Krebs on Security

JANUARY 13, 2021

Most concerning of this month’s batch is probably a critical bug ( CVE-2021-1647 ) in Microsoft’s default anti-malware suite — Windows Defender — that is seeing active exploitation. “The user doesn’t need to interact with anything, as Defender will access it as soon as it is placed on the system.”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2021

The IE weakness — CVE-2021-26411 — affects both IE11 and newer EdgeHTML-based versions, and it allows attackers to run a file of their choice by getting you to view a hacked or malicious website in IE. . “There is the outside chance this could be wormable between DNS servers,” warned Trend Micro’s Dustin Childs.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Rarely do cybercriminal gangs that deploy ransomware gain the initial access to the target themselves. More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

China-linked group UNC3886 has been exploiting vCenter Server zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 since at least late 2021. Mandiant researchers reported that China-linked APT group UNC3886 has been exploiting vCenter Server zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-34048 since at least late 2021. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? Colonial Pipeline ( May 2021 ) – The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama, was hit by a cybersecurity attack in May and its operators were forced to shut down its systems.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

Initial access brokers, or IABs , are the latest specialists on the scene. IABs gain unauthorized network access and then they often will conduct exploratory movements to get a sense of what the compromised asset is, Shier told me. The IABs are the clearinghouses for all of this access,” Shier says.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Initial access brokers (IABs) play an increasingly central role in this cyber underworld. They search for weak points and perform the challenging, technically demanding work of breaking past an organization’s security, then offer access to the victim to the highest bidder. IABs can gain this access through many different means.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 13, 2022

Investors more than doubled down in 2021, increasing investment by about 145 percent. Major breaches in Parler, Microsoft Exchange Server, Experian, and LinkedIn increased the intensity of concern about API supply chain attacks in 2021. The Log4j vulnerability reported at the end 2021 heightened concern even more.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2022

VMware has yet to address the CVE-2021-22048 privilege escalation vulnerability in vCenter Server disclosed in November 2021. VMware warns customers that it has yet to address a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22048 , in the vCenter Server. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2021-22048 ).

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AIIM

JANUARY 19, 2021

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Well, the stats are even scarier with over 50% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, compared to 2020. As an enterprise security team, you could restrict internet access at your egress points, but this doesn’t do much when the workforce is remote. In short, anything accessible from the internet should be given extra attention.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But sometime over the past 48 hours, the cybercriminal syndicate updated its victim shaming blog to indicate that it is now selling access to many of the organizations it has hacked. It’s also not obvious why they would advertise having hacked into companies if they plan on selling that access to extract sensitive data going forward.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2022

cybersecurity agencies joined their counterparts around the globe to urge organizations to address the top 15 vulnerabilities exploited in 2021. The advisory entails the top 15 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that were routinely exploited by malicious cyber actors in 2021, plus another 21 frequently exploited CVEs.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 2, 2022

On May 11, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2021 (the “Report”). The Report provides an overview of the CNIL’s enforcement activities in 2021. In particular, the Report revealed that: The CNIL received 14,143 complaints in 2021 (+4% compared to 2020) and closed 12,522.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

Access Management is Essential for Strengthening OT Security. Identity and access management can play an essential role into strengthening the security posture of critical infrastructure. In August 2021, a ransomware attack on Scripps Health in California resulted in over $113 million in losses. Tue, 05/24/2022 - 06:11.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Victims Still Learning Their Personal Data Was Illegally Accessed, Copied in 2021 A ransomware attack on the Irish healthcare system in 2021 has cost the government 80 million euros in damages and counting.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

0patch released free unofficial patches for Windows local privilege escalation zero-day ( CVE-2021-24084 ) in Windows 10, version 1809 and later. 0patch released free unofficial patches for Windows local privilege escalation zero-day (CVE-2021-24084) in Windows 10, version 1809 and later. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2021

Japanese researchers spotted an Olympics-themed wiper targeting Japanese users ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympics could be a great opportunity for cybercriminals and malware authors, the US FBI warned p rivate US companies of cyberattacks that might attempt to disrupt the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 10, 2021

