Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

HideezKey- This is a deep-dive into a nice concept for a security token & password manager that turned into a horrible product due to lack of proper R&D and Threat Modeling. The Cloud Password that allows to login on Hideez’s website, Laptop’s credentials, Website login user and password are ALL IN PLAINTEXT!

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 12, 2023

SAP Security Note #3350297 , tagged with a CVSS score of 9.1, The New HotNews Note in Detail SAP Security Note #3411067 , tagged with a CVSS score of 9.1, High Priority SAP Security Notes SAP Security Notes #3394567 , tagged with a CVSS score of 8.1, SAP Security Notes #3382353 , tagged with a CVSS score of 7.5,

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Google Security

APRIL 30, 2024

Background Chromium based browsers on Windows use the DPAPI (Data Protection API) to secure local secrets such as cookies, password etc. Since 2013, Chromium has been applying the CRYPTPROTECT_AUDIT flag to DPAPI calls to request that an audit log be generated when decryption occurs, as well as tagging the data as being owned by the browser.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2023

” LCBO has reset all LCBO.com account passwords. The malicious code injected was inside a Google Tag Manager (GTM) snippet encoded as Base64. The stolen information could include names, email and mailing addresses, Aeroplan numbers, LCBO.com account password, and credit card information.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

Bumblebee has been active since March 2022 when it was spotted by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), experts noticed that cybercriminal groups that were previously using the BazaLoader and IcedID as part of their malware campaigns switched to the Bumblebee loader. The file also stores the password hashes for all users in the domain.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. Wiremo sells software and services to help website owners better manage their customer reviews. SocksEscort[.]com

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2024

According to an internal investigation by the computer giant, hackers managed to gain unauthorized access to Dell's databases sometime in 2022. However, it is still investigating whether more sensitive data like passwords or encrypted credit card info may have been compromised.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Risk CISO 101

Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

owns and manages electricity networks and natural gas pipelines in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. In this capacity, the company plans, constructs and maintains high, medium and low-voltage electricity networks and high, medium and low-pressure natural gas pipelines, which it owns or which it is responsible for managing.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

BlackCat (aka ALPHV) Ransomware gang introduced an advanced search by stolen victim’s passwords, and confidential documents. They introduced an advanced search by stolen victim’s passwords, and confidential documents leaked in the TOR network. The notorious cybercriminal syndicate BlackCat competes with Conti and Lockbit 3.0.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The report was published by Google's Cybersecurity Action Team and is based on observations from its Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and other internal teams. Google provides the top five exploited vulnerabilities in cloud instances and how frequently they are exploited: Weak or no password for user account or no authentication for APIs; 48%.

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Passwords Cryptocurrency Authentication Software 85

Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

” About the only French critical infrastructure vertical not touched by the Kasbah hackers was the water management sector. With the exception of water management, when looking at the organizations involved, each fell within one of the verticals in France’s critical infrastructure strategic plan. ‘FATAL’ ERROR.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 4, 2022

If you do, we’ve got your back, and we humbly suggest that when you’re done tagging your dog in every photo and getting your folder names just so, you turn your attention to your device security and give that a little dust off as well. Say “no” to duplicate passwords. How many online accounts do you have?

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Passwords Accountability Malware Scams 97

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This hoax involves what's called a captive portal, which is a web page that prompts users to enter personal information or login credentials, such as usernames and passwords. The catch was that the document contained a function to transform these gibberish-looking symbols into hexadecimal values that denoted specific JavaScript tags.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 14, 2023

Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is a challenge-response authentication protocol used to authenticate a client to a resource on an Active Directory domain. The authentication process does not require the plaintext password. The hash is enough. CVE-2023-24880 : a moderate Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass vulnerability.

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Authentication Internet Internet Ransomware 98

Malwarebytes

JUNE 14, 2021

Enter your password. Enter your email address, Instagram account password and use the Request Download option. You can contact Instagram directly if you’ve lost your username or password and need access to your data. Re-enter your password and delete your account for good. Use the link in the email to download your data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The Baka loader works by dynamically adding a script tag to the current page that loads a remote JavaScript file. Require strong administrative passwords(use a password manager for best results) and enable two-factor authentication. There are options that are free, simple to use, and practical for small merchants.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Yet in the dev tools we see the href attribute of the hyperlink referring to an unrecognisable string of characters and the domain name within the <a> tag almost looking like a very familiar one, albeit for the fourth character. It won't match the faked domain, hence no password gets entered. Specifically #1password ??

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

For example, Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) requires users to provide a password or passphrase to gain access to the network. It provides stronger security measures like message integrity checks and improved key management. Ensure that your password is complex, unique, and has a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.

