The Last Watchdog

JUNE 24, 2024

Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) has come a long way since Gartner christened this cloud-centric cybersecurity framework in 2019. SASE blends networking architecture, namely SD-WAN, with cloud-delivered security services such as security web gateways, Zero Trust network access and more. Related: Can SASE stop tech sprawl?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

Palo Alto Networks researchers discovered a new variant of the Mirai malware that is targeting more processor architectures than previous ones. Mirai botnet continues to be one of the most dangerous malware in the threat landscape, experts at Palo Alto Networks discovered a new variant that targets more processor architectures than before.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Related: The shared burden of securing the Internet of Things. Company networks must support endless permutations of users and apps, both on-premises and in the Internet cloud. One new approach that is showing a lot of promise cropped up in late 2019. Fast forward to the 21 st Century’s third decade.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The number of infected devices is impressive, on 2019-11-30 a trusted security partner in the US informed Qihoo 360’s Netlab Cybersecurity reported to have observed 1,962,308 unique daily active IPs from the Pink botnet targeting its systems. According to the experts, Pink is the largest botnet they have observed in the last six years.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The Mozi botnet accounted for 90% of the IoT network traffic observed between October 2019 and June 2020, IBM reported. Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

.” Recently, experts at Intezer researchers have spotted a strain of the Linux mining that also scans the Internet for Windows RDP servers vulnerable to the Bluekeep. During the installation phase, the bot checks for running processes associated with other cryptocurrency miners, then it will use a script to terminate them.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2019

These are the carriers that provide Internet access to rural areas all across America. Loucaides One type of common firmware vulnerability isn’t so much a coding flaw as it is an architectural soft spot, if you will. telecoms by Chinese tech giant Huawei. Talk more soon. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape in the “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020” report. According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

QEMU is affected by a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-14378 , that could be exploited by attackers to trigger a DoS condition or to gain arbitrary code execution. “ CVE-2019-14378 , which is a pointer miscalculation in network backend of QEMU. Some context on the impact and the security architecture of QEMU : 1.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon. ” concludes the alert.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 31, 2021

A streamlined architecture approach is the better way forward . Organizations need an architecture that securely streamlines network access. In 2019, Gartner coined the term Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) to describe a new approach to networking and security. Secure access to internet and SaaS apps.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Cyclops Blink has been found in WatchGuard’s firewall devices since at least June 2019. But the NCSC warns that it is likely that Sandworm is capable of compiling the same or very similar malware for other architectures and firmware. Internet access to the management interface of any device is a security risk.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019. The campaign was uncovered by CrowdStrike by investigating a series of security incidents in multiple countries, the security firm added that the threat actors show an in-depth knowledge of telecommunications network architectures.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

This requires a robust connection to the Internet (Lumen and Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics and SIEM (RSA NetWitness); with Cisco providing cloud-based security and intelligence support. In 2019, there were 49.6

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2021

The group’s activity was first observed in April 2019 after the shutdown of GandCrab, another now-defunct ransomware gang. More details about that gang can be found in our articles Ransomware world in 2021: who, how and why and Sodin ransomware exploits Windows vulnerability and processor architecture. Back up data regularly.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers discovered a new variant of the Zerobot botnet (aka ZeroStresser) that was improved with the capabilities to target more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The IT giant is tracking this cluster of threat activity as DEV-1061. “Since the release of Zerobot 1.1,

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

The Cyclops Blink malware has been active since at least June 2019, it targets WatchGuard Firebox and other Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network devices. ” Cyclops Blink is nation-state botnet with a modular architecture, it is written in the C language. India, Italy, Canada, and Russia.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

The original GoMet was published on GitHub on March 31, 2019, it had commits until April 2, 2019, but the author has not added any features since its first appearance. Agents can be deployed on a variety of operating systems (OS) or architectures (amd64, arm, etc.). ” reads the analysis published by Talos.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Momentum bot targets various Linux platforms running upon multiple CPU architectures, including ARM, MIPS, Intel, and Motorola 68020. The C&C servers were live as recently as November 18 2019.” Experts pointed out that the bot mainly uses the IRC protocol to communicate with the command and control (C&C) servers.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2022

This is one reason organizations across industries and geographies are turning to zero-trust architectures to fortify their security posture. Additionally, attacks are poised to become even more damaging as companies expand their digital footprint and the attack surface grows. server running a Splunk server.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 14, 2019

