Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Strong segmentation with firewalls and DMZs, securing VPN gateways, and ensuring encrypted traffic with TLS v1.3 The Salt Typhoon group targeted surveillance systems used by the US government to investigate crimes and threats to national security, including activities carried out by nation-state actors.

Telecommunications 114

Telecommunications Government Mobile Cyber threats 114

SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2025

Ransomware gangs don't need to find a vulnerability in your firewall if they can find it in your people. They don't escalate strange logins, unexpected network activity, or gaps in video surveillance monitoring because fatigue clouds judgment. It is a breach vector, as critical as any firewall misconfiguration or unpatched server.

Ransomware 87

Ransomware Firewall Encryption Phishing 87

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 14, 2023

Cloud providers also employ security measures such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and antivirus software to prevent attacks. Firewalls are barriers that prevent unauthorized access to a network or system. Data centers have security guards, surveillance cameras, and other measures to prevent unauthorized access.

Hacking 128

Hacking Antivirus Firewall Encryption 128

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds Fortinet FortiOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Codefinger ransomware gang uses compromised AWS keys to encrypt S3 bucket CVE-2024-44243 macOS flaw allows persistent malware installation FBI deleted China-linked PlugX malware from over 4,200 US computers Russia-linked APT UAC-0063 target Kazakhstan in with HATVIBE malware (..)

Spyware 71

Spyware Data breaches DNS Artificial Intelligence 71

Webroot

MARCH 9, 2021

By default, DNS traffic is unencrypted, allowing internet service providers and other third parties to monitor website requests, surveil browsing habits, and even duplicate web servers to redirect traffic. However, cybercriminals can also use legal DNS traffic surveillance to their advantage.

Hacking 132

Hacking DNS Surveillance Cybercrime 132

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong EU investigating Telegram over user numbers Cryptojacking via CVE-2023-22527: Dissecting a Full-Scale Cryptomining Ecosystem Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Surveillance 121

Surveillance Malware Firewall Phishing 121

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A cyberattack on gambling giant IGT disrupted portions of its IT systems China-linked APT Gelsemium uses a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane Microsoft seized 240 sites used by the ONNX phishing service U.S.

Cybercrime 73

Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence Hacking VPN 73

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

CISA adds Microsoft Outlook, Sophos XG Firewall, and other flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Cisco addressed two critical flaws in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) Notorious hacker behind 40+ cyberattacks on strategic organizations arrested Lazarus APT targets crypto wallets using cross-platform JavaScript stealer U.S.

Spyware 62

Spyware Cybercrime Scams Social Engineering 62

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

0-days exploited by commercial surveillance vendor in Egypt PREDATOR IN THE WIRES OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes Cybersecurity Apple and Google Are Introducing New Ways to Defeat Cell Site Simulators, But Is it Enough?

Cyber Attacks 124

Cyber Attacks Firewall Data breaches Telecommunications 124

Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2019

These components run software that could be potentially affected by security vulnerabilitie s that could be exploited by threat actors for several malicious purposes, from sabotage to surveillance. This gateway acts as a firewall and can check CAN IDs to determine if the message should be allowed to traverse CAN buses.

Advertising 111

Advertising Surveillance Firewall Hacking 111

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2022

Web Application and API protection (WAAP) , the next generation of Web Application Firewall (WAF) comes to the rescue. This is simply an extension of the requirement for VLANs, firewalls, RASPs, and WAFs. A Web Application Firewall is an important part of AppSec but there are some limitations with its static rule-based protection.

Firewall 106

Firewall DDOS Authentication Threat Detection 106

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.

Social Engineering 127

Social Engineering Spyware Data breaches Surveillance 127

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

Telegram was used by protesters in Hong Kong to evade surveillance and coordinate their demonstrations against China that would allow extraditions from the country to the mainland. Telegram is currently blocked in China by country’s Great Firewall. ” states the AFP.

DDOS 111

DDOS Advertising Surveillance Encryption 111

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Related :Promise vs. pitfalls of IoT For small- and mid-sized businesses, firewalls, antivirus suites and access management systems represent the entry stakes for participating in today’s digital economy. Over the past couple of years, CyCognito’s botnet has surveilled and fingerprinted some 3.5

Digital transformation 179

Digital transformation Internet Internet Firewall 179

Malwarebytes

MARCH 11, 2021

Some people think that VPNs are only useful for doing things like torrenting, accessing geo-locked content, or getting around work/school/government firewalls. As awareness of corporate surveillance and criminal hacking has grown, so have concerns about personal privacy.

VPN 144

VPN Encryption Mobile Surveillance 144

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 (..)

Spyware 107

Spyware DNS Ransomware Surveillance 107

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2020

The city’s health commission declared that the permanent version of the contact tracing system would be a “‘firewall’ to enhance people’s health and immunity” after the COVID-19 pandemic. steps they walk, or hours they sleep or make sport daily).

Advertising 106

Advertising Surveillance Firewall Government 106

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. All three are costly to remediate and potentially dangerous to a company’s assets, operations, and reputation.

Surveillance 98

Surveillance Threat Detection Software Firewall 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

Targeting Firewalls and IPS/IDS Appliances In the case of CVE-2022-42475, a flaw in Fortinet’s FortiOS SSL-VPN, Mandiant observed a Chinese state-sponsored group exploiting the vulnerability in late 2022. firewalls, IPS/IDS appliances, etc.),” the researchers wrote.

