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Microsoft warns of more disruptive BlueKeep attacks and urges patch installation

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The popular expert Kevin Beaumont observed some of its EternalPot RDP honeypots crashing after being attacked. huh, the EternalPot RDP honeypots have all started BSOD'ing recently. Due to only smaller size kernel dumps being enabled, it is difficult to arrive at a definite root cause.” They only expose port 3389.

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P2PInfect, a Rusty P2P worm targets Redis Servers on Linux and Windows systems

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However, Unit 42 did not find any definitive evidence that the botnet was involved in cryptomining operations. At this time it is still unclear the goal of the threat actors behind the botnet. Experts discovered some instances of the word “miner” within the malicious toolkit of P2PInfect.

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How Cybercriminals are Targeting free Wi-Fi Users?

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Fake Honeypots. The fake honeypots are quite similar to the fake Wi-Fi access points, but the only difference is that the honeypot is set in a more sophisticated manner. It is certain that one of these is a honeypot which is there to capture users’ data and use their sensitive information in the wrong way.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild

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Security researchers have spotted the first mass-hacking campaign exploiting the BlueKeep exploit , the attack aims at installing a cryptocurrency miner on the infected systems. In June the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. huh, the EternalPot RDP honeypots have all started BSOD'ing recently.

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DNS hijacking campaigns target Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal users

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Security experts at Bad Packets uncovered a DNS hijacking campaign that is targeting the users of popular online services, including Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal. “Over the last three months, our honeypots have detected DNS hijacking attacks targeting various types of consumer routers.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Also read: What is Network Security?

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