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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

In 2010, the hottabych_k2 address was used to register the domain name dedserver[.]ru That domain registration record included the Russian phone number +7-951-7805896 , which mail.ru’s password recovery function says is indeed the phone number used to register the hottabych_k2 email account. Vpn-service[.]us

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Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?

Krebs on Security

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. Gmail’s password recovery function says the backup email address for devrian27@gmail.com is bo3 *@gmail.com.

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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

Krebs on Security

Riley Kilmer is co-founder of Spur.us , a company that tracks thousands of VPN and proxy networks, and helps customers identify traffic coming through these anonymity services. The password chosen by this user was “ 1232.” relied on the passwords asus666 and 01091987h. also used the password 24587256.

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6 VPN Security Best Practices for Secure Connection

eSecurity Planet

According to available data, more than 4,600 common IT vulnerabilities were discovered in 2010. Enter the Virtual Private Network (VPN): Non-physical walls to insulate that traffic. Here are some tips for both users and network administrators to secure your network with a VPN. A VPN masks traffic and connections.

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FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack

Security Affairs

has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors. This advisory updates another joint CISA-FBI cybersecurity advisory, which warned of attackers combining VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to target government networks. printing access badges.

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Human Factors in SCADA and IoT Security: Addressing the Biggest Vulnerability in Industrial Systems

SecureWorld News

Imagine an employee setting up a system incorrectly or using a weak password—that one mistake could open the doors to an attacker. A compromised VPN account with a weak password led to a ransomware attack that disrupted fuel supplies throughout the U.S. Recent wake-up calls Take the 2022 Colonial Pipeline attack , for example.

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A chink in the armor of China-based hacking group Nickel

Malwarebytes

The group’s activities have been traced back to 2010 when it performed a cyberespionage campaign directed at diplomatic organizations and missions in Europe. For lateral movement the DCU saw Nickel actors using Mimikatz, WDigest, NTDSDump, and other password dumping tools during attacks. Targets, methods, and techniques.

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