Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 15, 2020

FireEye didn’t explicitly say its own intrusion was the result of the SolarWinds hack, but the company confirmed as much to KrebsOnSecurity earlier today. 13, news broke that the SolarWinds hack resulted in attackers reading the email communications at the U.S. Also on Dec. Treasury and Commerce departments. ”

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

As the dust settles following the recently disclosed hack of NewsCorp , important lessons are emerging for the cybersecurity and journalism communities. China has enclosed its national internet servers within what is colloquially called ‘the Great Firewall.’ Related: How China challenged Google in Operation Aurora.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 10, 2021

Nick Weaver has an excellent post on the Microsoft Exchange hack: The investigative journalist Brian Krebs has produced a handy timeline of events and a few things stand out from the chronology. 2, at which point the attacker simply sought to compromise almost every vulnerable Exchange server on the Internet. The result?

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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. Salt (aka SaltStack) is Python-based, open-source software for event-driven IT automation, remote task execution, and configuration management.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 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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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 24, 2023

So, what type of internet connection is the most secure? Meet the contenders First off, it is important to understand the different types of internet connections. Copper : Copper cables are the original internet connections. Cellular : A cellular network provides access to the Internet by transmitting data over the air.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

And while actual, measurable cyberrattacks and hacks surrounding The Olympics did not truly get rolling until 2008 in Beijing, The Olympic games have traditionally been quite the target for malicious acts of all kinds, dating back years. remember Sydney being referred to as “The Internet Olympics”. People getting up to mischief?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2022

Ukrtelecom, a major mobile service and internet provider in Ukraine, foiled a “massive” cyberattack that hit its infrastructure. On March 29, 2022, a massive cyber attack caused a major internet disruption across Ukraine on national provider Ukrtelecom. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

An unnamed Chinese-language-speaking hacking group compromised systems at National Games of China in 2021. The event took place on September 15, 2021 in Shaanxi (China), it is a national version of the Olympics with only local athletes. Especially for the Internet facing infrastructure.” ” concludes the report.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

These days, dozens of teams from around the world compete in weekend-long marathon events held all over the world. If you’re into this sort of thing, it’s pretty much the most fun you can possibly have on the Internet without committing multiple felonies. In 2016, DARPA ran a similarly styled event for artificial intelligence (AI).

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2022

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual report, providing the public with specific details on how cybercrime has evolved in the last five years, what threats were the most persistent, and what groups were the most targeted, along with a flurry of other information and statistics.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) recently made a statement accusing the United States National Security Agency (NSA) of repeatedly hacking the Northwestern Polytechnical University, a key public military research university located in Xi'an, China. TAO is a tactical implementation unit of the U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2024

In light of these events, we have been monitoring attempts to gain unauthorized access to VPNs of Check Point’s customers. In light of these events, we have been monitoring attempts to gain unauthorized access to VPNs of Check Point’s customers.” ” reads the initial advisory published by the vendor.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

A whopping 97 percent failed to use DNSSEC , a domain security protocol designed to address core vulnerabilities in the foundations of the internet itself. All of these can be extinction-level events. ” Hacking campaigns exploiting poor domain name security can be more subtle. . A Prime Target for Hackers.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In our latest podcast, Paul caught up with Sick Codes (@sickcodes) to talk about his now-legendary presentation at the DEF CON Conference in Las Vegas, in which he demonstrated a hack that ran the Doom first person shooter on a John Deere 4240 touch-screen monitor. Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2022

Thousands of satellite internet users across Europe were disconnected from the internet by a cyber-event, experts suspect a cyber attack. Around one-third of 40,000 subscribers of the bigblu satellite internet service in Europe, in Germany, France, Hungary, Greece, Italy and Poland, were impacted by the same cyber event.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Threat actors exploited the recently disclosed zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-20198) in a large-scale hacking campaign on Cisco IOS XE devices. 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.”

