Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. Once they’re in, they can grab your emails, usernames, passwords, and more. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

From March 18, 2024, to April 16, 2024, Duo Security and Cisco Talos observed large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services. ” continues the advisory.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2021

In just the past year, free VPN for Android apps have exposed the data of as many as 41 million users, revealing consumers’ email addresses, payment information, clear text passwords, device IDs, and more. All these people that work on [the VPN service], nobody is going to do it for free. All of that has to be paid.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

Upon achieving an MFA push acceptance, the attacker had access to the VPN in the context of the targeted user. “Initial access to the Cisco VPN was achieved via the successful compromise of a Cisco employee’s personal Google account. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Yanluowang ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to conduct a brute force attack in an attempt to identify valid username and password combinations or an authenticated, remote attacker to establish a clientless SSL VPN session with an unauthorized user. ” reads the advisory published by the IT giant. or earlier).

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Related: Poll confirms rise of Covid 19-related hacks. Remote workers face having both their personal and work-related information compromised. Use strong passwords. It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. It is difficult to remember all passwords. Set up firewalls.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Researchers discovered that the infrastructure used in Cisco hack was the same used to target a Workforce Management Solution firm. Researchers from cybersecurity firm eSentire discovered that the attack infrastructure used in recent Cisco hack was also used to attack a top Workforce Management corporation in in April 2022.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2023

The experts pointed out that the data they found on the devices could be used to identify the prior owners, this information can be used by threat actors to breach their networks. Exposed corporate data and sensitive data include the maps of sensitive applications hosted locally or in the cloud. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2020

Experts found new variants of Agent Tesla Trojan that include modules to steal credentials from popular web browsers, VPN software, as well as FTP and email clients. “Agent Tesla is now able to harvest configuration data and credentials from a number of common VPN clients, FTP and Email clients, and Web Browsers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

. “Cisco is aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication to infiltrate organizations, and we have observed instances where threat actors appear to be targeting organizations that do not configure multi-factor authentication for their VPN users.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. SocksEscort[.]com com , is what’s known as a “SOCKS Proxy” service.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As a tradeoff for enjoying our digital lives, we’ve learned to live with password overload and even tolerate two-factor authentication. But now, at long last, we’re on the brink of eliminating passwords altogether, once and for all. Password tradeoffs Passwords have always been a big pain. Here are a few big takeaways.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The vulnerability CVE-2020-3259 is an information disclosure issue that resides in the web services interface of ASA and FTD. An attacker can trigger the vulnerability to extract sensitive data from the memory of the affected devices, including usernames and passwords. Cisco addressed the flaw in May 2020.

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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. But in reality, your IP address is as prone to theft as your other information. Cybercriminals are interested in hacking your IP address for various reasons.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

NAS (Network-Attached Storage) servers that are often used for backups on the network have been hacked and wiped, as have automatic tape backup devices, and in almost every case we know of, all backups have been lost. Cisco investigated the hacking campaign with the help of Rapid7. concludes the alert.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

The campaign distributes a file known for password theft, and hunts for those passwords in browsers, cookies, a variety of cryptocurrency wallets, VPN clients, and many more besides. They may include wall-hacks, rapid fire, radar interference, the sky’s the limit.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

An initial access broker claims to have hacked Deutsche Bank and is offering access to its systems for sale on Telegram. A threat actor ( 0x_dump ) claims to have hacked the multinational investment bank Deutsche Bank and is offering access to its network for sale online. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Deutsche Bank).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2022

An attacker can trigger the flaw by supplying carefully crafted username and/or password as base64 encoded strings inside the fields aa and ab of the login page. Leak of the sensitive data stored on the router (keys, administrative passwords, etc.) SecurityAffairs – hacking, DrayTek Vigor). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Why do hackers want to hack our webcams?” Hackers frequently focus on attacking webcams to access private information, invade the privacy of others, catch humiliating or intimate moments on camera, and blackmail their victims by threatening to release the footage. No thank you!

