Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

“Our Litigation Firewall isolates the infection and protects you from harm. Thousands of documents, emails, spreadsheets, images and the names tied to countless mobile phone numbers all could be viewed or downloaded without authentication from the domain theblacklist.click. In fiscal year 2019, the FTC received 3.78

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Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

It could very well be a business email compromise (BEC) scam, which cost businesses $26 billion in 2019 alone. Enable two-factor authentication: Two-factor authentication prompts a user to verify their identity by sending a code via text message or email. They work best when they’re kept up to date.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Locking down web gateways and erecting a robust firewall were considered the be-all and end-all. One new approach that is showing a lot of promise cropped up in late 2019. Incapsula was acquired by web application firewall vendor Imperva. Connectivity was relatively uncomplicated. Today, connectively is a convoluted mess.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In SiteLock’s 2019 Website Security Report , we analyzed 6 million websites in our sample data to determine the most prevalent cyber threats websites face today. According to the 2019 Verizon Security Report , 34% of breaches involved internal actors. However, those aren’t the only ways to gain unauthorized access to database content.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Zeppelin sprang onto the crimeware scene in December 2019 , but it wasn’t long before James discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the malware’s encryption routines that allowed him to brute-force the decryption keys in a matter of hours, using nearly 100 cloud computer servers.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708). Now the National Security Agency (NSA) is also urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 17, 2021

Luckily, Thompson left an easy trail for the FBI to follow and affect her arrest in August 2019. The summer of 2019 was a heady time for the financial services industry. Twenty years ago it was deemed sufficient to erect a robust firewall and keep antivirus software updated. Here are the key takeaways: Cloud migration risks.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

Hackers are targeting millions of mail servers running vulnerable Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) versions, threat actors leverage the CVE-2019-10149 flaw. Millions of mail servers running vulnerable Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) versions are under attack, threat actors are exploiting the CVE-2019-10149 flaw to take over them.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2019

Security firm Imperva revealed it has suffered a data breach that affecting some customers of its Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) product. Cybersecurity firm Imperva disclosed a data breach that has exposed sensitive information for some customers of its Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) product, formerly known as Incapsula.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 14, 2025

Fortinet patched a zero day authentication bypass vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy that has been actively exploited in the wild as a zero-day since November 2024. CVE Description CVSSv3 CVE-2024-55591 FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability 9.6 websocket module.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2019

DHS on Monday issued an alert for the BlueKeep Windows flaw (CVE-2019-0708). DHS on Monday issued an alert for the BlueKeep Windows flaw ( CVE-2019-0708 ). Enable Network Level Authentication. Enable Network Level Authentication in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2020

The Danish security researcher Ollypwn has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) denial of service exploit for the CVE-2020-0609 and CVE-2020-0610 vulnerabilities in the Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) component on Windows Server (2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019) devices. ” reads the advisories published by Microsoft.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

In the first four months of 2019 alone, some 22 attacks have been disclosed. days in Q2 2019, as compared to 7.3 days in Q1 2019. It’s imperative to keep legacy anti-malware , firewall and intrusion prevention systems updated. schools are among at least 24 local government entities hit hard in the first half of the 2019.

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Ransomware Internet Internet Hacking 196

Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Ransomware via Brute Force Attacks Researchers at F-Secure have found that in 2019, brute force attacks became one of the most preferred means of spreading ransomware. Enabling multi-factor authentication. Use a risky apps monitoring service or a firewall for blocking suspicious apps. Renewability. Use 3rd-party apps monitoring.

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Ransomware Passwords Encryption Phishing 83

Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

.” Unfortunately, most organizations often neglect the protection of RDP accesses and workers use easy-to-guess passwords and with no additional layers of authentication or protection. Between December 2019 and until February 2020, the experts observed a number of attacks between 70,000 and 40,000 on a daily basis.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical component for robust application security. At the same time, WAF technology is increasingly a part of more comprehensive security solutions like next-generation firewalls (NGFW), unified threat management (UTM), and more. Best Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Amazon Web Services.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 25, 2023

GA-01-22320 and prior (Windows 10, 11 Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022)) Schneider Electric Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software (V2.5-GS-01-22320 GS-01-22320 and prior (Windows 10, 11 Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022)) The Easy UPS Online Monitoring Software is used to configure and manage APC and Schneider Electric branded Easy UPS products.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Imperva shared details on the incident it has recently suffered and how hackers obtain data on Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) customers. In August, cybersecurity firm Imperva disclosed a data breach that exposed sensitive information for some customers of its Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) product, formerly known as Incapsula.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2019

One of the flaws tracked as CVE-2019-1651 has been rated with “critical” severity, it resides in the vContainer component in Cisco SD-WAN solution. The vulnerability could be exploited by a remote, authenticated attacker to cause a DoS condition and in some conditions to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

Phobos operation uses a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, it has been active since May 2019. If Phobos actors gain successful RDP authentication in the targeted environment, they perform open source research to create a victim profile and connect the targeted IP addresses to their associated companies. ” reads the joint CSA.

