Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Cisco fixed three high-severity flaws in Webex video conferencing system, Video Surveillance 8000 Series IP Cameras and Identity Services Engine. The most severe of these vulnerabilities is a Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service issue in Cisco’s Video Surveillance 8000 Series IP Cameras. received a CVSS score of 8.8

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security. Despite this, physical security must be implemented correctly to prevent attackers from gaining physical access and taking whatever they desire. Access control is the restricting of access to a system.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group and Google Project Zero experts focus on attacks carried out by nation-state actors or surveillance firms, this means that one of these threat actors may be behind the exploitation of the Qualcomm flaws. CVE-2023-28540 : Improper Authentication in Data Modem.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

FortiGuard Labs researchers observed a worrisome level of attacks attempting to exploit an authentication bypass vulnerability in TBK DVR devices. Threat actors are attempting to exploit a five-year-old authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2018-9995 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TBK DVR devices.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2024

Researchers spotted a macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024. Initial analysis revealed that the panel’s code had a critical mistake: it checked for authorization only after loading all scripts, briefly displaying the authenticated view to unauthorized users.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

According to the alert issued by the FBI, the swatters have been hijacking smart devices such as video and audio capable home surveillance devices. “Recently, offenders have been using victims’ smart devices, including video and audio capable home surveillance devices, to carry out swatting attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2023

Detection and Prevention Tools that attempt to prevent cyberattacks are often designed to keep outsiders out, using firewalls, authentication and authorization, signature-based detection, and other measures. While these are important and effective parts of a robust and layered security strategy, they are not effective against insider threats.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Microsoft is already providing passwordless features to Azure Active Directory, and for Google, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become mandatory. While big tech phases in new authentication solutions, Dashlane — a password manager used by more than 20,000 companies and more than 15 million users — made a full switch.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

LockBit ransomware gang hit the Commission des services electriques de Montréal (CSEM) Social engineering attacks target Okta customers to achieve a highly privileged role Talos wars of customizations of the open-source info stealer SapphireStealer UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler Researchers released a free decryptor for the Key (..)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Naturally, threat actors follow the trend and exploit the technology for surveillance, payload delivery, kinetic operations, and even diversion. The Sanrock drone has an open Wi-fi network standard that doesn’t require authentication, such as use of a Pre-shared key, to connect to it.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In 2015, the hacker who breached the systems of the Italian surveillance firm Hacking Team leaked a 400GB package containing hacking tools and exploits codes. Such a scenario would typically require exploiting vulnerabilities in the BIOS update authentication process.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2022

Researchers from security firm Trellix discovered some critical vulnerabilities in HID Mercury Access Controllers that can be exploited by attackers to remotely unlock doors. The flaws impact products manufactured by LenelS2, a provider of advanced physical security solutions (i.e. Overall 4.8.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. increased rewards for info on North Korea-linked threat actors to $10 million Threat actors leverages DLL-SideLoading to spread Qakbot malware Zero Day attacks target online stores using PrestaShop? and Blackmatter ransomware U.S.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Security researchers from Check Point discovered an Android malware, developed by an Iran-linked group dubbed Rampant Kitten, that is able to bypass 2FA. Rampant Kitten has been active at least since 2014 and was involved in ongoing surveillance operations against Iranian minorities, anti-regime organizations, and resistance movements.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia was also interviewed as part of the same TV program and described how his experts discovered the attack when hackers attempted to bypass two-factor authentication. “Just like everybody working from home, we have two-factor authentication. A code pops up on our phone. We have to type in that code.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

“These vulnerabilities could impact access to a vehicle fuel supply, vehicle control, or allow locational surveillance of vehicles in which the device is installed.” CVE-2022-2141 (CVSS score: 9.8) – Improper authentication allows a user to send some SMS commands to the GPS tracker without a password.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

US DoJ announced to have shut down the Russian RSOCKS Botnet MaliBot Android Banking Trojan targets Spain and Italy Chinese DriftingCloud APT exploited Sophos Firewall Zero-Day before it was fixed Experts link Hermit spyware to Italian surveillance firm RCS Lab and a front company A Microsoft 365 feature can ransom files on SharePoint and OneDriveCould (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

In March 2021, hackers gained access to a security company’s surveillance cameras and live-streamed those video feeds from hospitals, jails, schools, police stations, gyms, and even Tesla. Use 2FA or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on your router to provide an additional layer of security.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Is multi-factor authentication established, and are staff instructed on how to use it?

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Notice Bored

OCTOBER 14, 2021

"Information transfer" is another ambiguous, potentially misleading title for a policy, even if it includes "information security". One way flows or a mutual, bilateral or multilateral exchange of information. There is a common factor, however, namely information risk. Policy axioms (guiding principles) A.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2022

TB of Russian data Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

Uniquely, the attack is a black-box attack that was developed without any detailed knowledge of the algorithms used by the search engine, and the exploit is transferable to any AI application dealing with faces for internet services, biometric security, surveillance, law enforcement, and any other scenarios. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

.” Experts also detailed the KdcSponge credential stealer, which hooks into the Windows LSASS API from within the LSASS process to steal credentials from inbound attempts to authenticate via the Kerberos service (“KDC Service”). KdcSponge allows capturing the domain name, username, and password.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. Here are some of the most dangerous Android app permissions: Location Access: This permission allows apps to track the user’s precise location using GPS and network information.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Authentication Bypass / Remote Command Execution EnGenius EnShare IoT Gigabit Cloud Service 1.4.11 Remote Command Execution ASMAX AR 804 gu Web Management Console Arbitrary Command Execution ASUS DSL-N12E_C1 1.1.2.3_345 Remote Command Execution Asus RT56U 3.0.0.4.360 Remote Command Injection AWStats Totals 1.14 264 VGA IP Camera M2.1.6

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This includes Israeli spyware that could install surveillance software on a target’s phone by simply calling them through WhatsApp. Infographic for the table above: If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. About the author Bernard Meyer. SecurityAffairs – hacking, messaging apps).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is considered to be the gold standard in information security. Those doors lead to many different types of positions and opportunities, thus making the information security community dynamic and multifaceted.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Traceability back to individual users == surveillance, authoritarian IMHO. Plausible deniability is probably more convenient to those involved, than actual security. One of the constant themes that came back to me via Twitter was "plausible deniability": “Plausible deniability” was not named, but my first thought.

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