The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2022

Major vulnerabilities left unpatched, as well as weakly configured system administration tools are sure to get discovered and manipulated, not just once, but many times over. Each of the three ransomware gangs encrypted whatever systems they could get their hands on; and each left its own ransom demand. Shier is spot on.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

“Because the stolen data resided on a mission system that lacked user activity monitoring and a robust server audit capability, we did not realize the loss had occurred until a year later, when WikiLeaks publicly announced it in March 2017.” ” states the report. ” continues the report.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 17, 2023

Cybercriminals use it as a launching pad to block access to business-critical systems by encrypting data in files, databases, or entire computer systems, until the victim pays a ransom. It gives administrators a choice of alerting and/or blocking file access before ransomware can take hold of your endpoints/servers.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

Leading-edge cybersecurity systems in service today apply machine learning in some amazing ways to help large enterprises identify and instantly respond to cyber threats. And it doesn’t take enterprise-grade security systems to accomplish this. However, this is overkill for many, if not most, SMBs. Remote desktop risks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

As digital transformation kicks into high gear, it’s certainly not getting any easier to operate IT systems securely, especially for small- and medium-sized businesses. There are a lot of moving parts to modern IT systems. Related: Business-logic attacks target commercial websites. This inertia is not at all surprising.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. “Looking at network telemetry, we were able to confirm that we saw victims talking back to it on various ports.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The CVE-2020-3158 flaw is related to the presence of a system account that has a default and static password in the Smart Software Manager tool. “The vulnerability is due to a system account that has a default and static password and is not under the control of the system administrator.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

According to Tenable, the remote authentication-bypass vulnerability is tied to an issue related to how HPE handles password resets for administrator accounts. The password change is carried out by sending a request to URL /redfish/v1/SessionService/ResetPassword/1. .” reads the security advisory published.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

The group has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide. The list of victims is long and includes tech giants like HPE, IBM, DXC, Fujitsu, and Tata.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

After identifying a critical Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server, the cyber actors gained credentials to access the underlying Structured Query Language (SQL) database [ T1078 ] and utilized SQL commands to dump the credentials [ T1555 ], which contained both cleartext and hashed passwords for user and administrative accounts.”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

The researchers concluded that for many people involved, cybercrime amounts to little more than a boring office job sustaining the infrastructure on which these global markets rely, work that is little different in character from the activity of legitimate system administrators. So I just left and went on with life.

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Adam Levin

MAY 5, 2020

. “The mining attempt… quickly overloaded most of our systems which alerted us to the issue immediately,” the company announced May 3, adding that “[t]here is no direct evidence that private customer data, passwords or other information has been compromised. .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The fix: System administrators are encouraged to install the Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 (CU14), which was issued in February 2024 and enabled NTLM credentials Relay Protection. Despite VMware’s three-year-old deprecation statement, unprotected systems remain at risk.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 9, 2017

For example, a staff member in charge of payroll should have password protected access to a database of employee information. Limit Administrative Access : While it is essential that a system administrator has the ability to change network settings in a business, this privilege should be limited to a select few people.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A significant number of the tools below are included in Kali Linux, a dedicated operating system for pen testing and ethical hacking. It’s a packer scanner (or sniffer) you can find in Kali Linux, but you can also install it as a standalone software or package in most operating systems. 10 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

Spielerkid89, who wished to remain anonymous, did not intend to harm the organization and left its systems intact. VNC is a desktop sharing system – you can use it to remotely access your work computer from home or any other location, or allow technical support staff to do likewise. Original post at [link].

