Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2022

Researchers from Cyber looked for VNC exposed over the internet and discovered over 8000 VNC instances with authentication disabled, most of them in China, Sweden, and the United States. Exposing VNCs to the internet, increases the likelihood of a cyberattack. connected via VNC and exposed over the internet.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Threat actors targeted tens thousands of unauthenticated Redis servers exposed on the internet as part of a cryptocurrency campaign. The tool is not designed to be exposed on the Internet, however, researchers spotted tens thousands Redis instance publicly accessible without authentication. ” warns Censys.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2024

.” The researchers pointed out that despite the vulnerable service is intended for LAN access only, querying Shodan they identified over 91,000 devices that expose the service to the Internet. Most of the Internet-facing devices are in South Korea, Hong Kong, the U.S., Sweden, and Finland. running on OLED55CXPUA webOS 6.3.3-442

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

There seems to be a new stealer in town called #TroyStealer , targeting Portuguese internet users EXE: [link] Exfil email address: domionhuby@gmail.com Has anyone seen this threat before? /cc Finally, the malware validates there is a valid Internet connection through a speed test website. on Twitter, and targeting Portuguese users.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Experts warn that hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers vulnerable in the attempt to exploit the CVE-2020-0688 RCE. Hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers affected by the CVE-2020-0688 remote code execution flaw. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Meanwhile, any hacker viewing the information will see random bits of text with no apparent meaning. Password Protection & Authentication. Apple’s iPhone X, for instance, uses a feature called Face ID, which scans your facial features with infrared sensors and turns that information into a password. About the author.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

Hackers are conducting a mass-scanning the Internet for vulnerable Salt installs that could allow them to hack the organizations, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform. The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2020-11651 and CVE-2020-11652, are a directory traversal issue and an authentication bypass vulnerability respectively.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

A new malware named Cuttlefish targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data. Cuttlefish has a modular structure, it was designed to primarily steal authentication data from web requests passing through the router from the local area network (LAN).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2024

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warned of thousands of Microsoft Exchange servers in the country vulnerable to critical flaws. “Around 45,000 Microsoft Exchange servers in Germany can currently be accessed from the Internet without restrictions. ” reads the alert published by the BSI.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 2, 2024

Jim and I talk about the findings of DirectDefense’s latest Security Operations Threat Report and dig into the intriguing ways artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping both cyberattack and defense automation strategies. Jim Broome is the President and CTO at DirectDefense.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The vulnerability was discovered by security researchers at Positive Technologies and disclosed to Citrix in October 10, 2023. Security firm Mandiant observed threat actors hijacking sessions where session data was stolen before the patch deployment and subsequently used by the threat actor.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2020

Hackers have been scanning the Internet for SAP systems affected by RECON vulnerability, researchers from Bad Packets warn. Researchers from Bad Packets reported that threat actors have been scanning the Internet for SAP systems affected by RECON vulnerability , , tracked as CVE-2020-6287. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Background This problem really came to a head when the internet rapidly grew from a government project to a major medium for electronic commercial transactions. Thanks to the application of advanced math and science, Public Key Cryptography was used to develop a means of securing ecommerce over the internet.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Almost a million files with minors’ data, including home addresses and photos were left open to anyone on the internet, posing a threat to children. The DigitalOcean storage bucket, containing almost a million sensitive files, was left open to anyone without requiring authentication.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Avoid entering any data if you see a warning message about a site’s authenticity. Most browsers will alert you if a site isn’t secure. If you’re unsure, avoid entering sensitive information or use a privacy screen to block prying eyes.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ivanti warns customers of a new authentication bypass vulnerability in its Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateway devices. “An XML external entity or XXE vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2023

