Server Critical RCE & Five Other Zero-Days Type of attack: Attackers can cause software crashes or remote code execution (RCE), or read information from vulnerable Exim mail servers.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2022

For a fee, the willing accomplice must provide their credentials and approve the MFA prompt or have the user install AnyDesk or other remote management software on a corporate workstation allowing the actor to take control of an authenticated system. ” LAPSUS$ recruiting insiders via its Telegram channel. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2023

DepositFiles’ clients are at risk of their personally identifiable information, files, and passwords being stolen. According to the team, there’s more than enough data for attackers to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, deploy ransomware, or cause financial losses. researchers said. researchers said.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Public-facing web applications without important or sensitive information may not need as much security as, say, a customer database containing personally identifiable information (PII), but they nonetheless should be secured with proper dev and security practices to avoid security issues that could escalate.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

pic.twitter.com/ucfPwk7zi6 — 安坂星海 Azaka VTuber (@AzakaSekai_) February 18, 2024 Azaka noticed that the hacking firm has a DDoS system relying on a bot that can infect Windows, Linux, or generic IoT devices. However, this breach offers a unique insight into the internal workings of a hacking contractor affiliated with a state.

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