Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Apart from the electronic toothbrush mess, the Internet of Things (IoT) are privileged targets for many threat actors. Some cases underscore the urgency of securing our smart homes. IoT devices, such as smart fridges, smart meters, or thermostats, are often designed with connectivity in mind, but lack of security.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Kenneth Currin Schuchman (21) from Vancouver, Washington pleaded guilty to creating and operating multiple DDoS IoT botnet , including Satori. Kenneth Currin Schuchman (21) from Vancouver, Washington, aka Nexus Zeta, pleaded guilty to creating and operating multiple DDoS IoT botnets. SecurityAffairs – Satori, cybercrime).

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

Ransomware continues to be a profitable business for the cybercrime ecosystem and the recent wave of attacks against US municipalities demonstrates it. The report also states that experts observed a spike in the number of cyberattacks against IoT devices carried out by IoT malware. million IoT attacks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. million cryptojacking scheme arrested in Ukraine Cybercrime Cryptojacker arrested in Ukraine over EUR 1.8 million cryptojacking scheme arrested in Ukraine Cybercrime Cryptojacker arrested in Ukraine over EUR 1.8

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. Usually, these users have no idea their systems are compromised.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2023

Cybersecurity Agency Adds 6 Flaws to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter ) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 425 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

On August 15, firmware security company IoT Inspector published details about the flaws. “On August 16th, three days ago, multiple vulnerabilities in a software SDK distributed as part of Realtek chipsets were disclosed by IoT Inspector Research Lab [1]. ” reported IoT Inspector. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Kinsing threat actors probed the Looney Tunables flaws in recent attacks ZDI discloses four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange Okta customer support system breach impacted 134 customers Multiple WhatsApp mods spotted containing the CanesSpy Spyware Russian FSB arrested Russian hackers who supported Ukrainian cyber operations MuddyWater has been spotted (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence Center and Section 52 at Azure Defender for IoT have monitored a new evolution of the threat that extended the list of targets.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

This email address is also connected to accounts on several Russian cybercrime forums, including “ __edman__ ,” who had a history of selling “logs” — large amounts of data stolen from many bot-infected computers — as well as giving away access to hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The government agencies receive information about imminent attacks, threat actors are using the TrickBot botnet to deliver the infamous ransomware to the infected systems. “CISA, FBI, and HHS have credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

The IoT botnet was tracked as the “Russian2015” because it was using the domain Russian2015.ru. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). appeared first on Security Affairs. The Estonian national Pavel Tsurkan has pleaded guilty in a United States court to two counts of computer fraud and abuse. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In October 2019, a joint operation conducted by the Netherlands’ National Criminal Investigation Department and National Cyber Security Center allowed to track down and seize five servers that were composing a cybercrime underground bulletproof hosting service. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

Experts speculate the operators are members of a Russia-based cybercrime group known as Wizard Spider. The list of victims of the group includes IoT chip maker Advantech , and Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) , and Ireland’s Health Service Executive. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Conti Ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers discovered a new variant of the Zerobot botnet (aka ZeroStresser) that was improved with the capabilities to target more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Adopt a comprehensive IoT security solution. SecurityAffairs – hacking, botnet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2023

The LockBit ransomware group claims to have hacked the healthcare company Varian Medical Systems and threatens to leak the medical data of cancer patients. The LockBit ransomware group threatens to leak medical data of cancer patients stolen from Varian Medical Systems. Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

ransomware displays ransom note in innovative way Carnival confirms data breach as a result of the August ransomware attack Google enhances malware protection for accounts enrolled in Advanced Protection Program (APP) Russian Cybercrime group is exploiting Zerologon flaw, Microsoft warns. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Researchers discovered a new Go-based botnet called Zerobot that exploits two dozen security vulnerabilities IoT devices. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered a new Go-based botnet called Zerobot that spreads by exploiting two dozen security vulnerabilities in the internet of things (IoT) devices and other applications.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Threat actors behind ransomware campaigns will switch tactics, leveraging access to organizations available for sale in the cybercrime underground. Once again, the lack of a global framework of norms of state behavior in cyberspace and the absence of sanctions for rogue nation-state actors will continue to encourage state-sponsored hacking.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

US government agencies warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting the U.S. CISA, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting U.S. Implementing HIPAA security measures can prevent the introduction of malware on the system.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The botnet included Internet of Things (IoT) devices and GitLab instances. The attack was launched from approximately 15,000 bots running a variant of the original Mirai code on IoT devices and unpatched GitLab instances.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS). The entire attack lasted just one minute. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. Now researchers from Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence Center and Section 52 at Azure Defender for IoT have monitored a new evolution of the threat that extent the list of targets. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2022

MCCrash enumerates default credentials on Internet-exposed Secure Shell (SSH)-enabled devices. “The botnet’s spreading mechanism makes it a unique threat, because while the malware can be removed from the infected source PC, it could persist on unmanaged IoT devices in the network and continue to operate as part of the botnet.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A new Linux malware dubbed Shikitega leverages a multi-stage infection chain to target endpoints and IoT devices. Researchers from AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of stealthy Linux malware, dubbed Shikitega, that targets endpoints and IoT devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Log4Shell). ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

SecurityAffairs – hacking, Newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 283 appeared first on Security Affairs. fitness chains Town Sports leaked online Group-IB detects a series of ransomware attacks by OldGremlin HOW DO PROVIDERS IMPLEMENT INTERNET BLOCKING IN BELARUS? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Twitter will allow using the SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers GoDaddy discloses a new data breach Fortinet fixes critical vulnerabilities in FortiNAC and FortiWeb German airport websites hit by DDos attacks once again Cisco fixed critical RCE bug in ClamAV Open-Source Antivirus engine CISA adds Cacti, Office, Windows (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Researchers from FortiGuard Labs discovered the previously undetected RapperBot IoT botnet in August, and reported that it is active since mid-June 2022. The list of hardcoded credentials is composed of default credentials associated with IoT devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, RapperBot). ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion. The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. ” Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion. The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Enemybot). The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2021

Experts speculate the operators are members of a Russia-based cybercrime group known as Wizard Spider. The list of victims of the group includes IoT chip maker Advantech , and Broward County Public Schools (BCPS). SecurityAffairs – hacking, Health Service Executive). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Here you can find security-related news on many topics: Apps, IoT, Cloud, and much more. Hacking Vision Hacking Vision is a cybersecurity blog with a vision to bring a community of white hat security experts together to learn and gain knowledge. Their main focus is on cybercrime investigations.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

.” The IT giant won a lawsuit filed against two Russian nationals involved in the operations of the botnet, the court’s ruling sets an important legal precedent in the fight against cybercrime. Google pointed out that Glupteba operators have resumed activity using platforms and IoT devices that are not operated by Google.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9 SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Dutch police seized a bulletproof hosting service in a major takedown, the infrastructure was used by tens of IoT botnets involved in DDoS attacks. The servers were hosted at an unnamed data center in Amsterdam, it was used by tens of IoT botnets involved in DDoS attacks worldwide. ” continues the statement. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

government computers; stolen account login credentials for social media accounts and bank accounts; stolen credit card information; stolen personally identifiable information; illegal drugs; botnets; and computer hacking tools.” The man used a custom version of the Mirai IoT malware. Attorney Ryan K.

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