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How to tell if a VPN app added your Windows device to a botnet

Malwarebytes

Residential proxy networks allow someone in control to rent out a residential IP address which then can be used as a relay for their internet communications. Cybercriminals used this service to engage in cyberattacks, large-scale fraud, child exploitation, harassment, bomb threats, and export violations.

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International Women’s Day: accelerating action against online harms

BH Consulting

Even common internet frauds like romance scams, also have different outcomes based on gender. For International Womens Day and beyond, lets all of us accelerate action to make the internet safer for everyone. Its also against the law to distribute, publish, or send a threatening or grossly offensive communication to another person.

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Privacy Roundup: Week 9 of Year 2025

Security Boulevard

Privacy Services Brave iOS update brings Smart Proxy and Kill Switch AlternativeTo This has more to do with Brave's VPN service rather than its browser. An update (version 1.75) on iOS introduces Smart Proxy and Kill Switch for Brave's VPN service. Anyone with this default password could access these "locked" apartment complexes.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Study Raises Open Source Security Red Flags, as Cyber Agencies Offer Prevention Tips Against Telecom Spying Attacks

Security Boulevard

Disconnect unneeded internet-facing infrastructure and monitor the infrastructure that does need to be exposed to the internet. However, The Wall Street Journal identified it as Salt Typhoon when, citing anonymous sources, it reported in September that the group had breached several U.S. telecoms, including Verizon and AT&T.

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What’s Trending: Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, December 2024–February 2025

Digital Shadows

Initial Access via VPN Brute-Forcing Up 21.3% Figure 1: Top MITRE ATT&CK initial access techniques in true-positive incidents (% of total) during reporting period During the reporting period, initial access attempts targeting external remote services like VPNs 1 , RDP, and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) surged by 21.3%

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Company instructions to keep hands off internal network traffic leads to internet service provider (ISP) suppression of only 1% of the 100,000 monthly outgoing DDoS attacks. Ransomware & Data Theft Protection Ransomware and data breaches rely primarily on vulnerabilities exposed to the internet, phishing, and the endpoint.

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How to Prevent and Protect Against Supply Chain Attacks

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As a rule, do not publish unprotected remote desktops on the internet. VPN Protection. Ensure that access to VPNs is always protected by multi-factor authentication (MFA). In the current threat environment all apps and users, especially cloud services are valid targets. Even the strongest passwords can be compromised.