Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2021

The FBI revealed that foreign hackers compromised the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting flaws in an unpatched Fortinet VPN. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that an APT group had breached the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched Fortinet VPN.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

911 says its network is made up entirely of users who voluntarily install its “free VPN” software. In this scenario, users indeed get to use a free VPN service, but they are often unaware that doing so will turn their computer into a proxy that lets others use their Internet address to transact online. “The 911[.]re

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

In the 15-month span of the GandCrab affiliate enterprise beginning in January 2018 , its curators shipped five major revisions to the code, each corresponding with sneaky new features and bug fixes aimed at thwarting the efforts of computer security firms to stymie the spread of the malware. The GandCrab identity on Exploit[.]in

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2021

Detailed credentials for more than 21 million mobile VPN app users were swiped and advertised for sale online last week, offered by a cyber thief who allegedly stole user data collected by the VPN apps themselves. So this is a mess, and a timely reminder of why trust in a VPN provider is so crucial. Past VPN errors.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2019

NSA is warning of multiple state-sponsored cyberespionage groups exploiting enterprise VPN Flaws. Last week, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported that advanced persistent threat (APT) groups have been exploiting recently disclosed VPN vulnerabilities in enterprise VPN products in attacks in the wild.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2019

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of attacks exploiting recently disclosed VPN vulnerabilities in Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Pulse Secure. Threat actors leverage VPN vulnerabilities in Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Pulse Secure, to breach into the target networks. ” reads the alert issued by the NCSC.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The global impact of the Fortinet 50.000 VPN leak posted online, with many countries impacted, including Portugal. A compilation of one-line exploit tracked as CVE-2018-13379 and that could be used to steal VPN credentials from nearly 50.000 Fortinet VPN devices has posted online. Impact this leak. FortiOS 5.6 – 5.6.3

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

BadPackets experts observed on August 22 a mass scanning activity targeting Pulse Secure “Pulse Connect Secure” VPN endpoints vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510. On August 22, BadPackets experts observed a mass scanning activity targeting Pulse Secure “Pulse Connect Secure” VPN endpoints vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510. reads the advisory.

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Adam Levin

MAY 19, 2021

Experian, 2013 – 2015: Hackers stole a trove of information from T-Mobile customers whose data had passed through Experian to check credit there and open a new account. In 2018, Experian settled a class-action lawsuit for $22 million. . If the VPN is free, chances are good that your information is being sold. . Takeaways

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In 2018, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), which oversees IP addresses assigned to entities in the U.S., But in a 2020 interview, Golestan told KrebsOnSecurity that Micfo was at one point responsible for brokering roughly 40 percent of the IP addresses used by the world’s largest VPN providers.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

agarwal_mohit) January 5, 2018. I think the URL is right but it seems inaccessible from other countries: [link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) January 9, 2018. Blocking legitimate users is part of that problem, blocking users wanting to protect their traffic with a VPN is another: This has been there for the past year now.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 17, 2018

link] — Nodestack (@NodestackUK) April 12, 2018. Often, you'll see this pattern play out ad nauseam as the organisation involved takes the shotgun approach of blasting their message out over and over again: When you look for a VPN, you really want to be confident they're responsible, ethical and behave in a professional manner.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

With stolen passwords, the impact is even broader; hackers could wire funds from a breached online banking account into their own, or masquerade as someone on social media to ask friends and family for money. Some info stealers dont even require an additional stepthey can take cryptocurrency directly from a victims online accounts.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The general manager of Escrow.com found himself on the phone with one of the GoDaddy hackers, after someone who claimed they worked at GoDaddy called and said they needed him to authorize some changes to the account. “He was literally reading off the tickets to the notes of the admin panel inside GoDaddy.”

