NetSpi Technical

MARCH 10, 2025

Last year, the NetSPI red team came across a backup file for Solar Winds Web Help Desk software. We recommend that users of this software upgrade to the latest version, but also that access to these backup files is appropriately restricted to only those who need to access them. Fixed in: Solar Winds Web Help Desk version 12.8.5

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Security Boulevard

JULY 26, 2024

The Veeam security flaw is present in its Backup & Replication software and can lead to severe consequences if exploited. In this article, we’ll dive into the vulnerability and focus on how it […] The post Veeam Backup Software Being Exploited By New Ransomware Group appeared first on TuxCare.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2025

Recommendations for organizations The Medusa ransomware presents a significant and evolving threat to critical infrastructure sectors. Maintain offline backups: Store critical data backups offline to ensure recovery in case of an attack, preventing data loss and reducing downtime.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2023

Instead, users are presented with a prompt asking if they wish to trust a connected computer before any data transfer can take place. Juice jacking isn’t possible if a device is charged via a trusted AC adapter, battery backup device, or through a USB cable with only power wires and no data wires present.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 30, 2023

That presents an attractive target for would-be data thieves and digital extortionists. The post Why Backups and Encryption Go Hand in Hand appeared first on Security Boulevard. An estimated 120 zettabytes will be created, captured, copied, and consumed worldwide this year.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 12, 2019

Most of the critical vulnerabilities — those that can be exploited by malware or miscreants to infect systems without any action on the part of the user — are present in Microsoft’s browsers Internet Explorer and Edge. So do yourself a favor and backup your files before installing any patches.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 20, 2022

There is little doubt that quantum computing will ultimately undermine the security of most of today’s encryption systems , and, thereby, render vulnerable to exposure nearly every piece of data that is presently protected through the use of encryption.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

“It might be hard for me to come up with a key that will open your door, but what if I could tamper with or present both the key and the lock at the same time?” A reliable backup means you’re not losing your mind when the odd buggy patch causes problems booting the system.

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Daniel Miessler

DECEMBER 24, 2022

They seem to be solid products, the present troubles being ignored. The response from the vendor is likely to be solid. The natural home for your auth/OS security is your OS, not third-party apps. This doesn’t mean 1Password or LastPass are bad. One final point is that I prefer to trust the least number of actors.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

And the 2FA backup code? Thinking that would also be exactly what it looked like, I'd screen grabbed it when enabling 2FA: Now, using the same bcrypt hash checker as I did for the password, here's what I found: What I just don't get is if you're going to return the 2FA secret anyway, why bother bcrypting the backup code?

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Fox IT

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

During a recent incident response case, we found traces of an adversary leveraging ConnectWise R1Soft Server Backup Manager software (hereinafter: R1Soft server software). The adversary used it as an initial point of access and as a platform to control downstream systems connected via the R1Soft Backup Agent.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The code is presented as a necessary step to resolve the supposed issue, but instead, it opens the door for malware installation. Regularly back up your data : Frequent backups can safeguard your information against ransomware attacks and malware infections. In an attack, you can restore your system without losing critical files.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The answer, based on a couple of presentations at the conference, is that patching is incredibly difficult to get right, requiring way more attention than most companies can afford to give it. Venables spent much of his presentation discussing the many ways Google Cloud reduces concentration risk (see slide below). Backup Is Hard.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

10 is the worst), and is present in Windows 7 through Windows 10 , and Windows Server 2008 through 2019 (Windows 7 is no longer being supported with security updates). So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2022

.” Google says that even if you lose your phone, “your passkeys will securely sync to your new phone from cloud backup, allowing you to pick up right where your old device left off.” But Bellovin said much depends on how securely such cloud systems are administered.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

This year’s hybrid event included cybersecurity experts delivering insightful presentations addressing some of today’s top industry challenges. Backups… Let’s Get This Out of the Way. Most importantly, if backups are online, they have a higher chance of being susceptible to malware and other cyber-attacks.