Researchers warn of about 19,500 end-of-life Cisco VPN routers on the Internet that are exposed to the recently disclosed RCE exploit chain. The IT giant announced that these devices will receive no security updates to address the bug because they have reached end of life (EoL). reads the advisory published by the company.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Cisco is aware of active exploitation of a previously unknown vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software when exposed to the internet or to untrusted networks.” Cisco recommends admins to disable the HTTP server feature on systems exposed on the Internet. reads the advisory published by the company.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It was a bit shocking that we were able to reach the deserialization sink without any authentication.” hosts exposed on the internet that are running WS_FTP, they also published a PoC exploit for this vulnerability. All versions of WS_FTP Server are affected by these vulnerabilities.” Assetnote researchers discovered about 2.9k

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The number of internet-facing cameras in the world is growing exponentially. Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. New research by Cybernews shows an exponential rise in the uptake of internet-facing cameras. Surge in internet-facing cameras.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

. “In March 2023, cyber actors used the software vulnerabilities of security authentication and network-linked systems in series to gain unauthorised access to the intranet of a target organisation.” “If it hadn’t been blocked, large amounts of information stored in the internal network could have been leaked.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2024

“This vulnerability would require an authenticated attacker on a guest VM to send specially crafted file operation requests on the VM to hardware resources on the VM which could result in remote code execution on the host server.” The vulnerability CVE-2024-21407 is a Remote Code Execution issue in the Windows Hyper-V.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2024

They aim to exploit modular, internet-exposed Industrial Control Systems (ICS), targeting software components like human machine interfaces (HMIs). The threat actors were observed using methods such as exploiting virtual network computing (VNC) remote access software and default passwords. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Sandworm were observed targeting open ports and unprotected RDP or SSH interfaces to gain access to the internet-facing systems. ’ The CERT-UA also reported that the state-sponsored hackers used compromised VPN accounts that weren’t protected by multi-factor authentication. “Note (!) .’ “Note (!)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

No wonder Russia has been preparing to cut itself off from the global internet, hoping to move key government institutions to a sovereign Runet – a pan-Russian web limited to the Federation – to make them less prone to cyber attacks. Ideally, VNC should be used only with authenticated users, such as system administrators.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The threat actor compromised network administrator credentials through the account of a former employee that was used to successfully authenticate to an internal virtual private network (VPN) access point. Neither of the two administrative accounts had multifactor authentication (MFA) enabled.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

” reads the advisory published by the security firm. “Successful exploits could allow attackers to monitor users’ internet activity, highjack internet connections and redirect traffic to malicious websites or inject malware into network traffic. “NETGEAR recommends users update these devices immediately.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

“The vulnerability may enable an unauthenticated attacker with HTTP(S) access to a TeamCity server to bypass authentication checks and gain administrative control of that TeamCity server.” We always recommend upgrading your server to the latest version to benefit from many other security updates.” through 2023.11.2.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Below is the list of flaws exploited by the ransomware gang’s affiliate: CVE-2021-27876 : The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. It supports multiple authentication schemes: SHA authentication is one of these.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2024

Threat actors without a valid TLS client certificate enrolled through EPMM cannot directly exploit this issue on the Internet.” The advisory provides details about the exploitation in the wild of Connect Secure and Policy Secure vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 , CVE-2024-21887 , and CVE-2024-21893.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Datacenter Proxies: this blog post examines the contours of each type and provides info on how to choose the perfect proxy option In the robust landscape of the digital era, our need for privacy, security, and accessibility on the internet has never been more acute. So, how do you choose between the knight and the maverick?

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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

JANUARY 9, 2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2024 fixed 49 flaws in Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; Azure; NET Framework and Visual Studio; SQL Server; Windows Hyper-V; and Internet Explorer. ” reported the post published by the Zero Day Initiative.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2023

Proof-of-concept exploit code for critical Ivanti Sentry authentication bypass flaw CVE-2023-38035 has been released. Researchers released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for critical Ivanti Sentry authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2023-38035 (CVSS score 9.8). reads the advisory published by the company.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

” To infiltrate the cloud-hosted network of the majority of victims, attackers have to authenticate themselves successfully with the cloud provider. These accounts aren’t operated by a human and for this reason lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA). ” continues the advisory.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The confidentiality of information in internet communications. Internet communications use the protocol called TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), which allows information to be transmitted from one computer to another through a series of intermediate computers and networks. The hash function.

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