With more staff working remotely, identity, authentication, and access (IAA) has never been more important. Market forecasts, drivers, and trends are explored.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Trend Micro disclosed technical details of a patched privilege escalation issue, tracked as CVE-2021-30724 , that impacts macOS, iOS and iPadOS. Trend Micro researchers disclosed technical details of a patched privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-30724 , that impacts macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. and iPadOS 14.6.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2021

Mint Mobile discloses a data breach, an unauthorized attacker gained access to subscribers’ account information and ported phone numbers. The data breach notification sent to the impacted subscribers reveals that an unauthorized person gained access to their data between June 8th and June 10th. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

CloudPassage’s 2021 AWS Cloud Security Report found that misconfiguration of cloud platforms (71 percent), exfiltration of sensitive data (59 percent), and insecure APIs (54 percent) are the top cloud security threats facing cybersecurity professionals. What measures does the provider have in place to protect various access components?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

MITRE and CISA announced the release of the “2021 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Most Important Hardware Weaknesses” list. MITRE and the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have announced the release of the “2021 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Most Important Hardware Weaknesses” list. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2021

The wormable CVE-2021-31166 vulnerability in the HTTP Protocol Stack of the Windows IIS server also affects WinRM on Windows 10 and Server systems. — Jim DeVries (@JimDinMN) May 19, 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2021-31166). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2022

VMware addressed a heap-overflow issue (CVE-2021-22045) in Workstation, Fusion and CVE-2021-22045 products that can lead to code execution on the hypervisor. VMware released security updates to address a heap-overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22045, in its Workstation, Fusion and ESXi products. and Fusion 12.2.0.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2022

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,243 security incidents in 2021, which accounted for 5,126,930,507 breached records. The biggest data breaches of 2021.

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AIIM

APRIL 15, 2021

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2022

The proxy server allows attackers to access the traffic and capture the target’s password and the session cookie. Once obtained the credentials and session cookies to access users’ mailboxes, threat actors launched business email compromise (BEC) campaigns against other targets. and certificate-based authentication. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2022

Samba fixes a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-44142 , that can allow remote attackers to execute code with root privileges. Samba has addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-44142 , that can be exploited by remote attackers to gain code execution with root privileges on servers running vulnerable software.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Threat actors are actively scanning the Internet for VMware vCenter servers affected by a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-21985. The CVE-2021-21985 flaw is caused by the lack of input validation in the Virtual SAN ( vSAN ) Health Check plug-in, which is enabled by default in the vCenter Server.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A cyber espionage group targets governments and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries since early 2021. Threat actors are targeting government and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries as parts of a cyber espionage campaign that remained under the radar since early 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Palo Alto Networks disclosed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-3064 , in its GlobalProtect portal and gateway interfaces. The attacker must have network access to the GlobalProtect interface to exploit this issue.” Experts pointed out that this port is often accessible over the Internet.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Crooks discovered how to bypass the patch for a recent Microsoft Office vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) and are using it to distribute Formbook malware. Cybercriminals have found a way to bypass the patch for a recent Microsoft Office vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-40444 (CVSS score of 8.8). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

Researchers discovered that the Clop ransomware gang was looking for a zero-day exploit in the MOVEit Transfer since 2021. Kroll security experts discovered that the Clop ransomware gang was looking for a zero-day exploit in the MOVEit Transfer since 2021. ” reads the analysis published by the security firm.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“Unknown cyber criminals using Ranzy Locker ransomware had compromised more than 30 US businesses as of July 2021. Once gained access to the target network, the ransomware gang attempts to locate sensitive data, including customer information, PII related files, and financial records. ” reads the flash alert.

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The Guardian Data Protection

AUGUST 8, 2023

Watchdog apologises for security breach in which names and addresses were accessible as far back as 2021 UK politics live – latest updates The data of millions of voters was accessible to hackers in a cyber-attack by “hostile actors” discovered almost a year ago, the Electoral Commission has admitted. Continue reading.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2021

American multinational computer technology giant Dell addresses a 12-year-old driver flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-21551 , impacting millions of computers. Hundreds of millions of Dell computers worldwide are affected by a 12-year-old vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21551, that affects Dell DBUtil driver. The flaw affects version 2.3

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