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. This method poses a risk of exposing sensitive data or enabling fraudulent activities.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Our annual analysis of the most notorious malware has arrived. As always, it covers the trends, malware groups, and tips for how to protect yourself and your organization. Their tactics have evolved significantly over the years, with ransomware now the malware of choice for cybercriminals. Who made this year’s malware list?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Many people use a virtual private network (VPN) to bypass geographic restrictions on streaming sites or other location-specific content. Since a VPN tunnels traffic through a server in a location of your choosing. VPN’s can play another critical role, such as improving online privacy. Secure home router. Back-up your data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Europol this week announced the shutdown of VPNLab, a VPN service that is very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. An international operation conducted by law enforcement bodies from 10 countries took down VPNLab.net, a VPN service provider that is very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. ” continues the EUROPOL. Europol said.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

According to SAM Seamless Network , over 200,000 businesses are using Fortigate VPN with default settings, exposing them to the risk of a hack. In response to the spreading of Coronavirus across the world, many organizations deployed VPN solutions, including Fortigate VPN, to allow their employers to work from their homes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

DarkHotel nation-state actor is exploiting a VPN zero -day to breach Chinese government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai. State-sponsored hackers used a zero-day vulnerability in Sangfor SSL VPN servers to gain access to victims’ networks. Up to now, a large number of VPN users have been attacked.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

Pulse Secure has fixed a zero-day flaw in the Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) SSL VPN appliance that threat actors are actively exploiting in the wild. In all the intrusions, the attackers targeted Pulse Secure VPN appliances in the breached networks. “In reads the report published by FireEye. reads the advisory published by Pulse Secure.

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Webroot

MAY 9, 2024

Understanding the risks Identity theft and fraud pose significant risks, especially for new graduates entering the world of financial independence. Your personal devices—laptops, smartphones, and tablets—hold a wealth of sensitive information that cybercriminals target through malware , ransomware , and other cyber threats.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Financially motivated threat actors are using Cookie Theft malware in phishing attacks against YouTube creators since late 2019. The hackers used fake collaboration opportunities (i.e. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

The downside to this long-term trend is that communications online, never mind on public cloud platforms, present vulnerabilities via web attacks and malware. Enter VPN technology. One longtime cybersecurity solution for small teams up to global enterprise networks is virtual private networks (VPN). Top VPN products.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 28, 2022

GitHub proofs of concept (PoCs) for known vulnerabilities could themselves contain malware as often as 10% of the time, security researchers have found. Black hat hackers sometimes use GitHub and similar services to host malware , as it allows them to evade most detection tools. See the Best Vulnerability Scanners.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Akira ransomware targets Finnish organizations GitLab fixed a critical zero-click account hijacking flaw Juniper Networks fixed a critical RCE bug in its firewalls and switches Vast Voter Data Leaks Cast Shadow Over Indonesia ’s 2024 Presidential Election Researchers created a PoC for Apache OFBiz flaw CVE-2023-51467 Team Liquid’s wiki leak exposes (..)

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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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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Along with the Pirrit Mac adware identified earlier this week, researchers from Red Canary identified Thursday a different malware strain (Jon Rawlinson/CC BY 2.0)). In just three months, hackers have debuted at least two strains of malware designed to attack Apple’s new M1 chip.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Exploring the Risks: Unveiling 9 Potential Techniques Hackers Employ to Exploit Public Wi-Fi and Compromise Your Sensitive Data We’ve all used public Wi-Fi: it’s convenient, saves our data, and speeds up browsing. Also, consider using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to encrypt your data and make it unreadable to hackers.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2022

From bogus attack warnings to data theft malware. Once infected, the system is at serious risk of data theft. The list of potential target areas includes: Internet browsers MAIL/FTP/VPN clients Cryptocurrency wallets Password managers Messengers Game programs. Impact on affected systems. Tips for avoiding this attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The leak of the data puts the company at risk of frauds in the next months. The Daixin Team group gains initial access to victims through virtual private network (VPN) servers. In one successful attack, the attackers likely exploited an unpatched vulnerability in the organization’s VPN server.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

The goal is to redirect the victims to rogue servers owned by the hackers to steal credentials or install malware. VPN providers now offer interesting security features that can block known malware and mitigate MITM attacks significantly. Even if it’s only temporary (e.g., Read next: Top Vulnerability Management Tools.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 7, 2020

