Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud Gafgyt botnet is targeting EoL Zyxel routers Charming (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Italy’s Antitrust Agency fines Apple and Google for aggressive practices of data acquisition HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested +1,000 suspects linked to various cybercrimes IKEA hit by a cyber attack that uses stolen internal reply-chain emails Marine services provider Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) hit by Clop ransomware Threat actors target crypto and (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

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. ” A new wave of attacks could exploit the vulnerability to spread more dangerous and destructive malware, like ransomware or spyware. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2021

Experts found 15 flaws in Netgear JGS516PE switch, including a critical RCE Google releases Spectre PoC code exploit for Chrome browser Google fixes the third actively exploited Chrome 0-Day since January NCSC is not aware of ransomware attacks compromising UK orgs through Microsoft Exchange bugs ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange exploit is completely (..)

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2020

To demonstrate this, Trend Micro set up a honeypot, imitating an industrial factory, to see how quickly and often it would get attacked. The number of such attacks appears to be relatively low, but they can do substantial damage; at the moment, ransomware extortion often is the end game.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In October, security researchers from SANS Technology Institute set up a collection of honeypots set up allowed the researchers to catch a series of attacks shortly after the exploit code for CVE-2020-14882 was publicly available.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

. “Observed exploitation could lead in many cases to full control of the unsecured SAP application, bypassing common security and compliance controls, and enabling attackers to steal sensitive information, perform financial fraud or disrupt mission-critical business processes by deploying ransomware or stopping operations.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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. They only expose port 3389. pic.twitter.com/VdiKoqAwkr — Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) November 2, 2019. ” Noble added.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 12, 2020

Cybereason CISO Israel Barak Shares Latest Honeypot Findings Cybereason's latest honeypot-derived research reveals that threat actors are increasingly targeting critical infrastructure providers with multistage ransomware attacks. CISO Israel Barak details why these strikes are so prevalent and concerning.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Deutsche Telekom officials said in a tweet that they “are observing attacks in our honeypot infrastructure coming from the TOR network.”. Due to the ease of exploitation and the breadth of applicability, we suspect ransomware actors to begin leveraging this vulnerability immediately.”.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Also read: Cybersecurity ‘Vaccines’ Emerge as Ransomware, Vulnerability Defense. Researchers with Netlab, a security unit of Chinese tech giant Qihoo 360, wrote over the weekend that their Anglerfish and Apacket honeypots detected two efforts to leverage Log4Shell to create Muhstik and Mirai botnets to attack Linux devices.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2021

Security experts are now trying to alert and assist these victims before malicious hackers launch what many refer to with a mix of dread and anticipation as “Stage 2,” when the bad guys revisit all these hacked servers and seed them with ransomware or else additional hacking tools for crawling even deeper into victim networks.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Spirent refers to this as “data breach emulation,’’ something David DeSanto, Spirent’s threat research director, told me is designed to give companyies a great advantage; it makes it possible to see precisely how the latest ransomware or crypto mining malware would impact a specific network, with all of its quirky complexity.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2019

Security experts at Sophos have detected a wave of attacks targeting Windows servers that are running MySQL databases with the intent of delivering the GandCrab ransomware. Sophos researchers have observed a wave of attacks targeting Windows servers that are running MySQL databases, threat actors aim at delivering the GandCrab ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 11, 2021

No Soup For You, Ransomware! Ransomware campaigns such as WannaCry and Petya attacks made this malware type a top threat to all organizations worldwide. This is of particular relevance when it comes to ransomware. Businesses also use cyber traps, also known as honeypots, to lure the attackers into revealing their plots.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

US CISA added critical Apache RocketMQ flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Ragnar Locker gang leaks data stolen from the Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital North Korea-linked threat actors target cybersecurity experts with a zero-day Zero-day in Cisco ASA and FTD is actively exploited in ransomware attacks Nation-state actors (..)

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Blackrota is targeting a security bug in Docker, but is nearly impossible to reverse-analyze.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

In the early stages of the pandemic, the exploited Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) was one of the most common ransomware attack vectors. Because it’s so vulnerable and has been one of the main surfaces for ransomware attacks, we recommend finding another remote access plan. Read about preventing ransomware attacks next.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

These attacks focus on financially-rewarding exploitation such as cryptojacking , botnet proliferation, business email compromise, or ransomware. For example, the Cuba ransomware gang exploited ProxyShell and ProxyLogon vulnerabilities in Windows exchange servers to plant backdoors into the exchange server and deliver additional malware.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Originally developed to detect and remove malware or computer viruses, modern antivirus software can now protect against ransomware, browser attacks, keyloggers, malicious websites, and even sometimes phishing attempts. DDoS protection Challenge tests Honeypots for bad bots. Best Bot Management Tools.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Deception technology using honeypots and similar subterfuge can trigger proactive alerts of both hackers and authorized users that might be attempting to perform malicious actions. Evolving Attacks Ten years ago, most outside of IT never heard of ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 11, 2022

Decoys such as fake hosts or honeypots are hosted in a single area on-premises or in the cloud and are projected across the enterprise network, appearing as realistic local assets. It can find signs of ransomware, even in encrypted files. Key Differentiators. The solution can expose use of stolen credentials.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

or specialized tools to deliver obfuscation defenses such as: Honeypots: Provide tempting targets for attackers that contain no valid information as one of several similar deception technologies to trigger alerts for early attack detection. These techniques can use built-in software features (for firewalls, operating systems, etc.)

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

In the recent case of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack , the Department of Justice and FBI were able to recover a majority of the crypto-payment made to the DarkSide ransomware group. Decentralized data storage that removes the need for a honeypot. However, federal officials didn’t reverse the blockchain transaction.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) : In today’s ransomware-riddled environment, two-factor authentication should also be considered a minimum requirement for all forms of remote access. Email Security: Many attacks escape network security detection through malicious emails, such as phishing , business email compromise (BEC), and ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Sometimes referred to as honeypots or honeytokens, it’s a great way for security teams to discover hackers before they do real damage.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

Rather, they were against “honeypot” systems set up by Norse to mimic a broad range of devices online. In its report, Norse said it saw a half-million attacks on industrial control systems by Iran in the previous 24 months — a 115 percent increase in attacks! Last month, the U.S.

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