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Wireless Encryption Authentication IoT 89

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

Early June, researchers at F5 Networks have addressed a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-5902, that resides in undisclosed pages of Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) of the BIG-IP product. Query our API for "tags=CVE-2020-5902" for a full list of unique payloads and relevant indicators.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Finally, the transportation management data is still important to protect, but perhaps not as financially or legally critical as the others. Eventually, you will have to go hunting for it, at an inconvenient time, and data may get lost if it’s not properly tagged or otherwise categorized.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 29, 2023

Broken Authentication and Session Management Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a user or system. Session management is the process of managing user sessions once they are authenticated. For example, weak or predictable passwords make your APIs vulnerable.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As you may know, WordPress is a “database-driven” content management system, which means that all of the text and resource references found in WordPress posts and pages are stored in what is called a Structured Query Language (SQL) database, most commonly in the form of the open-source database management system MySQL.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

What happens when several risks carry the same “medium” tag, leaving decision-makers pondering where to focus their attention and allocate precious resources? ISO 27001: This international standard outlines the requirements for an information security management system (ISMS) and is widely used for risk management.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

In short, products in this category aim to catalogue and help manage an organization’s exposed assets. The aim of this report is to share what we’ve learned about the attack surface management space. Attack Surface Management is a relatively new category. Introduction. Second, that they are scope and time-limited.

Penetration Testing 87

Penetration Testing Marketing Internet Internet 87

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The sheer number of security issues underscores the need for strong patch and vulnerability management — and for cyber resilience that goes deeper than common preventive measures. And Linux distributions and the TorchServe AI tool were confronted with major security flaws too. dynamic loader.

Architecture 94

Architecture Ransomware Software Accountability 94

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

A hacker managed to identify a weak spot in a security camera model. Simple or reused passwords are still a problem. While the cybersecurity industry has presented options for every netizen, the recommendation to use original and complex passwords continues to be disregarded. The Threat is Definitely Real. Poor credentials.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2020

” Early June, researchers at F5 Networks addressed the CVE-2020-5902 vulnerability, it resides in undisclosed pages of Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) of the BIG-IP product. Threat actors exploited the CVE-2020-5902 flaw to obtain passwords, create web shells, and infect systems with various malware.

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Advertising Government Healthcare Education 107

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

But naturally, at Carbonite + Webroot, we just wonder how they’ll be used and abused by cybercriminals or if they can be irrevocably lost like the password to a crypto wallet. It seems phishing for users’ passwords to the sites used to buy and sell NFTs is the main method of compromise. Non- what token?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

Username and password list can be selected (included in the distributed ZIP file) and threads number should be provided in order to optimize the attack balance. User@first]@@[user@first]123) and a folder named PasswordPatterswhich includes building blocks for password guessing. Jason Project GUI.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

To identify, design, and implement the cloud security patterns for the core security domains for a given public or private cloud environment, prioritize the following security domains and technologies: Identity and Access Management: IAM includes identity federation; naming and tagging; root account protection; invocation and access to public and privately (..)

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Penetration Testing DNS Technology CISO 78

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 20, 2022

According to initial findings by internal and external IT specialists, cybercriminals managed to break through the extensive technical and organizational IT protection systems in a professional attack.” The cyber attack was discovered by the hotel company's IT security systems on Sunday. Keeping ransomware at bay.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 16, 2024

Automated classification tags enable the institution to enforce stringent access controls and encryption measures, ensuring the utmost protection for sensitive financial data. Educate and train employees to recognize phishing attempts, use strong passwords, and follow secure data handling practices.

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Encryption Education Risk Healthcare 52

Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2021

Many immigration advice firms post to social media whenever they manage to obtain visas for their clients. Don’t post anything sensitive in there either, and that includes things like passwords. This is especially the case if any of your profiles make use of geolocation, or you happily tag your home address in any geolocation service.

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SecureList

JUNE 16, 2021

In addition to the above documents, we managed to find malicious executables that were used by the attackers and date back to as early as 2015. It is interesting to note that an active Keepass (password manager) process gets killed before starting the keylogger. argument: path to file to upload.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 26, 2022

In this email, a password protected macro-based XLS file was sent to the victim. The password for the file was mentioned in the email body. Lazarus Group is known to have a keen interest in attacking cryptocurrency users, asset managers, and companies. net which was attributed to Lazarus APT in Google TAG blog.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Google TAG has recently published a post about a campaign by Lazarus targeting security researchers. The situation changed on July 2 when the attackers managed to obtain the credentials for the router used by the administrators to connect to systems in both segments. We named Lazarus the most active group of 2020. Encryption routine.

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