Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A user authentication database was stolen from the nonprofit , which also was been beset by a series of DDoS attacks, and a pro-Palestinian threat group has taken credit for the attacks and the data breach. The post Internet Archive is Attacked and 31 Million Files Stolen appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 24, 2021

This post is an attempt to create an easy-to-use security model for the average internet user. Basically, how secure is someone’s current behavior with respect to passwords and authentication, and how can they improve? People like moving up rankings, so let’s use that! How to use this model.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The second bug fixed this month that is already seeing in-the-wild exploitation is CVE-2024-43451 , a spoofing flaw that could reveal Net-NTLMv2 hashes , which are used for authentication in Windows environments. For a more detailed breakdown of today’s patches from Microsoft, check out the SANS Internet Storm Center’s list.

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Zero Day

JUNE 17, 2025

Those codes are supposed to serve as two-factor authentication to confirm our identity and prevent scammers from accessing our accounts through a password alone. Here's how it happened and why it's a problem. Written by Lance Whitney, Contributor June 17, 2025 at 11:25 a.m.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2022

Perhaps not coincidently, it comes at a time when enterprises have begun adopting passwordless authentication systems in mission-critical parts of their internal operations. Fortifications, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password managers, proved to be mere speed bumps. Coming advances.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Were just getting started down the road to the Internet of Everything (IoE.) Perimeter-focused defenses must be retired and the focus must shift to where the action is — at the furthest edges of the internet, where billions of IoT sensors and controls are proliferating — with scan oversight.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Internet-exposed GNSS receivers and attacks on them In 2023, at least two black hat groups conducted multiple attacks against GNSS receivers. Our investigation revealed that, as of July 2024, 10,128 instances used globally were exposed over the internet, which was even more than in March 2023.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Griffin said a follow-up investigation revealed the attackers had used his Gmail account to gain access to his Coinbase account from a VPN connection in California, providing the multi-factor code from his Google Authenticator app. You may also wish to download Google Authenticator to another mobile device that you control.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 3, 2025

The CIA triad has evolved with the Internet. the Internet of today. For example, the 5G communications revolution isn’t just about faster access to videos; it’s about Internet-connected things talking to other Internet-connected things without our intervention. The first iteration of the Web—Web 1.0

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The device information shared, combined with the user’s Internet address and data gathered from mobile advertising companies , could be used to deanonymize users of the DeepSeek iOS app, NowSecure warned. “Since this protection is disabled, the app can (and does) send unencrypted data over the internet.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 14, 2025

.” Bob Hopkins at Immersive Labs called attention to the CVE-2025-21311 , a 9.8 “critical” bug in Windows NTLMv1 (NT LAN Manager version 1), an older Microsoft authentication protocol that is still used by many organizations.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 9, 2021

But since 79% of the Internet’s websites use PHP, it’s scary. Developers have moved PHP to GitHub, which has better authentication. It was two malicious commits , with the subject “fix typo” and the names of known PHP developers and maintainers. Hopefully it will be enough — PHP is a juicy target.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Together for a Better Internet: Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2025 andrew.gertz@t Tue, 02/11/2025 - 14:57 At a time when technology is integral to our lives, Safer Internet Day (SID) has never been more relevant. These measures align perfectly with the spirit of Safer Internet Day. With an estimated 5.8

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

According to the market share website statista.com , booking.com is by far the Internet’s busiest travel service, with nearly 550 million visits in September. Booking.com said it now requires 2FA , which forces partners to provide a one-time passcode from a mobile authentication app (Pulse) in addition to a username and password.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2025

ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability in routers with AiCloud enabled that could allow unauthorized execution of functions on the device. ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2492 (CVSS v4 score: 9.2), which impacts routers with AiCloud enabled.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Specifically, this is yet another Windows flaw that can be used to steal NTLMv2 hashes — essentially allowing an attacker to authenticate as the targeted user without having to log in. ” The SANS Internet Storm Center has a handy list of all the Microsoft patches released today, indexed by severity. .”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 16, 2025

Those who fall for the scam are asked to provide payment card data, and eventually will be asked to supply a one-time password sent via SMS or a mobile authentication app. Reports of similar SMS phishing attacks against customers of other U.S. state-run toll facilities surfaced around the same time as the MassDOT alert.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2025

SonicWall warns customers to address an authentication bypass vulnerability in its firewall’s SonicOS that is “susceptible to actual exploitation.” The vulnerability resides in SSL VPN and SSH management and according to the vendor is “susceptible to actual exploitation.” hardware firewalls: SonicOS 6.5.5.1-6n