Firewall 104

Firewall Internet Internet Telecommunications 104

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

“He’d been told the organization had an extensive system to prevent cyberattacks, but this new virus evaded all their firewalls and antivirus software. The incident also affected the surveillance camera network of the company along with the finance department.

Antivirus 144

Antivirus Malware Phishing Advertising 144

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2024

CISA adds Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog German agency BSI sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices infected with BadBox U.S.

Firewall 66

Firewall Spyware Surveillance Cybercrime 66

eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

Anyone and everyone is at risk, and even technology giants like Apple are ill-equipped to deal with the massive scale of surveillance at hand.”. Accepting processing messages from anyone is the equivalent of running a network connected to the internet with no firewall.”. Thousands of iPhones have potentially been compromised.

Spyware 125

Spyware Mobile Government Surveillance 125

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Will Enable Mass Spying Reddit Says Leaked U.S.-U.K. billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Ransomware 128

Ransomware Data breaches Hacking Financial Services 128

Webroot

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For most small businesses, the chances of falling prey to a long-term covert surveillance operation by well-resourced, likely state-backed actors are slim. This shows that stealthily surveilling a network is not a tactic exclusive to highly sophisticated threat actors targeting enterprise businesses.

Small Business 110

Small Business Hacking Passwords Surveillance 110

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

By embedding malware in firmware, threat actors are able to slip pass legacy firewalls and intrusion detection and prevention systems. Firmware is on everything from hard drives, motherboards and routers to office printers and smart medical devices. The Chinese are all over this.

Firmware 174

Firmware Hacking Software Surveillance 174

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Security Misconfigurations Inadequately designed security settings, such as open ports, lax access restrictions, or misconfigured firewall rules, might expose infrastructure vulnerabilities. Firewalls Firewalls play an essential role in enhancing the security of your system.

Encryption 113

Encryption Firewall Authentication Software 113

Security Boulevard

MAY 29, 2024

Sonatype has discovered 'pytoileur', a malicious PyPI package hiding code that downloads and installs trojanized Windows binaries capable of surveillance, achieving persistence, and crypto-theft. Our discovery of the malware led us to probe into similar packages that are part of a wider, months-long "Cool package" campaign.

Malware 69

Malware Surveillance Firewall 69

Hacker Combat

MAY 19, 2021

Some of the basic features that a good antivirus should have include; Malware detection and removal, firewall, virus scan, auto-sandboxing technique, backup, identity protection, social media protection, and email protection. Some third parties interested in buying users’ data include Google, large IT companies, and Microsoft.

Mobile 111

Mobile Antivirus Ransomware Backups 111

Centraleyes

MAY 5, 2025

Implement Controls: Deploy both physical (access control, surveillance) and logical (encryption, firewalls) measures, mapping them directly to identified risks. Implement logical security controls (encryption, firewalls, antivirus solutions). Establish clear access control policies and assign roles responsibly.

Risk 59

Risk Information Security Firewall Education 59

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In one case, ExtraHop tracked a made-in-China surveillance cam sending UDP traffic logs , every 30 minutes, to a known malicious IP address with ties to China. One might look at Capital One as an indication of just poor hygiene or issues with how they configured their web application firewalls or their S3 buckets.

Cyber Attacks 133

Cyber Attacks Cloud Migration Digital transformation Surveillance 133

Hacker Combat

JUNE 3, 2021

Surveillance. Apart from availing firmware updates to patch the flaws, Korenix has published various recommendations aimed at preventing possible attacks, such as; Firewall configuration to safeguard the switches from attacks emanating from external sources. Attackers can leverage these vulnerabilities to seize control of a device.

Firmware 85

Firmware Energy and Utilities Cyber Attacks Surveillance 85

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The cyber-offense ecosystem still appears to be shaken by the sudden demise of NSO Group; at the same time, these activities indicate to us that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to commercial-grade mobile surveillance tooling. Drone hacking!

Firmware 129

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 129

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Of course, the concentration of the traffic through nodes controlled by Moscow and the deployment of technical hardware provided by the government could open the door to a massive surveillance. Human Rights Watch and activists fear Russia aims to build a system like the Chinese Great Firewall that could be used to apply strict censorship.

Internet 72

Internet Internet DNS Government 72

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

Security Camera and Video Surveillance. Practices such as upgrading card readers to EMV chip and pin readers, utilizing cardless tab systems, providing tableside processing, and installing powerful firewalls can be useful. Credit card scams are the most common in the restaurant business.

Surveillance 52

Surveillance Firewall Scams Ransomware 52

SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

And it might have been prepared for this moment, years ago, as a surveillance tool. It's easy to put surveillance on telecoms if you have a foothold," Kubecka said. It's probably best to think of it as a second Great Firewall—which severely limits what content goes in and out of Russia—rather than a "Runet" as some have called it.

Technology 98

Technology Internet Internet Telecommunications 98

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

DX is the wider context, here, in the sense that DX is made possible because of the rise of “datafication” — the processes by which we’ve come to rapaciously collect and store mind-boggling amounts of data from web forms, social media, mobile apps, surveillance cameras, IoT sensors and the like.

Digital transformation 124

Digital transformation Software Surveillance IoT 124

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The SiteLock ® SMART TM scanner and SiteLock ® TrueShield TM web application firewall were placed on obsidiangrp.net. Over 100 pages and 200 links are analyzed each day, providing the firm with constant surveillance. SiteLock SMART scans obsidiangrp.net daily in search of malware signatures and links.

Small Business 52

Small Business Firewall Marketing Surveillance 52