Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2022

. “Ransomware and brute-force attacks have been widely targeting all networking devices, and the most vulnerable victims will be those devices exposed to the Internet without any protection. “Check whether your NAS is exposed to the Internet.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, QNAP NAS ). Pierluigi Paganini.

Internet 87

Internet Internet Ransomware Encryption 87

Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

After identifying a critical Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server, the cyber actors gained credentials to access the underlying Structured Query Language (SQL) database [ T1078 ] and utilized SQL commands to dump the credentials [ T1555 ], which contained both cleartext and hashed passwords for user and administrative accounts.”

Telecommunications 95

Telecommunications Authentication Passwords Accountability 95

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

“Mail server, domain administrator and system administrator accounts were all affected, giving cyberespions access to the past and current passwords of more than 2,000 ICAO system users. The hackers scan the Internet for vulnerable servers that could lead to compromising valuable targets. “In

Hacking 78

Hacking Advertising System Administration Media 78

Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

No wonder Russia has been preparing to cut itself off from the global internet, hoping to move key government institutions to a sovereign Runet – a pan-Russian web limited to the Federation – to make them less prone to cyber attacks. Ideally, VNC should be used only with authenticated users, such as system administrators.

Authentication 130

Authentication Cyber Attacks System Administration Internet 130

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

“The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained. Semen-7907 registered at Tunngle from the Internet address 31.192.175[.]63 “I’ve been using this login since about 2013 on all the forums where I register, and I don’t always set a strong password. .

Ransomware 218

Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Backups 218

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

Malware 106

Malware Government Passwords System Administration 106

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

Webmin is an open-source web-based interface for system administration for Linux and Unix. The flaw affects the procedure for changing expired passwords, the backdoor could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute malicious commands with root privileges on the machine running vulnerable Webmin. Pierluigi Paganini.

Passwords 79

Passwords System Administration Advertising DNS 79

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One of the most vulnerable areas that hackers use to infiltrate a company’s system is the network. The Internet network is vulnerable as cybercriminals are lurking online, waiting to intercept loopholes for hacking systems. Let your staff know about the significance of maintaining strong and unique passwords.

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Cybersecurity Data breaches Backups Firewall 90

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

The gang leverages exposed remote administration services and internet-facing vulnerabilities to gain and maintain access to victim networks. The tool is able to automatically retrieve local users from groups, filter for administration, and then test the password.

Ransomware 82

Ransomware Software System Administration Encryption 82

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

“They exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Human-operated ransomare). ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

Ransomware 115

Ransomware Cybercrime Social Engineering Banking 115

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Cashdollar explained that threat actors started scanning the Internet for Intel systems that would accept files over SSH port 22 to maximize their efforts. Summarizing, crooks extended the list of targets passing from Arm and MIPS-powered devices to Intel systems. . ” Cashdollar concludes. ” Cashdollar concludes.

IoT 88

IoT Cryptocurrency Malware System Administration 88

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The Roboto botnet spreads by compromising systems by exploiting the Webmin RCE vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-15107 to drop its downloader module on Linux servers running vulnerable installs. Webmin is an open-source web-based interface for system administration for Linux and Unix.

DDOS 80

DDOS System Administration Advertising DNS 80

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD]. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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Security Awareness Risk Cyber threats Cyber Risk 40

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Experts from Safety Detective discovered thousands of refrigeration systems made by Resource Data Management (RDM) exposed to remote attacks. An attacker can easily access the vulnerable instances because they use a known default username and password combination. SecurityAffairs – refrigeration systems, hacking).

Risk 82

Risk Passwords System Administration Advertising 82

eSecurity Planet

JULY 6, 2021

Kaseya’s flagship product is a remote monitoring and management (RMM) solution called the Virtual Systems Administrator (VSA) and is the product at the center of the current attack. When administrators noticed suspicious behavior on Friday, Kaseya shut down VSA. VSA server breached. Backup data regularly.

Ransomware 104

Ransomware B2B Software System Administration 104

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2020

Parents have long held a special duty to protect their school-aged children from bad actors on the Internet. Organized hacking groups will be quick to single out — and plunder — the laggards. No one enforced the use of passwords, nor insisted on strict teacher control of those lessons. The stakes are very high.

Mobile 276

Mobile Passwords Technology VPN 276

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One could argue more Windows logs need to be preserved, but that would simply mean archiving the from the C: drive onto the D: drive, not that you need to connect to the Internet to centrally log files. The auditors claim account passwords must “be changed every 90 days”. Credential Management. This is absurd. It’s not true.

Software 110

Software Computers and Electronics Accountability Firewall 110

Errata Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One could argue more Windows logs need to be preserved, but that would simply mean archiving the from the C: drive onto the D: drive, not that you need to connect to the Internet to centrally log files. The auditors claim account passwords must “be changed every 90 days”. This is a well-know fallacy in cybersecurity. This is absurd.

Software 109

Software Computers and Electronics Accountability Firewall 109

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Looking back at past leaks of private companies providing such services, such as in the case of Hacking Team, we learned that many states all over the world were buying these capabilities, whether to complement their in-house technologies or as a stand-alone solution they couldn’t develop. Hack-and-leak is the new black (and bleak).

Firmware 106

Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 106

Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2020

Twitter was hacked this week. Someone compromised the entire Twitter network, probably by stealing the log-in credentials of one of Twitter's system administrators. Internet communications platforms -- such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube -- are crucial in today's society. They're how we communicate with one another.

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Hacking Banking Accountability Government 311