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 3, 2021

A former employee of Ubiquiti Networks, Nickolas Sharp, has been arrested and charged for allegedly hacking company servers, stealing gigabytes of information, and then rounding it all off with a splash of extortion. This is, frankly, an astonishing chain of events. Especially considering this hack had such a big impact on stock.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP address represents your digital identity online, hacking it not only allows attackers to access your device or your accounts, but it may cause even bigger damage. Your IP or Internet Protocol address is your digital identity on the internet. Cybercriminals are interested in hacking your IP address for various reasons.

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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). based water and wastewater systems (WWS) victims faced limited physical disruptions after attackers hacked into their Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs). ” reads the joint advisory.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 19, 2021

My Definitions of Event, Alert, and Incident. A definitions reminder: Incident : A security event that compromises the integrity, confidentiality or availability of an information asset. For incidents, the breakdown was: dos (hacking), phishing (social), other, and then ransomware (malware). Content extraction.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 18, 2023

Related: Fallout of T-Mobile hack Hackers of modest skill routinely bypass legacy security measures, even two-factor authentication, with techniques such as overlay attacks. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Anonymous claims to have hacked the Russian Orthodox Church ‘s charitable wing and leaked 15 GB of alleged stolen data. Apr 01 – Anonymous targets oligarchs’ Russian businesses: Marathon Group hacked.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

At the time of discovery, the data store contained 226 million logged events, resulting in 1.2 Those logs were mainly attributable to cybersecurity software such as Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM). Terabytes of data, which was being updated in real-time.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Last week, network data from the Internet observatory NetBlocks detailed a near-total disruption to internet service in parts of Kurdistan in Iran from the evening of Monday 19 September 2022. Dear Iran, you shut down internet. Iranian Assembly Hacked, Their data's leaked. We'll shut you down.

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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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McAfee

MARCH 2, 2021

This course of events demands that both offensively and defensively minded “good guys” band together to remove the unknown from as much technology as possible. The post Hacking Proprietary Protocols with Sharks and Pandas appeared first on McAfee Blogs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. March 12 – Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram. March 11 – Anonymous hacked Roskomnadzor agency revealing Russian disinformation. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine).

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 6, 2023

Related: A call to regulate facial recognition That said, a few dozen CISOs attending Black Hat USA 2023 will get to experience, hands-on, what it must have been like to be in the crucible of milestone hacks like Capital One, SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

Firewalls embed threat intelligence and DNS security solutions are used to both block malware and control internet use. But recent events have worked to undermine this growing understanding. Every employee’s home network has a different set of security protocols and internet use is unregulated.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A new data leak that appears to have come from one of China’s top private cybersecurity firms provides a rare glimpse into the commercial side of China’s many state-sponsored hacking groups. APT stands for Advanced Persistent Threat, a term that generally refers to state-sponsored hacking groups.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 30, 2021

With Black Hat and DEFCON upon us, we revisit a 2015 interview with Chris Valasek about his wireless, software based hack of a Chrysler Jeep Cherokee. The post Encore Podcast: Chris Valasek on Hacking The Jeep Cherokee appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Autonomous vehicles could save more lives than they take.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2022

Over 50 countries sign the “Declaration for the Future of the Internet” Watch out for these 3 small business cybersecurity mistakes. The post A week in security (May 2 – 8) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The report highlighted that over 23 million IPs related to Portable UPnP SDK were vulnerable to remote code execution just through a single UDP packet, over 6,900 product versions from over 1,500 vendors were vulnerable through UPnP due to the exposure of UPnP SOAP service to the internet. Securi ty Affairs – UPnProxy, NSA hacking tools).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In response to the incident, the company took its network offline and suspended all user access to its information technology applications, including corporate servers, Epic software, internet and clinical programs. “The Ardent technology team immediately began working to understand the event, safeguard data, and regain functionality.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

IoT Vulnerabilities: With the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the number of IoT-related cyber attacks is expected to increase by 25% in 2024. Recent Security Events Recent cyber security events have highlighted the persistent and evolving nature of online threats.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that network data confirm that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. ” reported Netblocks.

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