Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Twitter announced it has banned 936 accounts managed by China-linked actors that attempted to sow political discord in Hong Kong. Twitter has observed and banned 936 accounts managed by China-linked actors that attempted to stir up riots and sow political discord in Hong Kong. ” reads the announcement published by Twitter.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

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. MrMurza also told the admin that his account number at the now-defunct virtual currency Liberty Reserve was U1018928. Image: spur.us.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2020

Microsoft is sending notifications to dozens of hospitals about vulnerable VPN devices and gateways exposed online in their network. Microsoft is warning dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. ” reads the post published by Microsoft. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

The credentials are sold for an average of $15.43, the most expensive pairs relate to banking and financial services accounts, with an average price of nearly $71. “Account accesses for antivirus programs garner the second-highest prices: around $21.67. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

But by all accounts, few attacks from those gangs have come close to the amount of firepower wielded by a pro-Russia group calling itself “ NoName057(16).” is a company that tracks VPNs and proxy services worldwide. “And at least two of them explained that Stark offered them free VPN services that they were reselling.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

Trend Micro investigated waves of the APT28’s targeted credential phishing attacks and collected thousands of email samples sent out by the group since 2014. The group was observed using this scheme between 2019 and 2020, and according to the experts, most of the compromised email accounts belong to defense companies in the Middle East.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

They must be convoluted to be any good, which means they’re difficult to remember, especially since the average person has to juggle passwords to access dozens of online accounts. Credential stuffing has enabled criminal hacking rings to turbo-charge their malware spreading and account hijacking campaigns.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2020

The two critical remote command injection vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2020-8515 affect DrayTek Vigor network devices, including enterprise switches, routers, load-balancers, and VPN gateway. If you have not updated the firmware yet, disable remote access (admin) and SSL VPN. ” reads the report published by Qihoo 360.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The threat actors initially leveraged compromised credentials for Microsoft Office 365 (O365) accounts, domain administrator accounts, and credentials for the agency’s Pulse Secure VPN server. “First the threat actor logged into a user’s O365 account from Internet Protocol (IP) address 91.219.236[.]166

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

“The defendants at one time possessed a target list of over 1,800 online accounts, including accounts belonging to organizations and companies involved in aerospace or satellite technology and international government organizations in Australia, Israel, Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

The campaign is worrisome due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that caused the spike in the number of employees working from home and the increase in the use of corporate VPN and elimination of in-person verification. Restrict VPN access hours, where applicable, to mitigate access outside of allowed times. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

KPOT Stealer is a “stealer” malware that focuses on exfiltrating account information and other data from web browsers, instant messengers, email, VPN, RDP, FTP, cryptocurrency, and gaming software. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. pic.twitter.com/fJ3BwlaHsR — ??????3

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2020

One of the images shared by the group shows a directory containing folders such as Accounts Receivable, Finance, collection letters, Expenses, and Employees. . Consider installing and using a VPN. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Use two-factor authentication with strong passwords.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

. “The current data leak includes snapshots of highly sensitive bank-related documents of the company such as account transaction details, vouchers, letters sent to bank managers, and much more.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2019

With this resource, it was possible to buy activated accounts in large numbers to various mail resources, social networks, payment systems and more. At the same time, verified accounts were also sold, the cost of which was much higher.” Crooks were preserving their anonymity using VPN and TOR services. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

.” According to the 2017 indictment , Wyatt used email and telephone accounts to send messages used to threaten the hacked companies of releasing their information. “a. WYATT registered a telephone account (Account B) used in the course of the conspiracy to send threatening and extortionate text messages to victims.“.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The attack took place over the weekend, the closure of the BancoEstado breaches was announced by the bank through its Twitter account. The REvil ransomware gang is one of the most active groups, in the past, the operators have targeted Pulse Secure and Citrix VPN and enterprise gateway systems as entry points. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The Iranian hackers belong to an Iran-based threat actor that was behind attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure VPN, Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway , and F5’s BIG-IP ADC products. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2020

