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Adventures in Contacting the Russian FSB

Krebs on Security

In the process of doing so, I encountered a small snag: The FSB’s website said in order to communicate with them securely, I needed to download and install an encryption and virtual private networking (VPN) appliance that is flagged by at least 20 antivirus products as malware. biz, circa 2007. Image: Wikipedia.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

Earlier this year, for example, the group was tied to a particularly aggressive malware campaign that exploited recent vulnerabilities in widely-used networking products, including flaws in Cisco and D-Link routers, as well as Citrix and Pulse VPN appliances. ” At the time of story, DaiLin was 28 years old.

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LockBit Ransomware operators hit Swiss helicopter maker Kopter

Security Affairs

Kopter Group is Switzerland-based company that was founded in 2007 that was acquired by Leonardo in April 2020. LockBit ransomware operators told ZDNet that they have accessed the network of the helicopter maker via a VPN appliance that was poorly protected. ” reported ZDNet.

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Best Enterprise VPN Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Enter VPN technology. One longtime cybersecurity solution for small teams up to global enterprise networks is virtual private networks (VPN). VPNs offer clients an encrypted access channel to remote networks through a tunneling protocol and can obfuscate the client’s IP address. Top VPN products. CyberGhost VPN.

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Bitdefender offers mobile security to chats on messaging apps

CyberSecurity Insiders

However, the feature is available for a premium of $16 per year and includes a VPN access in the pay. NOTE 1- Sold with the name as SOFTWIN between 1996 to 2001, the software company was renamed as Bitdefender in the year 2007. It covers devices operating on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS devices, which is outstanding.

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Researchers identify 223 vulnerabilities used in recent ransomware attacks

SC Magazine

The oldest, CVE-2007-1036 , is a remote code execution vulnerability first discovered back in 2007, which researchers continue to see exploited in the wild. The vast majority of flaws (96%) used in ransomware attacks are years old, having been publicly identified prior to 2019.

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Russia-linked APT28 has been scanning vulnerable email servers in the last year

Security Affairs

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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