Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2021

On March 2nd, Microsoft released emergency out-of-band security updates that address four zero-day issues collectively tracked as ProxyLogon (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065) in all supported Microsoft Exchange versions that are actively exploited in the wild.

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SecureList

JANUARY 28, 2021

From the rise of remote working and the global shift in consumer habits to huge profits booked by internet entertainers, we are witnessing how overwhelmingly important the connected infrastructure has become for the daily functioning of society. How are governments and enterprises going to react to this in 2021? It is not all bad news.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2021

In California, on the other hand, SB 327 , the first IoT-specific security law in the country, places liability (and burden of proof) on the IoT vendors if the device is connected to the Internet with an IP or Bluetooth address. 6 Decide early on the types of data collection, transmission and processing.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The actors behind the attack used spear-phishing mails to target several victims, some were infected with Windows executable malware by downloading files through an internet browser. Each phishing document contains an external link to fetch a remote page containing a CVE-2021-26411 exploit.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

According to Interpol's Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report , critical infrastructure is highly targeted by ransomware gangs that are after what is called the Big Game Hunting. In August 2021, a ransomware attack on Scripps Health in California resulted in over $113 million in losses. The threat landscape.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2021

Firefox recently announced that it will be rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS (or DoH) soon to one percent of its Canadian users as part of its partnership with CIRA (the Canadian Internet Registration Authority), the Ontario-based organization responsible for managing the.ca top-level domain for Canada and a local DoH provider.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

According to data collected by Semrush, an online visibility management platform, Omegle has enjoyed a global growth of 65 million visits from January 2020 to January 2021—a staggering 91 percent growth. “People wanted to experience what the Internet was like when people were still afraid,” Taylor wrote.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2021

We celebrated World Password Day on May 6, 2021. Password management software takes some of the brunt out of remembering the many different combinations you use around the internet. MFA adds another roadblock to accessing your account and is a simple, yet powerful way to strengthen data security. Use a password manager.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Research conducted by ARD’s Panorama and STRG_F revealed that data collected during surveillance is processed using statistical methods, effectively breaking Tor’s anonymity. German law enforcement agencies have been surveilling Tor network by operating their own servers for months. an administrator of the platform.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Incognito mode only ensures that all your data like browsing history and cookies is cleared after you close the private window. It also does not make you anonymous to your internet service provider (ISP) or protect you from adware or spyware that might be tracking your online behavior, cryptominers, or worse.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from March to June, Q2, 2022. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática. in Q1 2022.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The resulting data and conclusions could be used to improve mechanisms for re-scanning pages which have ended up in anti-phishing databases, to determine the response time to new cases of phishing, and for other purposes. Data retrieval method. We obtained the date of the domain creation from the WHOIS public data. No content.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 24, 2021

In 2021, it’s difficult to find a way to socialize, work, access vital services, and be entertained without the internet. The repetitive sunglasses ads on Instagram or the curated playlists on Spotify, it’s all created through the data collected from the internet and smartphone activity. .

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

For these purposes, we analyzed threat statistics from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), a system for processing anonymized cyberthreat-related data shared voluntarily by Kaspersky users, for the period between January 2021 and June 2022. Top game titles by number of related threats.

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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. link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) February 28, 2021. The data leak of SuperVPN, GeckoVPN, and ChatVPN.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The Threat Report Portugal: H2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to December, H2, 2022. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open-sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática. in Q2 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Using web shells, they attacked weak internet servers, specifically a Houston port. In November 2021, the FBI disclosed a FatPipe VPN exploit that enabled backdoor access via web shells. Reconnaissance Reconnaissance is the starting point of Volt Typhoon’s cyber campaign, characterized by thorough planning and data collection.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33. There are three major threat vectors that harm IoT deployments: Devices are hijacked by malicious software; Data collected and processed in IoT ecosystems is tampered with and impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information; and, Weak user and device authentication. Encryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 24, 2022

From December 2021 through January the following year, Bernalillo County was slammed by a ransomware attack that targeted government services. From banking to personal data collection, schools must ensure that their systems come with security features and that their employees comply with those security features.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. AllegisCyber Investments. EEP Investments.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

But as Barros explained in his presentation at SecureWorld New England 2021, significant changes are underway. But if you make a single mistake in the configuration of that S3 bucket, you may be exposed to the internet, kind of with just one incorrect configuration statement or just one click.".