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

CLOP ransomware operators have allegedly hacked IndiaBulls Group , an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Gurgaon, India. CLOP ransomware operators have allegedly hacked the Indian conglomerate IndiaBulls Group , its primary businesses are housing finance, consumer finance, and wealth management. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 28, 2023

From industry and governmental information to intellectual property, personal information, protected health information (PHI), and personally identifiable information (PII), everything is covered with cybersecurity. The second thing is you must change your passwords frequently, at least once a month.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Dubai Taxi Company, a subsidiary of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, leaked a trove of sensitive information from the DTC app, the Cybernews research team has found. Businesses employ MongoDB to organize and store large swaths of document-oriented information. Over 197K app users and nearly 23K drivers were exposed.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

What to do if you suspect a hack If you’re worried you may have lost control of your mobile, contact your network provider and ask them to block your SIM Card and send you a new one. Here’s more information about this from the two biggest networks in Ireland, Three and Vodafone. Change your mobile phone password/PIN.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

NAS (Network-Attached Storage) servers that are often used for backups on the network have been hacked and wiped, as have automatic tape backup devices, and in almost every case we know of, all backups have been lost. Cisco investigated the hacking campaign with the help of Rapid7. concludes the alert.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2021

I’ve written this countless times: keep your antivirus updated, click judiciously, practice good password hygiene. Then about 10 years ago, consumer-grade virtual private networks, or VPNs, came along, providing a pretty nifty little tool that any individual could use to deflect invasive online tracking. percent ten years ago.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

SEGA Europe inadvertently left users’ personal information publicly accessible on Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket. SEGA Europe inadvertently left users’ personal information publicly accessible on Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket. . ” reads the report published by VPN Overview. in SEGA’s name.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 30, 2022

Introduction: Hacking forums often double up as underground marketplaces where cybercriminals buy, rent, and sell all kinds of malicious illegal products, including software, trojans, stealers, exploits, and leaked credentials. It has the capability to steal history, passwords, autofill information, and downloads. Stealer code.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This joint advisory provides information on Russia-linked APT actor activity targeting various U.S. This advisory updates another joint CISA-FBI cybersecurity advisory, which warned of attackers combining VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to target government networks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Energetic Bear).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The FBI warned private industry partners of attempts by an Iranian threat actor to buy stolen information belonging to US organizations. “ This actor has also demonstrated interest in obtaining unauthorized access to SCADA systems using common default passwords.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Iran). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2023

DepositFiles’ clients are at risk of their personally identifiable information, files, and passwords being stolen. This would make it extremely complicated for the company to inform its clients about a data breach or to warn them of malware attacks,” researchers said. researchers said. What DepositFiles data was exposed?

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

911 says its network is made up entirely of users who voluntarily install its “free VPN” software. In this scenario, users indeed get to use a free VPN service, but they are often unaware that doing so will turn their computer into a proxy that lets others use their Internet address to transact online. “The 911[.]re

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Riley Kilmer is co-founder of Spur.us , a company that tracks thousands of VPN and proxy networks, and helps customers identify traffic coming through these anonymity services. In January 2023, the Faceless service website said it was willing to pay for information about previously undocumented security vulnerabilities in IoT devices.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Microsoft has taken control of 42 web domains that a hacking group was using to try to breach its targets. Sadly, any setback to the Chinese hacking group or others will likely be temporary as the hackers will find and build new infrastructure to use in forthcoming attacks. An overview of Chinese hacking groups and their aliases.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Microsoft has taken control of 42 web domains that a hacking group was using to try to breach its targets. Sadly, any setback to the Chinese hacking group or others will likely be temporary as the hackers will find and build new infrastructure to use in forthcoming attacks. An overview of Chinese hacking groups and their aliases.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

The attackers were able to send funds from hot wallets and download user names and password hashes. We released a statement urging customers to take immediate action to protect their personal information. “Please keep your CAS behind a firewall and VPN. . “Please keep your CAS behind a firewall and VPN.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Justice Department this week indicted seven Chinese nationals for a decade-long hacking spree that targeted more than 100 high-tech and online gaming companies. ” Once inside of a target organization, the hackers stole source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data and other information they could use or resell.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

All businesses online and brick-and-mortar must have a cyber security plan in place because it is crucial for keeping your user data including passwords, and credit card numbers, secure and protected. . Some key points in a cyber security plan that you must consider are as follows: Strong passwords . Two-factor authentication .

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