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Ransomware Backups Healthcare Government 141

Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

The list of flaws includes OS Command Injection, Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, Cross-site Request Forgery, Small Space of Random Values, Cross-site Scripting, Exposure of Backup file to Unauthorized Control Sphere, Improper Authentication, and Use of Hard-coded Credentials. “Prima Systems FlexAir, Versions 2.3.38

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

Government experts reported that threat actors are targeting Pulse Secure devices since June 2020 by attempting to exploit multiple know vulnerabilities, including CVE-2019-11510 , CVE-2020-8260 , CVE-2020-8243 , CVE-2021-2289. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 23, 2019

According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2019 Executive Opinion Survey , it’s cyberattacks. When reflecting on 2019, it’s clear why that is. Below, I’ll recap notable incidents from 2019, expand upon their commonalities, and explore a few lessons to learn as we enter a new year. What keeps executives up at night?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The majority of the vulnerabilities can be exploited to gain initial access to the target networks, they affect systems that are directly accessible from the Internet, such as firewalls and gateways. 3) CVE-2019-19781 – An issue was discovered in Citrix® 9 Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

ISO 22301:2019 is a leading framework here. Collect and safeguard critical artifacts such as event logs, system logs, and authentication records from corporate systems. Web application vulnerabilities To prevent attackers from interfering with the operation of web applications, experts recommend using a Web Application Firewall (WAF).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

The Yuzo Related Posts plugin was removed from the WordPress plugin store on March 30th, 2019. According to security experts at WordFence, the vulnerability in Yuzo plugin stems from missing authentication checks in the plugin routines used to store settings in the database. ” reads the blog post published by WordFence.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

US agencies also updated information included in a MARs report on the HOPLIGHT proxy-based backdoor trojan that was first analyzed in April 2019. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

sh file from the affected releases, then JMX monitoring will be enabled and exposed on RMI_PORT (default=18983), without any authentication.” The vulnerability received the CVE-2019-12409 identifier. . “If you use the default solr. ” According to an analysis published by Tenable, all Solr versions from v7.7.2

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

L inear eMerge E3 smart building access systems designed by N ortek Security & Control (NSC) are affected by a severe vulnerability (CVE-2019-7256) that has yet to be fixed and attackers are actively scanning the internet for vulnerable devices. CVE-2019-7256 is actively being exploited by DDoS botnet operators. 06 and older.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

Applicable Metrics Aruba ClearPass is deployed in high-volume authentication environments (e.g. 10+ million authentications a day) as well as distributed environments requiring local authentication survivability across multiple geographies (e.g. Microsoft Azure Microsoft Hyper-V 2016/2019 R2/2019 VMware ESXi up to 7.0

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NopSec

MAY 22, 2019

CVE-2019-0708 – BlueKeep – Wormable RDP Vulnerability NopSec advises you to apply patches immediately. Fixes Due to the severity of CVE-2019-0708, we suggest you to apply patches immediately from Microsoft Security Guide.

Passwords 40

Passwords Firewall Authentication Risk 40

The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

The firewall emerged as the cornerstone around which companies were encouraged to pursue a so-called defense-in-depth strategy. Intrusion detection, intrusion prevention and sandboxing technologies got bolted onto the firewall. Anti-virus suites morphed into endpoint detection systems. SASE fundamentals.

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Firewall Mobile VPN Digital transformation 138

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

CrowdStrike researchers reported that at least 13 telecommunication companies were compromised by since 2019. GTPDOOR also supports authentication and encryption mechanisms. An intriguing aspect of GTPDOOR is its minimal impact on ingress firewall configurations.

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NopSec

MARCH 6, 2019

Updates on Drupal (CVE-2019-6340) & A New Improper Input Validation Flaw Leading to RCE in Cisco Routers (CVE-2019-1663) The improper input validation flaw leading to remote code execution (RCE) in Drupal (CVE-2019-6340), which we covered in detail last week, is still trending this week.

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Wireless VPN Small Business Firewall 40

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2023

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) issued a top 10 flaws list specifically for APIs from one of its subgroups, the OWASP API Security Project in 2019. API testing will also ensure that any management tasks (such as new account creation) available through APIs are adequately authenticated, authorized and impervious to hijacking.

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Firewall Accountability Cybersecurity Authentication 96

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

. “These phishing attacks are in line with the previous activities of the group that companies like ClearSky 2 and Microsoft 3 have reported in detail in September and October 2019.” site domain where login credential details of his/her email such as the password and two factor authentication (2FA) code are requested.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2020

Another protocol exploited by threat actors in the wild is the Web Services Dynamic Discovery (WS-DD), experts observed large scale DDoS attacks in May and August 2019. Configure network firewalls to block unauthorized IP addresses and disable port forwarding. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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