The Last Watchdog

MAY 3, 2021

Encryption agility is going to be essential as we move forward with digital transformation. All of the technical innovation cybersecurity vendors are churning out to deal with ever-expanding cyber risks, at the end of the day, come down to protecting encrypted data. Refer: The vital role of basic research.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2024

This trick allows attackers to obtain bypass authentication. “ Furthermore, NAS devices should never be exposed to the internet as they are commonly targeted to steal data or encrypt in ransomware attacks. Netsecfish reported that over 92,000 Internet-facing devices are vulnerable. The command is decoded and executed.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 25, 2021

Thanks to a couple of milestone hacks disclosed at the close of 2020 and start of 2021, they will forever be associated with putting supply-chain vulnerabilities on the map. Similarly, the SolarWinds and Mimecast hacks are precursors of increasingly clever and deeply-damaging hacks of the global supply chain sure to come.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2022

Hive ransomware operators have improved their file-encrypting module by migrating to Rust language and adopting a more sophisticated encryption method. The most important change in the latest Hive variant is the encryption mechanism it adopts. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Hive ransomware). ” continues Microsoft. .

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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. We also have evidence that a threat actor exfiltrated an encryption key for a portion of the encrypted backups.” ” reads an update provided by the company. .”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

versions are affected by the vulnerability dubbed BLURtooth which allows hackers to defeat Bluetooth encryption. The vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to overwrite or lower the strength of the pairing key, defeating the protocol encryption. Bluetooth 4.0 affects “dual-mode” Bluetooth devices, like modern smartphones.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

The Password management solution LastPass revealed that the threat actors had access to its systems for four days during the August hack. We can also confirm that there is no evidence that this incident involved any access to customer data or encrypted password vaults.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, hack).

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2024

When a website gets hacked, the aftermath can be expensive and long-lasting, and the recovery process is often extremely difficult. But what happens if a hack has already occurred? Next, let's discuss the steps to take to recover from a hack. So, instead of panicking, relax and focus on fixing your hacked WordPress site.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. The Akira ransomware operators implement a double extortion model by exfiltrating victims’ data before encrypting it.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. The Akira ransomware gang targets Cisco VPN products to gain initial access to corporate networks and steal their data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Messaging services use classical public key cryptography, such as RSA, Elliptic Curve signatures, and Diffie-Hellman key exchange, to establish secure end-to-end encrypted connections between devices. However, researchers believe that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could compromise of end-to-end encrypted communications.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2023

Experts warn of a severe privilege escalation, tracked as CVE-2023-30799 , in MikroTik RouterOS that can be exploited to hack vulnerable devices. A remote and authenticated attacker can escalate privileges from admin to super-admin on the Winbox or HTTP interface.” “MikroTik RouterOS stable before 6.49.7

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It was just a few short years ago that the tech sector, led by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft, commenced a big push to increase the use of HTTPS – and its underlying TLS authentication and encryption protocol. Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are often unaware of the risks they take on, which can include hacking, fraud, phishing, and more. 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

AUGUST 27, 2023

The Polish domestic security agency is investigating a hacking attack on the national railways, Polish media report. Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and national police have launched an investigation into a hacking attack on the state’s railway network. ” “It is three tonal messages sent consecutively.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

As the dust settles following the recently disclosed hack of NewsCorp , important lessons are emerging for the cybersecurity and journalism communities. ’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) Related: How China challenged Google in Operation Aurora.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Threat actors are distributing the GravityRAT remote access trojan masqueraded as an end-to-end encrypted chat application named SoSafe Chat. Threat actors are distributing the GravityRAT RAT masqueraded as an end-to-end encrypted chat application named SoSafe Chat. SecurityAffairs – hacking, GravityRAT). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Each time we use a mobile app or website-hosted service, digital certificates and the Public Key Infrastructure ( PKI ) come into play — to assure authentication and encrypt sensitive data transfers. This is a fundamental component of Digital Trust – and the foundation for securing next-gen digital connections.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Researchers demonstrated how crooks could hack Diebold Nixdorf’s Wincor Cineo ATMs to bypass black-box attack protections and withdraw cash. An attacker with access to the dispenser controller’s USB port can install an outdated or modified firmware version to bypass the encryption and make cash withdrawals.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

