Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Cisco has released security updates to address 17 vulnerabilities affecting its networking and unified communications product lines. Cisco has released security patches to fix 17 vulnerabilities affecting its networking and unified communications product lines. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

This is a great news due to the spike in the popularity of the communication software during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The 2FA introduce an extra layer of security for the protection of the Zoom accounts and avoid threat actors from taking over them by guessing their password or launching credential stuffing attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2020

” Exposed data included full names, emails, home addresses (countries of residence, ZIP codes), passwords in plain text hashed using MD5, and IP addresses and tokens used for access to internal servers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concludes the experts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The bank changed 23,000 passwords in 2018 without consent. However, some branch employees of Woori Bank modified the passwords and as a result of the operation, the accounts have been reactivated. However, some branch employees of Woori Bank modified the passwords and as a result of the operation, the accounts have been reactivated.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2020

The communication involved a mail server for a European energy sector organization and took place between November 2019 and at least January 5, 2020. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . Iran, hacking).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2020

APT34 is an Iran-linked APT group that has been around since at least 2014, it mainly targeted organizations in the financial, government, energy, telecoms and chemical sectors in the United States and Middle Eastern countries. The TONEDEAF backdoor communicates with its C&C via HTTP, but version 2.0 The C2 domain ( manygoodnews[.]com

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The campaign was uncovered on March 27 when the researchers noticed messages claiming to be WHO communications to address misinformation related to the COVID19 outbreak. “The email contains the subject line “Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Important Communication[.]”. . arj ,” that distributes the infostealer LokiBot.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

“They are officers of the ‘Crimean’ FSB and traitors who defected to the enemy during the occupation of the peninsula in 2014. The SSU has managed to identify the perpetrators’ names, intercept their communication and obtain irrefutable evidence of their involvement in the attacks. ” concludes the announcement.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As a tradeoff for enjoying our digital lives, we’ve learned to live with password overload and even tolerate two-factor authentication. But now, at long last, we’re on the brink of eliminating passwords altogether, once and for all. Password tradeoffs Passwords have always been a big pain. Here are a few big takeaways.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

The emails contain a ‘temporary password’ or ‘one-time password’ to ‘access’ the files to submit the refund. The Agency recommends users of not responding to requests for PIN numbers, passwords or any other financial information. . “The emails have links that show an IRS.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2020

no authentication and clear-text communication Incorrect HTTP requests cause out of range access in Zope XSS on the web interface Private SSH key Backdoor APIs Backdoor management access and RCE Pre-auth RCE with chrooted access. ” Experts also reported the use of predefined passwords for admin accounts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

The sample captured by the experts abuses old vulnerabilities and weak credentials, the researchers reported that it attempts to exploit flaws in the miniigd SOAP service on Realtek SDK devices ( CVE-2014-8361 ), Huawei HG532 routers ( CVE-2017-17215 ), and exposed Hadoop YARN servers (CVE N/A).

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. Image: maps.google.com Still, other clues suggested Icamis and Sal were two separate individuals.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

Matrix is an open network for secure, decentralized real-time communication that is also used for instant messaging, IoT communications, and VoIP or WebRTC signaling. The intruder had access to the production databases, potentially giving them access to unencrypted message data, password hashes and access tokens.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2019

Experts observed the STOP ransomware installing the Azorult password-stealing Trojan to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. The STOP ransomware made the headlines because it is installing password-stealing Trojans on the victims’ machines. ” reads a blog post published by Bleepingcomputer.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Like other collaboration and communications platforms, the popularity of Microsoft Teams has risen since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic because a growing number of organizations started using the remote working model. The phishing page asks the recipient to enter their email and password.”. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2019

The company discovered unauthorized access to its servers, the intruders stole personal information of the users, including usernames , hashed passwords, first and last names, gender information, and city of residence. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” states the company.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

. “All University systems – with the exceptions of those listed in the communications (Office365 – including email and Teams, Canvas and Zoom) are either unavailable or available but with limitations. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Access may cease at any point.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