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 16, 2021

Alibaba’s consumer businesses annual active consumers on its China retail marketplaces reached 811 million for the twelve months that ended March 31, 2021, increasing from 779 million at the last quarter of 2020.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2025

In one incident, they exploited the Microsoft Exchange server vulnerability CVE-2021-26855 (ProxyLogon). Although patched in 2021, this vulnerability is still exploitable due to organizations using outdated operating systems and software. Localtonet is a reverse proxy server providing internet access to local services.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

It combines EDR and endpoint protection platform (EPP) capabilities and operates across all aspects of a network, including endpoints, containers, cloud workloads and internet of things (IoT) devices. SentinelOne was named one of our Top Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions for 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

One possible data point in favor of that view comes from Pravin Madhani, CEO and cofounder of K2 Cyber Security, who notes that even though 2021 was the fifth straight record year for vulnerabilities recorded in the US-CERT Vulnerability Database , the number of high-severity vulnerabilities actually declined (image below). .

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

And, as my guest will say later in this podcast, these virtual SOCs are like pen testing the internet. We can't just, you know, bust things up into small parts and say this is my world because again, internet is a pen test and we're all in this together. VAMOSI: That’s on the data collection side.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 14, 2022

I love the possibilities that Internet of Things (IoT) products bring to our lives. CEs and BAs must always consider and mitigate IoT risks appropriately to protect patients and insureds, meet HIPAA compliance, and also to comply with a wide range of additional legal data protection requirements. IoT devices are always collecting data.

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SecureList

AUGUST 10, 2023

First-stage implants for remote access Variants of FourteenHi FourteenHi is a malware family discovered in 2021 in a campaign that was dubbed ExCone ( 1 , 2 ), active since mid-March 2021 and targeting government entities. All uploaded and downloaded data is encrypted with the RC4 algorithm.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The 2019 Cybersecurity Almanac published by Cisco and Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that cyber events will cost $6 trillion annually by 2021, as companies are digitizing most of their processes and are often operating remotely. Put simply, everything that is connected to the internet can be compromised.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

They communicate with the central control system, allowing data collection and remote control over long distances. These networks enable data exchange between PLCs, RTUs, SCADA systems, and HMIs. Cybersecurity for industrial control systems is vital to prevent unauthorized access, data manipulation, and system disruption.

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SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

We now have better visibility into the group’s tactics, particularly in the areas of lateral movement, data collection and exfiltration. The threat actor probably leveraged vulnerabilities on internet-facing servers to deploy BellaCiao.

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SecureList

JULY 9, 2024

A key consideration in implementing this sequence of steps is the possibility of linking information that the SOC receives from data sources to a specific technique that can be detected with that information. Validation directly inside the event collection system.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

As attack methodologies evolve due to AI, machine learning and nation-state hackers , security startups are receiving a lot of funding to develop products that can secure application access for remote workers , provide real-time visibility into cyber attacks and protect data as it travels from the cloud to IoT devices. It has raised $332.5

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

IIain Paterson and Justin Macorin join The Hacker Mind podcast to share insights from their SecTor 2021 talk on hacking behavioral biometrics. So of course when I saw that some researchers were presenting a talk at SecTor 2021 in Toronto on defeating biometrics with artificial intelligence, well I knew I had to talk to them as well.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 27, 2023

Infrastructure in rural areas will be upgraded by 2030 to high-speed broadband, all part of a $1 trillion 2021 infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden. Which states and territories get how much is being determined by a Broadband Data Collection map from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

It presents a continuation of our previous annual financial threat reports ( 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 ), which provide an overview of the latest trends across the threat landscape. To gain insights into the financial threat landscape, we analyzed data on malicious activities on the devices of Kaspersky security product users.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Wazawaka used multiple email addresses and nicknames on several Russian crime forums, but data collected by cybersecurity firm Constella Intelligence show that Wazawaka’s alter egos always used one of three fairly unique passwords: 2k3x8x57 , 2k3X8X57 , and 00virtual. ” WHO IS WAZAWAKA?

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