CVE-2020-24587 : mixed key attack (reassembling fragments encrypted under different keys). while the implementation vulnerabilities are: CVE-2020-26145 : Accepting plaintext broadcast fragments as full frames (in an encrypted network). CVE-2020-26146 : Reassembling encrypted fragments with non-consecutive packet numbers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

” Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Brocade) The following vulnerabilities, discovered by the security researcher Pierre Barre , impact all versions up to 2.3.0 These switches are running Linux and are powerful. They are ideal to host implants.”

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app’s authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

According to researchers, the leak revealed an authentication server with login details and information on Liquipedia’s users along with authentication details for Liquipedia admins. RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) is an encryption system used for secure data transmission. Our team contacted Liquipedia in late October.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Domain Name System Security Extension (DNSSEC) protocols authenticate DNS traffic by adding support for cryptographically signed responses. To help clarify DNSSEC, we will explore both the DNSSEC features and benefits and compare it against DNS Security, DNS Crypt, and Encrypted DNS. What Are DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC)?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Braun ‘s Infusomat Space Large Volume Pump and SpaceStation that could be remotely hacked. CVE-2021-33885 – Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CVSS 9.7) CVE-2021-33882 – Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVSS 8.2) An attacker doesn’t need any authentication to conduct the attack.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.” 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

Fortra addressed a new authentication bypass vulnerability impacting GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer) product. Fortra warns customers of a new authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-0204 (CVSS score 9.8), impacting the GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer) product.

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The company will also soon support the use of physical authentication keys with Apple ID, and is adding contact verification for iMessage in 2023.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2020

DigiLocker provides an account in cloud to every Aadhaar holder to access authentic documents/certificates such as driving license, vehicle registration, academic mark sheet in digital format from the original issuers of these certificates. SecurityAffairs – digilocker, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2019

Dragonblood researchers found two new weaknesses in WPA3 protocol that could be exploited to hack WPA3 protected WiFi passwords. A group of researchers known as Dragonblood (Mathy Vanhoef and Eyal Ronen ) devised new methods to hack WPA3 protected WiFi passwords by exploiting two new vulnerabilities dubbed Dragonblood flaws.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k , in Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress expose over a billion devices to hack. This serious flaw, assigned CVE-2019-15126, causes vulnerable devices to use an all-zero encryption key to encrypt part of the user’s communication.” ” continues ESET.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. Look for the “https” in the website’s URL—it means there’s some level of encryption. Most browsers will alert you if a site isn’t secure.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

.” According to the company, attackers accessed personal details of the users, including names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and also encrypted passwords. The company confirmed that the an investigation into the hack is still ongoing. SecurityAffairs – hacking, LiveAuctioneers ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

By engaging third-party experts to simulate real-world hacks, companies can proactively uncover potential weaknesses and address them promptly. Implement strong data encryption. Data encryption is fundamental for protecting sensitive information in alternative asset trading. •Conduct regular penetration testing.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2022

OpenSSL Patches New Bug Targeting Encryption [Lessons from Heartbleed]. A flaw in the encryption algorithm used to underpin OpenSSL was exploited, triggering an infinite number of requests when certain input value(s) are used. “The Because OpenSSL is everywhere, infiltrating it is like hitting the hacking jackpot.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 22, 2022

MEGA, the cloud storage provider and file hosting service, is very proud of its end-to-end encryption. All your data on MEGA is encrypted with a key derived from your password; in other words, your password is your main encryption key. The MEGA client derives an authentication key and an encryption key from the password.

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