I wrote about the increased risks of working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. If the organization is lucky, they will have already set up a VPN for remote access. Handing people VPN software to install and use with zero training is a recipe for security mistakes, but not using a VPN is even worse.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

Threats range from severe weaknesses in Ivanti’s VPN appliances to zero-day exploits in popular software such as Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS and Telegram’s Windows client. These issues affect over 91,000 exposed machines, putting them at risk of DDoS assaults, account theft, and malware infestations.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 16, 2022

It’s reported that a malware distribution campaign is leveraging YouTube to push infection files. 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. This is the basis of a basic YouTube scam.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

Update VPN Plus Server now! Malware targets 30 unpatched WordPress plugins. Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Okta breached last month, no customers compromised. Synology patches vulnerability with a CVSS of 10. Google patches 60 vulnerabilities in first Android update of 2023.

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SecureList

APRIL 22, 2024

Diagram of SSH tunnel creation SoftEther VPN The next tool that the attackers used for tunneling was the server utility (VPN Server) from the SoftEther VPN package. To launch the VPN server, the attackers used the following files: vpnserver_x64.exe IP Country + ASN Net name Net Description Address Email 103.27.202[.]85

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2020

Cisco addressed ten high-risk vulnerabilities in NX-OS software, including some issues that could lead to code execution and privilege escalation. Cisco this week released security patches to address ten high-risk vulnerabilities in NX-OS software, including some flaws that could lead to code execution and privilege escalation.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The researchers analyzed eight incidents involving the Akira ransomware and confirmed that the flaw in Cisco Anyconnect SSL VPN was the entry point in at least six of the compromised devices. “When the vulnerability was made public in 2020, no known public exploits were available. ” continues the report.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 17, 2023

Risk Level. A publicly available network may not always have the latest firmware, patch updates on its hardware, or have proper encryption enabled; therefore, if you connect to the network you may be exposing yourself to potential risks. What are the potential risks?” Category Awareness, Guides. Is public Wi-Fi safe to use?”

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Collectively, these episodes highlight the need for comprehensive cybersecurity defenses and timely patch management for risk mitigation. Unpatched devices can give attackers privileged access to networks, particularly those set up as VPN virtual servers, ICA proxies, RDP proxies, or AAA servers.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 9, 2023

Additionally, fake hotspots may contain malware that can infect your device and allow criminals to gain control of it. Use a VPN A VPN encrypts your traffic with military-grade encryption. A VPN also hides your IP address. Avoid Using File-Sharing Programs If you must use file-sharing programs, only do so over a VPN.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2020

The United States National Security Agency (NSA) is warning of risks posed by location services for staff who work in defence or national security. The United States National Security Agency (NSA) published a new guide to warn of the risks posed by location services for staff who work in defence or national security.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

Microsoft is sending notifications to dozens of hospitals about vulnerable VPN devices and gateways exposed online in their network. Microsoft is warning dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. APT41 was known to hide its malware inside fake resumes that were sent to targets. APT41’s activities span from the mid-2000s to the present day. Image: DOJ.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our podcast featured Malwarebytes senior security researcher JP Taggart, who talked to us about why you need to trust your VPN. But obscuring your Internet activity—including the websites you visit, the searches you make, the files you download—doesn’t mean that a VPN magically disappears those things.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2023

DepositFiles’ clients are at risk of their personally identifiable information, files, and passwords being stolen. Attackers could also target the company with malware, ransomware, unauthorized access to business payment systems, etc.,” These emails could be infected by malware or ransomware,” researchers said. researchers said.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

There are risks associated with a remote workforce and the at-home use of business devices and IoT devices, but the right tools are available now to continuously manage these risks. There is an ongoing increase in cloud-delivered malware, and more data loss via cloud file sharing, hosting, and email. Key takeaways.

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Webroot

APRIL 2, 2024

Direct access: Successfully breaching an RDP session can give attackers direct control over a victim’s computer, allowing for the deployment of malware, ransomware, or theft of sensitive information. Open ports: RDP typically requires port 3389 to be open, making it a visible entry point for attackers scanning for vulnerabilities.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 11, 2021

So, that means your personal information might be at risk. Use a VPN . A virtual private network (VPN) essentially creates an encrypted virtual tunnel between your computer and another server anywhere in the world. When using a VPN, your IP address is disguised and your connection is secure against external attacks.

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