Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The government experts also ordered to monitor the authentication or identity management services that could be exposed and urged to isolate the systems from any enterprise resources to the greatest degree possible. is an Authentication Bypass issue that resides in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, x and Ivanti Policy Secure.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

According to SAM Seamless Network , over 200,000 businesses are using Fortigate VPN with default settings, exposing them to the risk of a hack. In response to the spreading of Coronavirus across the world, many organizations deployed VPN solutions, including Fortigate VPN, to allow their employers to work from their homes.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2024

Ticketmaster confirms data breach impacting 560 million customers Critical Apache Log4j2 flaw still threatens global finance Crooks stole more than $300M worth of Bitcoin from the exchange DMM Bitcoin ShinyHunters is selling data of 30 million Santander customers Over 600,000 SOHO routers were destroyed by Chalubo malware in 72 hours LilacSquid APT (..)

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As a tradeoff for enjoying our digital lives, we’ve learned to live with password overload and even tolerate two-factor authentication. I had a chance to discuss this seminal transition with George Avetisov, co-founder and chief executive officer of HYPR , a Manhattan-based supplier of advanced authentication technologies.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 20, 2021

Over the past few months, several cyberespionage groups, including one believed to be tied to the Chinese government, have been breaking into the networks of organizations from the United States and Europe by exploiting vulnerabilities in VPN appliances from zero-trust access provider Pulse Secure. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

According to the NCSC-FI, six out of seven infections were caused by Akira family malware. “Of these, three were found to be activated during the longer vacations of the Christmas season. In addition, during Christmas, there was one incident caused by another ransomware malware family.” concludes the alert.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to conduct a brute force attack in an attempt to identify valid username and password combinations or an authenticated, remote attacker to establish a clientless SSL VPN session with an unauthorized user. ” reads the advisory published by the IT giant. or earlier).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

Upon achieving an MFA push acceptance, the attacker had access to the VPN in the context of the targeted user. “Initial access to the Cisco VPN was achieved via the successful compromise of a Cisco employee’s personal Google account. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Yanluowang ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. CISA published five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. ” reads CISA’s advisory.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

According to the NCSC-FI, six out of seven infections were caused by Akira family malware. In addition, during Christmas, there was one incident caused by another ransomware malware family.” Cisco investigated the hacking campaign with the help of Rapid7. ” reads the NCSC-FI’s alert. concludes the alert.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

Pulse Secure has fixed a zero-day flaw in the Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) SSL VPN appliance that threat actors are actively exploiting in the wild. that allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as the root user via maliciously crafted meeting room. reads the report published by FireEye.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Akira ransomware targets Finnish organizations GitLab fixed a critical zero-click account hijacking flaw Juniper Networks fixed a critical RCE bug in its firewalls and switches Vast Voter Data Leaks Cast Shadow Over Indonesia ’s 2024 Presidential Election Researchers created a PoC for Apache OFBiz flaw CVE-2023-51467 Team Liquid’s wiki leak exposes (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Tripwire VERT security team spotted almost 800,000 SonicWall VPN appliances exposed online that are vulnerable to the CVE-2020-5135 RCE flaw. Security experts from the Tripwire VERT security team have discovered 795,357 SonicWall VPN appliances that were exposed online that are vulnerable to the CVE-2020-5135 RCE flaw.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Financially motivated threat actors are using Cookie Theft malware in phishing attacks against YouTube creators since late 2019. Below are the job descriptions used to recruit the hackers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

From March 18, 2024, to April 16, 2024, Duo Security and Cisco Talos observed large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services. Threat actors use these RESIPs to evade detection.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. The researchers found that just being able to reach the management interface for a vulnerable Fortinet SSL VPN appliance was enough to completely compromise the devices.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 30, 2022

Introduction: Hacking forums often double up as underground marketplaces where cybercriminals buy, rent, and sell all kinds of malicious illegal products, including software, trojans, stealers, exploits, and leaked credentials. Use multi-factor authentication where applicable. Avoid visiting unknown sites. PWS.Blackguard.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Below is the list of the flaws addressed by the company: CVE-2023-6397 – A null pointer dereference vulnerability in some firewall versions could allow a LAN-based attacker to cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions by downloading a crafted RAR compressed file onto a LAN-side host if the firewall has the “Anti-Malware” feature enabled.

