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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. ” According to Kilmer, AVrecon is the malware that gives SocksEscort its proxies.

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Understanding Brute Force Attacks: The Persistent Threat in Cybersecurity

Webroot

While RDP is a powerful tool for remote administration and support, it has also become a favored vector for brute force attacks for several reasons: Widespread use: RDP is commonly used in businesses to enable remote work and system administration.

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Defending Against Misconfigured MFA & PrintNightmare Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

They then authenticated to the victim’s VPN to initiate a remote desktop protocol (RDP) connection to the domain controllers. Deny atypical inbound activity from known anonymization services, to include commercial VPN services and The Onion Router (TOR). When possible, implement multi-factor authentication on all VPN connections.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 28, 2023 – Windows, Ivanti, Adobe Hit By Flaws

eSecurity Planet

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. August 24, 2023 Akira ransomware targeting Cisco, but MFA helps Akira ransomware groups have been exploiting Cisco’s virtual private network ( VPN ) tools.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 28, 2023 – Windows, Ivanti, Adobe Hit By Flaws

eSecurity Planet

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. August 24, 2023 Akira ransomware targeting Cisco, but MFA helps Akira ransomware groups have been exploiting Cisco’s virtual private network ( VPN ) tools.

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Top IT Areas You Need to Check to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity Insiders

If you have to work remotely, avoid using public Wi-Fi and activate a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Human errors often lead to data breaches, malware, and virus attacks that might compromise the company’s systems. Thus, it would be best if you secured all networks by incorporating firewalls and advanced encryption technology.

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DDoS amplify attack targets Citrix Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

Security Affairs

The attacks began last week, the systems administrator Marco Hofmann first detailed them. To disable DTLS on a ADC equipment admins could issue the following command from the command line interface: set vpn vserver -dtls OFF. I found these source IP addresses of the attackers in my nstraces: 45.200.42.0/24 24 220.167.109.0/24

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