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In particular, we recommend that you ensure that access to the management interface is possible only from trusted internal IPs and not from the Internet. Cortex Xpanse and Cortex XSIAM customers using the ASM module can investigate internet-exposed instances by reviewing alerts from the Firewall Admin Login attack surface rule.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The targeted SMS scams asked employees to click a link and log in at a website that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Some SMS phishing messages told employees their VPN credentials were expiring and needed to be changed; other phishing messages advised employees about changes to their upcoming work schedule.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

North Korea-linked group APT37 exploited an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability in a supply chain attack. “This attack requires an authenticated client to click a link in order for an unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The vulnerability CVE-2025-0111 is a file read issue in PAN-OS, an authenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface could exploit the flaw to read files that are readable by the “nobody” user. Palo Alto Networks addressed the flaw CVE-2025-0111 on February 12, 2025.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, when improperly configured or left exposed to the internet, HMIs become prime targets for cyberattacks. According to Casey Ellis, Founder and Advisor at Bugcrowd, safety-critical control systems like HMIs "should never be on the Internet." Exposing HMI systems to the Internet can have serious consequences," Raju explains.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2025

The threat intelligence firm uncovered a stealth campaign on March 18, 2025, where attackers gained persistent access to thousands of internet-exposed ASUS routers. GreyNoise also found a payload exploiting the authenticated command injection flaw CVE-2023-39780 in ASUS RT-AX55 v3.0.0.4.386.51598 to execute arbitrary system commands.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2025

The core Manipulaters product is Heartsender , a spam delivery service whose homepage openly advertised phishing kits targeting users of various Internet companies, including Microsoft 365 , Yahoo , AOL , Intuit , iCloud and ID.me , to name a few. “Presumably, these buyers also include Dutch nationals.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

Japan s Financial Services Agency (FSA) reported that the damage caused by unauthorized access to and transactions on internet trading services is increasing. from fake websites (phishing sites) disguised as websites of real securities companies.” ” reads the FSA’s alert.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2021

Ubiquiti , a major vendor of cloud-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as routers, network video recorders, security cameras and access control systems, is urging customers to change their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 15, 2021

Monthly: The user pays their bill to the MVNO (credit card or otherwise) and the phone gets anonymous authentication (using Chaum blind signatures) tokens for each time slice (e.g., If it’s valid, the MVNO tells the MNO that the user is authenticated, and the user receives a temporary random ID and an IP address.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In this blog post, we take a look at how criminals are abusing Bing and stay under the radar at the same time while also bypassing advanced security features such as two-factor authentication. One thing we noticed on the phishing page after the first screen, was a message claiming that the internet connection was poor.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Hackers are using internet-connected home devices to livestream “swatting” attacks, according to the FBI. In the latest wave of attacks, hackers are using credential stuffing, where credentials from previously compromised accounts are used to gain access to internet-enabled smart home devices. “As

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2025

Since the empty folder is generally associated with an Internet Information Services (IIS) feature that most users will not be running, this called for an explanation. Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web server platform created by Microsoft to host websites, web applications, and services on Windows systems.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 29, 2023

Jenny Blessing and Ross Anderson have evaluated the security of systems designed to allow the various Internet messaging platforms to interoperate with each other: The Digital Markets Act ruled that users on different platforms should be able to exchange messages with each other. This opens up a real Pandora’s box.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This weakness technically requires the attacker to be authenticated to the target’s local network, but Breen notes that a pair of phished Exchange credentials will provide that access nicely.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 21, 2020

From the alert: “Actors first began using unattributed Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) numbers to call targeted employees on their personal cellphones, and later began incorporating spoofed numbers of other offices and employees in the victim company. authenticate the phone call before sensitive information can be discussed.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

“ An authentication bypass in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to bypass the authentication otherwise required by the PAN-OS management web interface and invoke certain PHP scripts. reads the advisory published by Palo Alto Networks.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite efforts by Columbus officials to thwart the attack by disconnecting the city’s systems from the internet, it became evident later that substantial data had been stolen and circulated on the dark web. Implement regular training sessions to keep employees informed on the latest attack techniques and how to report suspicious activity.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The vulnerability is a missing authentication issue in FortiManager and FortiManager Cloud versions, an attacker could execute arbitrary code or commands through specially crafted requests. “A Mandiant urges organizations that may have their FortiManager exposed to the internet to conduct a forensic investigation.

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