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Webroot

AUGUST 27, 2021

Nevertheless, the report took the danger presented by ransomware to both businesses and global security for granted. While natural disasters and unplanned outages were once the focus of these contingency plans, ransomware’s current popularity is another reason to ensure backup and recovery are accounted for.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2019

The total size is uncertain, but the researcher downloaded a sample of about a terabyte in size, including 750 gigabytes of compressed email backups.” “When such backups are exposed, they can contain a variety of data from system credentials to personally identifiable information. ” concludes the company.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2019

By nearly all accounts, the chief bugaboo this month is CVE-2019-1458 , a vulnerability in a core Windows component (Win32k) that is present in Windows 7 through 10 and Windows Server 2008-2019. A reliable backup means you’re probably not losing your mind when the odd buggy patch causes problems booting the system.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2021

And authorities state that the backup and recovery process of information could take days or weeks under present circumstances. Since most of the records are digitalized; the attorneys are not in a position to retrieve data for knowledge.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

Key takeaways: Protected backup Even with increased adoption of cloud computing, external storage devices, like USB thumb drives and external hard drives, still have a major role in organizations of all sizes. For a full drill down please listen to the accompanying podcast.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

All this happens while promising cloud backup, prioritized support, and secure data storage. Unfortunately, with Android presently ruling the OS business and Apple being a pricey option, ABE may not be an SMB’s primary MDM choice as they hope. ABE is beneficial for businesses that have an entire Apple ecosystem. A pricey play.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2020

“The files present accommodation reservations, airline tickets and other logistics services that the company provides on a global scale. The data leak is the result of a misconfigured server containing 60 directories with approximately 5,000 files each. ” reported the media.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 10, 2024

On May 21, 2024, Veeam revealed a severe flaw across its Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager (VBEM) web interface that enables an unauthenticated attacker to log into the web interface as any user. Officially designated as CVE-2024-29849, the vulnerability presents a major threat with a CVSS V3 rating of 9.8 VBEM is a web-based platform [.]

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2021

This tool analyzes a system (either VSA server or managed endpoint) and determines whether any indicators of compromise (IoC) are present. MSP customers affected by the attack are advised to use and enforce MFA wherever possible and protect their backups by placing them on air-gapped systems.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

“Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network. Presented with the information gathered for this report (and more that is not published here), Mr. Tretyakov acknowledged that Semen7907 was his account on sysadmins[.]ru, Details after contacting on jabber: truniger@xmpp[.]jp.”

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Investments in cybersecurity, comprehensive employee training, and robust data backup systems are essential to mitigating these threats and safeguarding both patient safety and privacy. Those that don't are not only becoming attractive targets for cybercriminals but for federal regulators, as well."

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

DE teams expect from CTI not reports (especially not overstuffed 27 page PDF reports ), presentations or news articles, but handing over a concrete, well-described knowledge item (like a wiki page) that they can easily understand and that enables kicking off R&D easier.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Let me give you an example from smack bang in the middle of GDPR territory: Deezer, the French streaming media service that went into HIBP early January last year: New breach: Deezer had 229M unique email addresses breached from a 2019 backup and shared online in late 2022. Data included names, IPs, DoBs, genders and customer location.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Also read: How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack Best Ransomware Removal Tools Best Ransomware Removal and Recovery Services Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection. This presents a unique opportunity for cyber criminals. Backup and encryption. So keeping backups offline is of paramount importance.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2019

Related: Machine identities present wide open attack vector. In February, an intruder obtained high enough access to delete 18 years works of customers emails, along with of the all backup copies. Every file server is lost, every backup server is lost,” the company Tweeted at the time. Every VM is lost. Proper attribution.

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Webroot

AUGUST 18, 2021

From keynotes to vendor messaging to booth presentations, they were a ubiquitous topic in Las Vegas this year. As was the case with SolarWinds, compromising Codecov may have presented access to other software vendors, which could have initiated the waterfall effect presented previously. Test your backup plan.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2023

The experts noticed that in MegaCortex attacks other malware like Emotet and Qbot (aka Qakbot) were present in the same network. The user guide released by the security firm strongly recommends users of maintaining the “Backup files” option enabled. fracxidg.tsv”) created by the ransomware are present on the system.”

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 3, 2024

Users who searched for legitimate software applications on Bing or Google were presented with search results for malicious landing pages. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Cybercriminals used four different techniques to spread their malware: SEO poisoning.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Examine the rationale behind present rules, considering previous security concerns and revisions. Keep an eye out for potential rule overlaps that could jeopardize efficiency or present security problems. Prioritize testing updates in a controlled environment to confirm compatibility and backup configurations before deploying.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The steps performed by the script are most likely needed to check if the backdoor is present and installed correctly. Unlike VBShower’s own scripts, downloadable scripts with a payload are present on disk as files, rather than hidden inside alternate data streams.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Based on the list of installed packages on the affected device, and based on what targeted application is present on the device, it downloads the corresponding overlays to inject. cf Backup C2 art12sec.ga Backup C2 kart12sec.gq Backup C2 homeandofficedeal.com Overlay C2. Domains: simpleyo5.tk tk Main C2 simpleyo5.cf

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