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 29, 2018

I even shutdown accounts I no longer wanted / needed. — Dan Blank (@danblank000) March 20, 2018. verified subscribers has an account in a data breach (albeit without the 3rd step encouraging them to subscribe to notifications, for obvious reasons). — Brian Ford (@BrianPFord) March 9, 2018. That's awesome.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

27, 2018, Cisco’s Talos research division published a write-up outlining the contours of a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign it dubbed “ DNSpionage.” webmail.finance.gov.lb), which allowed them to decrypt the intercepted email and VPN credentials and view them in plain text. The first domain was “ ns0.idm.net.lb

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Mandiant's research identifies a North Korean group, tracked as UNC5267, which has been executing this scheme since at least 2018. Poor language skills or inconsistent online profiles, such as fake or template-based GitHub accounts that lack a credible work history. According to Grimes, even minor inconsistencies can be a clue. "We

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One of the campaigns monitored by the experts and conducted by PHOSPHORUS APT group leveraged known vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPN and Microsoft Exchange Servers to deploy ransomware on vulnerable networks. . The CURIUM group leverage a network of fake social media accounts to trick the victims into installing malware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The threat actor leaked a list containing approximately 500,000 Fortinet VPN credentials that can allow threat actors to breach the networks of the organizations that use the compromised VPN appliances and perform malicious activities such as dropping a ransomware or stealing sensitive data.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 16, 2021

Expect that the risk from data stolen or modified (including credentials, accounts, and software) before a device was patched will not be alleviated by patching or simple remediation actions. Assume that a breach will happen, enforce least-privileged access, and make password changes and account reviews a regular practice.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2019

But this story is about so-called “bulletproof residential VPN services” that appear to be built by purchasing or otherwise acquiring discrete chunks of Internet addresses from some of the world’s largest ISPs and mobile data providers. .” – Laksh Cybersecurity and Defense LLC , which maintains Hexproxy[.]com

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

The service, which accepts PayPal, Bitcoin and all major credit cards, is aimed primarily at enterprises engaged in repetitive, automated activity that often results in an IP address being temporarily blocked — such as data scraping, or mass-creating new accounts at some service online. in 2018 , in which he explained how Online[.]io

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The data covered a period from 2018 to 2021. Tokens usually serve as digital keys to user accounts. In theory, exposing tokens could lead to unauthorized account access. The exposed DTC app user data include email address, phone number, phone model, and the apps’ tokens for email, login, session, and signup.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

Back in 2018, almost two-thirds of the small businesses suffered from cyber security attacks. . With a VPN like Surfshark to encrypt your online traffic and keep it protected against any security breach, your valuable data isn’t going to get compromised easily anytime soon. Use a VPN to protect your online security and privacy.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

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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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. 3 (@pancak3lullz) October 15, 2020.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Between 2016 and 2018, the malware strain SamSam made brute force RDP attacks an integral part of its attacks on several public organizations. Attacks in 2018 Victim Organization January City of Farmington, New Mexico February Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) March City of Atlanta, Georgia July LabCorp, U.S.

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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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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

Just last month, after the Twitter account of a famous digital artist was hacked, cybercriminals abused the account to send promotions for a fraudulent collaboration between the artist and the luxury brand Lous Vuitton. A video of Kanye West from 2018 purportedly revealed that the rapper and producer’s iPhone passcode was 000000.

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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.

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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

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In March 2021, Iran-linked APT groups leveraged Fortinet FortiOS vulnerabilities such as CVE-2018-13379 , CVE-2019-5591 , and CVE-2020-12812 to gain access to target networks. In May 2021, the Iran-linked threat actors breached the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched Fortinet VPN.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The threat actors are actively exploiting the following vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2018-13379 ; CVE-2020-12812 ; CVE-2019-5591. Regularly change passwords to network systems and accounts, and avoid reusing passwords for different accounts. Implement the shortest acceptable timeframe for password changes.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

No matter which of the many accounts post up these videos, they all typically link to the same download hosting site. In 2018, Fortnite gamers were targeted by scammers pushing Trojan.Malpack files as Fortnite freebies. Brand new accounts with no other content than these videos. When free games lead to Malware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. In 2017, password-protected archives accounted for only 0.08% of all malicious objects. In 2018, their number grew to 3.6%, while in H1 2019 saw an unusual rise of up to 27.8%.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting. Enforce MFA on all VPN connections [ D3-MFA ].

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

“Here is what we know about the situation today: On August 20, 2019, we learned from a third party of a data exposure that impacts a subset of customers of our Cloud WAF product who had accounts through September 15, 2017. The good news is that the company is not aware of malicious account activity associated with the hack.

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