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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. Earlier versions of the ransomware were written in C++ and the malware added the.akira extension to the encrypted files.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Related: Poll confirms rise of Covid 19-related hacks. Set-up 2-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication or two-step verification involves adding a step to add an extra layer of protection to accounts. Since a VPN tunnels traffic through a server in a location of your choosing. Secure home router.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Avoid entering any data if you see a warning message about a site’s authenticity. Also, consider using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to encrypt your data and make it unreadable to hackers. Invest in a VPN to encrypt your data and ensure websites you use have SSL/TSL certificates (look for “https” in the URL).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

. “The investigation found that the initial compromise occurred as a result of downloading and running a file that mimicked the “Advanced IP Scanner” software, but actually contained the Vidar malware.” CERT-UA also reported that the Somnia malware is evolving. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Somnia).

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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% Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has hacked eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between since May 2023. ’ The CERT-UA also reported that the state-sponsored hackers used compromised VPN accounts that weren’t protected by multi-factor authentication. “Note (!)

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

According to 2023 statistics , only one in four affected organizations identified an incident as a result of detecting suspicious activity (launch of hacker tools, malware, network scanners, etc.) Most often, communication between the service provider and the client takes place via VPN connections and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

According to the NCSC-FI, six out of seven infections were caused by Akira family malware. The ransomware attack reported in late 2023, targeted organizations’ networks using poorly secured VPN gateway on Cisco ASA or FTD devices. Like other ransomware gangs, the group has developed a Linux encryptor to target VMware ESXi servers.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

They include a damaging bug that allows an unauthorized user to create administrative accounts on a network ( CVE-2021-20021 ) and two others that allow an already-authenticated attacker to read ( CVE-2021-20023 ) and upload ( CVE-2021-20022 ) files on the victim’s remote host. million SonicWall user groups. million SonicWall user groups.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

CLOP ransomware operators have allegedly hacked IndiaBulls Group , an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Gurgaon, India. CLOP ransomware operators have allegedly hacked the Indian conglomerate IndiaBulls Group , its primary businesses are housing finance, consumer finance, and wealth management. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2021

The Hacker News reported in exclusive that the security firm SonicWall was hacked as a result of a coordinated attack on its internal systems. TheHackerNews revealed in an exclusive that the security provider SonicWall was hacked on Friday. Below the list of affected products shared by THN: NetExtender VPN client version 10.x

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2023

The vulnerability is a pre-authentication command injection issue that impacts the Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AAZF.14)C0, “Zyxel has released patches addressing a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in some NAS versions.” 14)C0, NAS540 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AATB.11)C0,

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2023

Attackers could also target the company with malware, ransomware, unauthorized access to business payment systems, etc.,” This would make it extremely complicated for the company to inform its clients about a data breach or to warn them of malware attacks,” researchers said. researchers said. What DepositFiles data was exposed?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Zyxel addressed tens of vulnerabilities that expose users to cyber attacks, including command injection and authentication bypass. CVE-2023-5960 – An improper privilege management vulnerability in the hotspot feature of some firewall versions could allow an authenticated local attacker to access the system files on an affected device.

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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. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, Cisco). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Why do hackers want to hack our webcams?” Check the source: Exercise caution when downloading files from sites that cannot be relied upon, like torrenting sites, since the downloaded files can be infected with malware. However, some amusing videos could turn into nightmares if a hacker is on the opposite side of the meeting.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The name PseudoManuscrypt comes from the similarities with the Manuscrypt malware used by the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group in attacks aimed at the defense industry. The PseudoManuscrypt loader is delivered via a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform that distributes the malicious code in pirated software installer archives.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

With a VPN like Surfshark to encrypt your online traffic and keep it protected against any security breach, your valuable data isn’t going to get compromised easily anytime soon. Two-factor authentication . Anti-virus and anti-malware . Use a VPN to protect your online security and privacy. Firewalls . Monitoring system.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Russian-linked group, dubbed "Nobelium" by Microsoft, has continued its hacking campaigns targeting business and government entities around the globe, according to new research from Mandiant. Use of credentials likely obtained from an info-stealer malware campaign by a third-party actor to gain initial access to organizations.".

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