Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This hack was possible because the McDonald's app didn't authenticate the server, and just did whatever the server told it to do: McDonald's receipts in Germany end with a link to a survey page. That meant he could build a programme replicating the code, as if someone was taking the survey again and again. [.].

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The Hacker News

APRIL 28, 2022

Microsoft on Thursday disclosed that it addressed a pair of issues with the Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server that could result in unauthorized cross-account database access in a region. "By

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Redigo is a new Go-based malware employed in attacks against Redis servers affected by the CVE-2022-0543 vulnerability. Researchers from security firm AquaSec discovered a new Go-based malware that is used in a campaign targeting Redis servers. Redis (remote dictionary server) is an open source in-memory database and cache.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

. “The BBTok banker has a dedicated functionality that replicates the interfaces of more than 40 Mexican and Brazilian banks, and tricks the victims into entering its 2FA code to their bank accounts or into entering their payment card number.” ” reads the report published by Check Point. ” continues the report.

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Webroot

JULY 15, 2021

Given the recent spate of high-profile attacks, it’s worth remembering the difference between standard backup and high-availability replication. These backups are taken at pre-determined time intervals, typically once a day during non-working hours, and stored on a backup server. It’s not just that they’re making headlines more often.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

Cloud storage offers tremendous benefits such as replication, geographic resiliency, and the potential for cost-reduction and improved efficiency. At a high-level, RDS streamlines setup, operation, and scaling relational databases in AWS, such as MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and others.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

VMware released security patches for a potentially serious vulnerability affecting the vSphere Replication product. VMware has recently released security patches to address a serious command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21976 , in its vSphere Replication product. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 28, 2022

A team of researchers found two vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server that when chained together allowed them to access the PostgreSQL databases of other cloud tenants. To read this article in full, please click here

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2022

Veeam addressed two critical vulnerabilities impacting the Backup & Replication product for virtual environments. Veeam has released security patches to fix two critical vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-26500 and CVE-2022-26501 (CVSS score of 9.8), impacting the Backup & Replication solution for virtual environments.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2024

It also identifies potentially malicious content and replicated phishing domains, providing an overall domain score and a Domain Generation Algorithm (DGA) score. The vulnerability scanner tool meticulously analyzes a wide array of domain details including screenshots, WHOIS data, utilized technologies, page redirections, and certificates.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to gain information about the SQL server connection Veeam ONE uses to access its configuration database. “A vulnerability in Veeam ONE allows an unauthenticated user to gain information about the SQL server connection Veeam ONE uses to access its configuration database.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2022

Researchers discovered flaws in the Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server that could result in unauthorized cross-account database access in a region. Microsoft addressed a couple of vulnerabilities impacting the Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server that could result in unauthorized cross-account database access in a region.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Are you worried about ransomware hitting your servers, putting a dent in your data intensive business? If that’s so, then Veeam Backup and Replication software is offering a data recovery warranty of $5 million from ransomware attacks.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Local Security Authority Server Service (LSASS) handles the authentication of users within a domain. Directory Replication Service (DRS) is the method by which the Windows Active Directory Domain Service ensures that a change made on one domain controller replicates to all domain controllers. Rubeus , Mimikatz , etc.)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In July 2023, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers discovered a new peer-to-peer (P2P) worm called P2PInfect that targets Redis servers running on both Linux and Windows systems. The capability to target Redis servers running on both Linux and Windows operating systems makes P2PInfect more scalable and potent than other worms.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Said malware will attempt to steal passwords from form submissions and send them to the command and control server run by the attackers. While the imitation helper isn’t perfect and doesn’t replicate the real thing exactly, those behind this will still reap some rewards.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 18, 2024

CISA warns that unusual web requests to specific server locations are tell-tale signs of AndroxGh0st’s presence. AndroxGh0st can self-replicate using compromised AWS credentials to create new users and instances, extending its reach and scanning for more vulnerable targets across the internet.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2022

“This botnet , known as Zerobot, contains several modules, including self-replication, attacks for different protocols, and self-propagation.” “It also communicates with its command-and-control server using the WebSocket protocol. ” reads the advisory published by Fortinet. ” concludes the report.