The Zyxel Cloud CNM SecuManager is a comprehensive network management software that provides an integrated console to manage security gateways including the ZyWALL USG and VPN Series. ” Experts also discovered the presence of backdoor accounts in MySQL. “MySQL is pre-configured with several static accounts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

KPOT Stealer is a “stealer” malware that focuses on exfiltrating account information and other data from web browsers, instant messengers, email, VPN, RDP, FTP, cryptocurrency, and gaming software. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. One of these files is, ‘file1.exe,’

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2024

Since 2011, Wang and his co-conspirators had been distributing malware through malicious VPN applications, including MaskVPN, DewVPN, PaladinVPN, ProxyGate, ShieldVPN, and ShineVPN. The FBI has published information at fbi.gov/911S5 to help identify and remove 911 S5’s VPN applications from your devices or machines.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Starting on September 7, the customers of the company were not able to access the services for their accounts. Consider installing and using a VPN. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

A series of messages published on Barnes & Noble’s Nook social media accounts state that it had suffered a system failure and is working to restore operations by restoring their server backups. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” states GoodReader. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP address represents your digital identity online, hacking it not only allows attackers to access your device or your accounts, but it may cause even bigger damage. It does not allow a hacker to access your device or your accounts but it may cause even bigger damage. Use a Virtual Private Network. Secure Your Router.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

After reviewing the attack logs of the Denial of Service, Qurium could quickly determine that the attacker was using Fineproxy VPN service to build a botnet to flood the website. Some of this threats came from an anonymous account in Facebook and two messages were received by WhatsApp. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2020

So if our ‘warehouse worker’ or equivalent connects through a properly configured VPN, that person’s access within the corporate network is restricted to what they need— from that particular system and email, for example. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

They ask you to make certain changes in your account by entering your login password or ask for some reconfirmation. Such emails are sent after detailed research about you, and often their primary source of collecting data is your social media accounts. You can further secure your connection by using a VPN. Be Extra Vigilant.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

FC Barcelona and the International Olympic Committee Twitter accounts hacked. Fox Kitten Campaign – Iranian hackers exploit 1-day VPN flaws in attacks. Hackers are actively exploiting a Zero-Day in WordPress ThemeREX Plugin to create Admin Accounts. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Starting on September 7, the customers of the company were not able to access the services for their accounts. Consider installing and using a VPN. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2019

If you’re waiting for a flight what better way to pass the time than logging onto your favourite website, checking your bank account or even doing a bit of online shopping? The answer is a virtual private network (VPN) which creates a private tunnel between your device and the internet and encrypts your data. Except there’s a problem.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

“Exposing your NAS on the internet (allowing remote access) is always a high risk thing to do (at least without a properly deployed remote access VPN and/or 2FA on all existing user accounts)!” ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” wrote the user P3R.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

Require strong and complex passwords for all accounts that can be logged into via RDP. Install a virtual private network ( VPN ) gateway to broker all RDP connections from outside your local network. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2018

How to stay protected with VPN on Public Wi-Fi Networks? The best and the most advanced way to stay protected on these unsafe public Wi-Fi hotspots is to use a decent VPN service. The cybercriminals cannot easily get their hands on users’ data if they are using one of the best VPN services. Final Words. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2020

Nikulin first breached LinkedIn between March 3 and March 4, 2012, the hacker first infected an employee’s laptop with malware then used employee’s VPN to access the LinkedIn’s internal network. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Attackers use stolen VPN credentials to securely connect the target network. Fox-IT noticed that the APT20 group was able to abuse VPN accounts that were protected by 2FA, the experts believe that the group devised a specific technique to achieve this goal. . Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – APT20, hacking).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2019

Chaining the two flaws it is possible to take over the Cisco RV320 and RV325 routers, the hackers exploit the bugs to obtain hashed passwords for a privileged account and run arbitrary commands as root. Both vulnerabilities affect Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN routers running firmware versions 1.4.2.15

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