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Root Admin User: When Do Common Usernames Pose a Threat?

Data Breach Today

Honeypot Hits Reinforce Need for Strong Passwords and Multifactor Authentication Honeypot data collected by CISO Jesse La Grew highlights how attackers continue to target default usernames - including for SSH - together with weak passwords to gain brute force remote access to their targets.

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Researchers created a PoC for Apache OFBiz flaw CVE-2023-51467

Security Affairs

In December, experts warned of an authentication bypass zero-day flaw that affects Apache OfBiz, an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. An attacker can trigger the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-51467 , to bypass authentication to achieve a simple Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). in the Apache OfBiz.

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Two Linux botnets already exploit Log4Shell flaw in Log4j

Security Affairs

Researchers at NetLab 360 reported that their Anglerfish and Apacket honeypots were already hit by attacks attempting to trigger the Log4Shell flaw in the Log4j library. ssh/authorized_keys file, the attacker can directly log into the remote server without password authentication. After the public key is added to the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

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Best Internet Security Suites & Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software. Password Managers. A password manager improves internet security by helping users create diverse, secure passwords for each account they own. Antivirus Software.

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UK newspaper The Telegraph exposed a 10TB database with subscriber data

Security Affairs

Subscriber data exposed includes full names, email addresses, device info, URL requests, IP addresses, authentication tokens, and unique reader identifiers. The database also included some Apple news subscribers or registrants’ passwords. subscribers info (email, name, IP, device info, tokens). . ” wrote Diachenko.

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Weekly podcast: ICS attacks, Reddit and SIM swap arrests

IT Governance

Cybereason’s researchers recently set up a honeypot environment with a network architecture that replicated that of “typical power substation” and waited. Only two days after the honeypot was launched, it was attacked by a black-market seller, who installed backdoors that would allow anyone to access it, even if admin passwords were changed.

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Vulnerability Recap 4/15/24 – Palo Alto, Microsoft, Ivanti Exploits

eSecurity Planet

Employ robust password management techniques, two-factor authentication (2FA), and regular backups of essential data. CVE-2023-6320 permits authenticated command injection, allowing arbitrary command execution. However, it’s unknown how many of them are legitimate Ivanti VPNs and how many are honeypots.

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