The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I held this position from 2000 through 2014, during which time Windows emerged as a prime target for both precocious script kiddies and emerging criminal hacking rings. We’ve arrived at a critical juncture: to enable the full potential of the Internet of Everything, attack surface expansion must be slowed and ultimately reversed.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In the Elasticsearch instance, researchers stumbled upon 16 indices named “hacked[_id]” that are likely Indicators of Compromise (IoC). The data was first indexed by IoT devices on March 8th, 2023. IP addresses are used to ensure that internet communications are sent and received by the intended device.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Verifying machine identities before enabling access can help secure Internet of Things (IoT) networks, which would otherwise expand supply chains’ attack surfaces. Their distributed nature means someone would have to hack the whole network , not just a few devices, to infiltrate them. Improve Transparency Through Blockchain.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

PR FAIL: Were 3 million toothbrushes hacked into a botnet? Or does a Fortinet spokeschild have egg on his face? The post ‘Total Bollocks’ — No, Your Toothbrush isn’t DDoS’ing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 11, 2018

Scores of contests at the annual DEF CON event reveal hacker culture in its Baroque glory, with tests of social engineering and IoT hacking skills taking center stage. They don’t call it “Hacker Summer Camp” for nothing. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This instance left sensitive data open and was already indexed via popular IoT [internet of things] search engines. This instance left sensitive data open and was already indexed via popular IoT search engines. IoT search engines did not show any results for the Thomson Reuters instance before that day.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

From Internet of Things (IoT) devices to the cloud and hybrid work endpoints , cybersecurity spending has also grown and shifted since COVID-19 changed the way the world works. “In The report projected another year of growth in investment for the sector, this time at 15%. In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5

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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. This blog educates about social engineering attacks and ways to prevent them.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

In fact, attackers often don’t even need to hack them to steal all that precious data: one of the most common causes of a breach are databases that have been simply left unsecured, allowing anyone to access the data without providing a username or password. SecurityAffairs – hacking, PLA Unit 61419). Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Hackers, for instance, are widely recognized for using phishing emails plus social engineering techniques to acquire access to classified data. IoT devices could be used like botnets so as to execute DDoS attacks. . . Non-conventional IT gadgets, including the Internet of Things (IoT), keep flooding the infrastructure. . .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Penetration testing can also involve common hacking techniques such as social engineering , phishing attacks , dropped USB drive attacks, etc. Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the network, such as security cameras, TVs, etc. Vulnerability testing seems more like homework than hacking.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

For example, a network and firewall penetration testing expert will be unlikely to also have expertise to test web applications for SQL injection , or to understand internet-of-things (IoT) firmware hacking. Using a third-party penetration tester runs the risk of exposing those secrets through the hacking process.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . Article by Beau Peters. Blockchain systems.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

“A near-future event could cause a massive depopulation of internet-connected devices. “I expect as the ethical hacking industry matures, we’ll see the skill set of hackers also applied to other challenges we’re facing with technology. Or even worse, widespread corruption of medical devices.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I❤️POE: Does your home security need a rethink? Wireless cameras are kinda useless, say cops. The post ALERT: Thieves❤️Wi-Fi Camera Jammers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Generative AI Impact : Generative AI will have a big role in cyber security, especially in areas like email protection and fighting social engineering attacks. 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.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

People see what happens after a system has been hacked and someone who's installed malware. There's the people who are doing social engineering attacks. Did you just put a system on the internet that shouldn't be? Can you automatically hack programs? It's worth everyone understanding its role. We don't handle that.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

People see what happens after a system has been hacked and someone who's installed malware. There's the people who are doing social engineering attacks. Did you just put a system on the internet that shouldn't be? Can you automatically hack programs? It's worth everyone understanding its role. We don't handle that.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

People see what happens after a system has been hacked and someone who's installed malware. There's the people who are doing social engineering attacks. Did you just put a system on the internet that shouldn't be? Can you automatically hack programs? It's worth everyone understanding its role. We don't handle that.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The NSA has declined to speak in detail about the hack or EternalBlue. Imagine a large organization with a network infrastructure comprising multiple interconnected systems, including servers, workstations, and IoT devices. Yes, there are 4332 servers or Operating systems exposed on the internet with EternalBlue vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Phishing techniques use social engineering to trick victims into taking an action that helps an attacker compromise your network or access your sensitive information assets. IoT Devices. IoT devices include wearable devices, coffee makers, sensors, and cameras, all of which connect to the Internet. Conclusion.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Such revelations create intrigue as to whether a more insidious actor could perform a similar hack in order to conduct industrial espionage by spying on development and production activity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Ransomware, as projected would continue to be a leading way for bad actors to leverage control and data to monetize hacking organizations. From internet providers to manufacturers, this continues to be an issue. IoT and DoS. IoT/OT and DoS attack vectors were key areas in 2022 for an attack. Ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

and different types of penetration tests (black box, gray box, white box, social engineering, etc.). Number of people: If an organization decides to pursue social engineering tests, the organization may be charged by the number of people in the organization (unless flat-rate or hourly charges are used).

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Ransomware attackers get into a network in many ways: Social engineering. Unpatched exploits.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2022

Combined with social media propaganda, social engineering targeting, and email phishing attacks, these threat vectors could change the course of the battle well before a single shot is fired. Anonymous, a well known global hacking consortium, joined the battle by directing their resources against several Russian targets.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

As businesses in every sector embrace digital transformation initiatives, adopting cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, automation, AI, and interconnected ecosystems, their attack surface widens exponentially. The idea that a secure network perimeter will keep the bad guys out has become obsolete.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

MFA can be hacked. And social engineering can crack even more considering how many people include the names of their families and birthdays. MFA is the bare minimum for securing networks and applications because passwords alone can be too easily hacked. MFA can be hacked. Rise of multi-factor authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Social engineering attacks: These involve manipulating individuals to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or systems. Once attackers have access, they may steal sensitive data, install malicious software or use the hacked machine as a launchpad for further cyber attacks on systems within the network.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

They discuss how software and IoT companies can avoid becoming the next Black Mirror episode and share resources that can help survivors (and those who want to help them) deal with the technology issues that can be associated with technologically facilitated abuse. But what about IoT devices? What about social media?

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

Hacking has gone through several eras over the years, each with its own unique characteristics and motivations. Understanding the history of computer hacking is important for understanding its impact on technology and society, the current state of cybersecurity, and for developing effective strategies for protecting against cyber threats.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. Internet of Things, or IoT devices, already represent a mature technological industry. It is harder to dupe informed people. At the beginning of 2020, U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

And, in fact, cyber ops tradecraft has advanced in sophistication in lock step with our deepening reliance on the commercial Internet. The Obama sanctions ultimately linked both Bogachev and Belan to the hack of the Democratic National Committee and several other organizations at the center of the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.

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