The activity of the Lazarus APT group (aka HIDDEN COBRA ) surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. “Once the contact was established, the attackers snuck malicious files into the communication, disguising them as documents related to the advertised job offer,” reads the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Cloud security firm Aqua Security uncovered a hacking campaign carried out during the past months, hackers are scanning the Internet for Docker servers running API ports exposed without a password. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. diskv – A disk-backed key-value store, for storage.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The messages include a link that points to phishing websites that prompt users into entering their username and password. Once at the site, users were prompted to enter their user name and password (surprise!), Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The alert includes Indicators of Compromise and the following list of best practices and mitigation measures: • Institute recurring checks in eCommerce environments for communications with the C2s. Require strong administrative passwords(use a password manager for best results) and enable two-factor authentication.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2019

. “This fraud allows an attacker to assume control of a victim’s telephone number, including all inbound and outbound text and voice communications. The interception of short message service (SMS)-based authentication tokens or password resets is frequently used during account takeover (ATO) fraud.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2020

In 2014 its global sales reached $55.91 trillion), LG comprises four business units: Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliances & Air Solutions, and Vehicle Components employing a total of 83,000 people. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

Stalkerware are able to gather the victim’s current geolocation , to intercept SMS and call data, and sometimes implements geofencing features, MonitorMinor outstands because it also allows spying on other communication channels such as instant messaging applications. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As a result, you will prevent unauthorized access or communication interception. 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. Poor credentials. What does this mean?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2020

In 2012, Assange communicated directly with a leader of the hacking group LulzSec (who by then was cooperating with the FBI), and provided a list of targets for LulzSec to hack. In another communication, Assange told the LulzSec leader that the most impactful release of hacked materials would be from the CIA, NSA, or the New York Times. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

The case is making the headlines, the German chat platform Knuddels.de (“Cuddles”) has been fined €20,000 for storing user passwords in plain text. Knuddels published a data breach notification and forced users into changing passwords, Knuddels also reported the incident to the Baden-Württemberg data protection authority.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

The IC3 warns of the following vulnerabilities: Weak passwords. The alert includes the audit of network for systems using RDP for remote communication, limiting the use of the Remote Desktop Protocol, keeping systems up to date, and implements multi-factor authentication wherever possible. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2020

The document is password-protected, likely to prevent analysis before it is received by the potential victim, the password is included in the content of the email. ”Next, the downloader will communicate with a remote command-and-control (C&C) server and fetch the relevant malware — in this case, the new Sphinx variant.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

FBI recommends using passphrases instead of complex passwords. European Commission has chosen the Signal app to secure its communications. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Lampion malware v2 February 2020.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

Lyceum was observed using password spraying and brute-force attacks to compromise email accounts of targeted individuals. “LYCEUM initially accesses an organization using account credentials obtained via password spraying or brute-force attacks. The malware uses DNS and HTTP-based communication mechanisms.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2018

An attacker could use IoT search engines such as ZoomEye or Shodan to scan the internet for devices having default passwords. “Hence the attacker can craft a ZoomEye / Shodan dork to implicitly get a list of the devices having default password. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

of the day indicated in the paragraph above, the Directorate of Technology and Communications under the Directorate General Information Systems and Technologies of this Organization received numerous calls from various checkpoints requesting technical support.” Use two-factor authentication with strong passwords.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

In 2014, a prominent member of the Russian language cybercrime community Antichat filed a complaint against DonChicho, saying this user scammed them and had used the email address dfyz_bk@bk.ru. Constella finds that the password most frequently used by the email address dfyz_bk@bk.ru A review of those address ranges at spur.us

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Security experts at vpnMentor discovered a database belonging to the US communications company, TrueDialog that was leaking millions of SMS messages. “Aside from private text messages, our team discovered millions of account usernames and passwords, PII data of TrueDialog users and their customers, and much more.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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