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 8, 2019

Additionally, the Garante challenged that system administrators were using shared accounts with quite large privileges in the operation of the platform. Additionally, the Garante challenged that system administrators were using shared accounts with quite large privileges in the operation of the platform.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

Webmin is an open-source web-based interface for system administration for Linux and Unix. The flaw affects the procedure for changing expired passwords, the backdoor could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute malicious commands with root privileges on the machine running vulnerable Webmin.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The accused, 36-year-old John “Armada” Revesz , has maintained that Orcus is a legitimate “ R emote A dministration T ool” aimed at helping system administrators remotely manage their computers, and that he’s not responsible for how licensed customers use his product. An advertisement for Orcus RAT.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

Hackers gained initial access by brute-forcing an existing account via “a simple, predictable password” to enroll a new device in the MFA procedures, the agencies said. Update software, including operating systems, applications, and firmware on IT network assets in a timely manner. Security Best Practices.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

SSCP from (ISC)2 is a mid-level certification designed for IT administrators, managers, directors, and network security professionals responsible for the hands-on operational security of their organization’s critical assets. “The certification debate rages on,” said AsTech CTO Jason Kent. The Top Cybersecurity Certifications.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

It continues: “Prior to deploying the ransomware, Snatch threat actors were observed spending up to three months on a victim’s system. “The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network. “Soundcloud.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2022

If the NAS is exposed to the Internet the dashboard will display the message “The System Administration service can be directly accessible from an external IP address via the following protocols: HTTP.”. Administrator of devices exposed to the Internet should: Disable the Port Forwarding function of the router.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

They will often describe potential “legitimate” uses for their malware – only to further describe anti-malware evasion properties, silent installation and operation or features such as cryptocurrency mining, password theft or disabling webcam lights.” ” reads the post published by Palo Alto Networks.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

Rezvesz maintains his software was designed for legitimate use only and for system administrators seeking more powerful, full-featured ways to remotely manage multiple PCs around the globe. This makes it harder for targets to remove it from their systems. An advertisement for Orcus RAT. 2017 analysis of the RAT.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

” The analysis of the bot revealed that it supports seven functions: reverse shell, self-uninstall, gather process’ network information, gather Bot information, execute system commands, run encrypted files specified in URLs, DDoS attack, etc. ” reads the analysis published by 360 Netlab.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

According to the complaint, over a period of 19 days, hackers were able to infiltrate the Company’s computer systems. They argue that the Company failed to protect its computer systems adequately, take steps to prevent the breach, disclose material facts to consumers, and provide timely and adequate notice, among other things.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

Figure.NET flags (left) and obfuscation pattern (right) The tool is designed for two main purposes: generating comb lists of local windows user names and potential passwords, and testing them locally. The tool is able to automatically retrieve local users from groups, filter for administration, and then test the password.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices What really makes a "strong" password? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? Password complexity, length, and rotation requirements are the bane of IT departments' existence and are literally the cause of thousands of data breaches. Probably fewer of you. Join Roger A.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Researchers Rich Warren from NCC Group told ZDNet that hackers are attempting to exploit the flaw to steal administrator passwords from the hacked devices. System administrators need to upgrade to fixed versions ASAP. Unfortunately, the forecast was right, hackers have started targeting F5 BIG-IP equipment exposed online.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. Attackers use Sentry’s System Manager Portal to configure Sentry and its operating system, potentially executing operating system commands on the appliance as root, according to Ivanti.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. GLIBC keeps common code in one place, thus making it easier for multiple programs to connect to the company network and to the Internet.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Akamai researcher Larry Cashdollar reported that a cryptocurrency miner that previously hit only Arm-powered IoT devices it now targeting Intel systems. “This one seems to target enterprise systems.” The attack originates from clusters of compromised systems in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

“They exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.” ” reads the post published by Microsoft. ” continues the report.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Some of these attacks are challenging to detect because they look like they could be the behavior of legitimate system administrators. Attackers use Sentry’s System Manager Portal to configure Sentry and its operating system, potentially executing operating system commands on the appliance as root, according to Ivanti.

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

The US Defence Information Systems Administration discloses 2019 cyber attack (unknown). ISS World shuts down its computer systems amid malware attack (unknown). Quebec teachers’ data stolen in password breach (360,000). Belvedere, IL, locked out of government systems after ransomware attack (25,181). Ransomware.

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