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Adam Levin

OCTOBER 23, 2019

In a statement released on its blog, NordVPN informed users that one of its servers had been compromised in March 2018. As soon as we learned of the breach, the server and our contract with the provider were terminated and we began an extensive audit of our service,” stated the blog. The post When “Secure” Isn’t?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

In some cases, it consists of the same equipment in several locations, each replicating data to another similar unit. Local backups are usually enough to recover IT systems from server failure and other common problems. The solution supports physical x86 servers, virtual machines, and IBM iSeries servers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The issue is a data leak on the npmjs’ replication server, which was caused by ‘routine maintenance.’ ” The flaw was addressed on October 29, the company also deleted from the npm’s replication database all records containing private package names.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The company asks customers to upload an HTTP Archive (HAR) file in order to support them in solving their problems and replicating browser activity. Within the course of normal business, Okta support will ask customers to upload an HTTP Archive (HAR) file, which allows for troubleshooting of issues by replicating browser activity.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

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Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2023

Will Schroeder and Lee Christensen ’s whitepaper mentions three classes of objects when discussing ESC5: The CA server’s AD computer object (i.e., compromise through S4U2Self or S4U2Proxy) The CA server’s RPC/DCOM server Any descendant AD object or container in the container(e.g., Allowing SANs in certificate requests.

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Authentication Cybersecurity 64

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Samba addressed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities Former Twitter employee sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia Social Blade discloses security breach Data of 5.7M

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2023

PlugX malware delivered by exploiting flaws in Chinese programs Prometei botnet evolves and infected +10,000 systems since November 2022 CISA adds VMware’s Cloud Foundation bug to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog Law enforcement seized the website selling the NetWire RAT and arrested a Croatian man Latest version of Xenomorph Android malware (..)

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Data breaches Banking Government Ransomware 83

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

re servers, data and backups of that data. “We found that the data on the server was maliciously damaged by the hacker, resulting in the loss of data and backups. Riley Kilmer , co-founder of the proxy-tracking service Spur.us , said 911’s network will be difficult to replicate in the short run.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

In early 2020, researchers found something weird going on with Linux servers hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Specifically, they noticed some servers were receiving some anomalous inbound traffic. In a perfect world, the firewalls of our servers would only allow web traffic in from trusted ports. Cloud Snooper. How it works.

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Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 31, 2024

We found that the Flysmart+ Manager application had an important security control disabled, meaning that it could communicate with servers using insecure methods. It makes the app susceptible to interception where an attacker could force a victim to use the unencrypted HTTP protocol while forwarding the data to the real server, encrypted.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The Aqua Nautilus research team observed three attacks that appeared very similar to those performed by TeamTNT, a threat actor specializing in cloud platforms and online instances such as Kubernetes clusters, Redis servers, and Docker APIs. However, the script has been modified to point to new C&C (command and control) servers.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2024

affects the standalone SAP Web Dispatcher, SAP Web Dispatcher embedded in the ASCS instance, and Internet Communication Manager (ICM) in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP. A manual correction is required to patch an Improper Authorization Check vulnerability in SAP LT Replication(LTR) Server.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Detecting common vulnerabilities and exposures associated with software installation on servers. Proactively quarantining server(s) when vulnerabilities are detected and blocking communication. Secure Workload normalizes policies for each server, eliminating human intervention for further policy identification.

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Firewall Data collection Architecture Cyber threats 112

Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2023

Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices CISA warns of attacks against Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Devices Experts believe North Korea behind JumpCloud supply chain attack Nice Suzuki, sport: shame dealer left your data up for grabs Experts attribute WyrmSpy and DragonEgg spyware to the Chinese APT41 group ALPHV/BlackCat and (..)

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 30, 2023

Motherboard was able to obtain a copy of the ransom email and partially shared the content with its readers, which we have replicated below: Dear Riot Games, We have obtained your valuable data, including the precious anti-cheat source code and the entire game code for League of Legends and its tools, as well as Packman, your usermode anti-cheat.

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Social Engineering Engineering Hacking Malware 92

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

PayPal addresses reflected XSS bug in user wallet currency converter The kingpin behind Jokers Stash retires with a billionaire exit France agency ANSSI links Russias Sandworm APT to attacks on hosting providers French and Ukrainian police arrested Egregor ransomware affiliates/partners in Ukraine The malicious code in SolarWinds attack was the work (..)

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

pluralsight author and microsoft most valued professional (mvp) focusing on security concepts and process improvement in software delivery within a large enterprise environment.nnspecialties: security, c# asp.net, azure, sql server, soa, continuous integration. Well, almost nothing.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 2, 2021

The new version of Ryuk includes all of its previous functions, but unfortunately, it now has the ability to self replicate over the local network. And that if this user's password is changed, the replication will continue as long as the Kerberos tickets (an authentication method) are not expired. The new version of Ryuk ransomware.

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