With all the talk of escalating cyber warfare , the spread of counterfeit smartphones and new forms of self-replicating malware , I came away from Black Hat USA 2019 (my 15 th ) marveling, once more, at the panache of modern cyber criminals. They imagine a day when they invisibly secure a customers’ code from the first build. Talk more soon.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 21, 2022

Cisco explains: "The original GoMet author posted the code on GitHub on March 31, 2019 and had commits until April 2, 2019. Agents can be deployed on a variety of operating systems (OS) or architectures (amd64, arm, etc.). The commits didn't add any features but did fix some code convention aesthetics.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Internet Explorer is no longer the dominant browser ( Chrome was in 3rd place back then ). Windows Server has gone from 2008 R2 to 2012 to 2012 R2 to 2016 to 2019. From development and architecture to security. Windows XP is no longer the dominant operating system ( Win 7 actually caught up the month I launched ASafaWeb ).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

. “For example, payloads are compiled for 12 different CPU architectures and dynamically delivered based on the victim’s configuration.” ” The code is frequently updated, Bitdefender observed over 30 versions released between December 2019 and March 2020 (versions 4.0 through 8.6).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Netis WF2419: CVE-2019-19356 , a Remote Code Execution (RCE) issue through the tracert diagnostic tool because caused by the lack of user input sanitizing. Upon executing the script, it deletes logs and downloads and executes various bot clients to target specific Linux architectures.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. The malware is also able to collect system details (OS version and architecture, language, hardware info, enumerate installed apps).

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 20, 2022

Incidents of malware targeting Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices jumped by more than a third in 2021, with three malware families the primary drivers behind the increase. However, with more than 30 billion IoT devices expected to be connected to the internet by 2026, attacks against them can have wide-ranging impacts.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Cashdollar (@_larry0) June 25, 2019. pic.twitter.com/gUjWCdSIQO — Ankit Anubhav (@ankit_anubhav) June 25, 2019. The IoT malware is targeting any Unix-like system with default login credentials, according to Cashdollar it leverages a Bash shell version to target any architecture running a Unix like OS.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

In April, the two researchers Dmitry Chastuhin and Mathieu Geli presented at the OPCDE cybersecurity conference in Dubai security issues related to SAP configuration and architecture. “In April 2019, several new exploits targeting SAP business applications were released in a public forum.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

Early SD-WAN solutions “were built only to replace an MPLS-VPN with an Internet-based VPN,” Ahuja says. A paradigm shift in fundamental network architecture is sorely needed. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

New trojan called ‘Lampion’ has spread using template emails from the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax during the last days of 2019. Last days of 2019 were the perfect time to spread phishing campaigns using email templates based on the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax. zip) called: FacturaNovembro-4492154-2019-10_8.zip.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Exposing the Internet of Things (IoT) Universe. To be successful, an attacker must gain access to the 5G Service Based Architecture. Together, the report outlines established 5G threat vectors and threat scenarios for 1) policy and standards, 2) supply chains, and 3) 5G system architectures. 5G Systems Architecture.

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SecureList

JULY 6, 2022

It can also emulate the interactions between multiple processors (on multiprocessor devices), each of which can have its own architecture and firmware. It supports x86, x86_64, ARM, ARM64, MIPS, and 8086 architectures and various executable file formats. Qiling is an advanced multi-platform framework for emulating executable files.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2023

Upon executing the script, it would download and execute the proper bot clients for the specific Linux architectures: hxxp://185.225.74[.]251/armv4l Since March 2023, researchers at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 have observed a new variant of the Mirai botnet targeting multiple vulnerabilities in popular IoT devices. 251/mips hxxp://185.225.74[.]251/mipsel

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

Starting in 2019, Gartner consolidated its Magic Quadrants for Unified Threat Management (UTM) and Enterprise Firewalls into a single Magic Quadrant called Network Firewalls. Secure SD-WAN functionality supporting load-share over as many as 24 internet links is included with every appliance. Barracuda’s key features.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2019

We spoke at Black Hat USA 2019. Different flavors of cloud architectures, sprawling IoT systems and the coming wide deployment of 5G networks add up to not just Big Data, but Very Big Data. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2019

I had an evocative discussion at Black Hat USA 2019 with Andy Byron, president of Lacework, a Mountain View, CA-based start-up that has raised $32 million in venture capital to help companies address these conflicting imperatives. But we’re at the start of a long journey. Talk more soon.

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