The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A look back at the cybersecurity landscape in 2023 rings all-too familiar: cyber threats rapidly evolved and scaled up , just as they have, year-to-year, for the past 20 years. Eyal Benishti , CEO, IRONSCALES Benishti Generative AI (GenAI) reshaped cybersecurity in 2023. What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2023

The theme of RSA Conference 2023 — ‘stronger together’ — was certainly well chosen. Here are four evolving themes reverberating from RSAC 2023 that struck me: Password enabled access will endure for the foreseeable future. about the role of advanced wearable authentication devices, going forward.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2023

“Stronger together” was the theme of RSA Conference 2023 , which returned to its pre-Covid grandeur under the California sunshine last week at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Here are three evolving themes reverberating from RSAC 2023 that struck me: Getting a grip on identities Password enabled access will endure for the foreseeable future.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

Researchers published a proof-of-concept (PoC) code for the recently disclosed critical flaw CVE-2023-51467 in the Apache OfBiz. Researchers from cybersecurity firm VulnCheck have created a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for the recently disclosed critical flaw CVE-2023-51467 (CVSS score: 9.8) in the Apache OfBiz.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 4, 2024

This attachment exploits the remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2023-41990 in the undocumented, Apple-only ADJUST TrueType font instruction. It was designed to support both old and new iPhones and included a Pointer Authentication Code (PAC) bypass for exploitation of recent models. This was mitigated as CVE-2023-38606.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

Methodology In this report, we present an analysis of financial cyberthreats in 2023, focusing on banking Trojans and phishing pages that target online banking, shopping accounts, cryptocurrency wallets and other financial assets. Cryptocurrency phishing saw a 16% year-on-year increase in 2023, with 5.84 million in 2022.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2024

The three flaws fixed are: CVE-2024-21899 : an improper authentication vulnerability could allow users to compromise the security of the system via a network. CVE-2024-21900 : an injection vulnerability could allow authenticated users to execute commands via a network. x QTS 5.1.3.2578 build 20231110 and later QTS 4.5.x

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

11, 2023, USDoD resurfaced after a lengthy absence to leak sensitive employee data stolen from the aerospace giant Airbus , while promising to visit the same treatment on top U.S. By stealing these tokens, attackers can often reuse them in their own web browser, and bypass any authentication normally required for that account.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Profile of participants and applications We collected the data from a sample of the application security assessment projects our team completed in 2021–2023. Broken Authentication 5. Broken Authentication 5. Mitigation: implement authentication and authorization controls according to the role-based access model.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 10, 2024

The vulnerability, labeled CVE-2023-41313, allows attackers to exploit weaknesses in the authentication process within Apache Doris... The post CVE-2023-41313: Timing Attack Flaw in Apache Doris Database Puts Data at Risk appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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SecureList

MAY 14, 2024

Incident response analyst report 2023 As an information security company, our services include incident response and investigation, and malware analysis. Our annual Incident Response Report presents anonymized statistics on the cyberattacks we investigated in 2023. This attack vector was among the three most frequently seen in 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? Matt Wilson , Principal Product Manager, SynSaber Wilson In 2023, we witnessed a renewed focus on asset discovery and monitoring. What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024?

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Apple says the iOS flaw ( CVE-2023-41064 ) does not seem to work against devices that have its ultra-paranoid “ Lockdown Mode ” enabled. Tracked as CVE-2023-36761 , it is flagged as an “information disclosure” vulnerability. ” The other Windows zero-day fixed this month is CVE-2023-36802. .

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Bleeping Computer

MARCH 12, 2024

million authentication and sensitive secrets in over 3 million public repositories during 2023, with the vast majority remaining valid after five days. [.] GitHub users accidentally exposed 12.8

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

VMware disclosed a critical bypass vulnerability in VMware Cloud Director Appliance that can be exploited to bypass login restrictions when authenticating on certain ports. “VMware Cloud Director Appliance contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in case VMware Cloud Director Appliance was upgraded to 10.5

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2023

The IT world relies on digital authentication credentials, such as API keys, certificates, and tokens, to securely connect applications, services, and infrastructures. In January 2023, CircleCI was breached. However, unlike passwords intended for a single user, secrets must be distributed.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. Implement Passwordless Strong Authentication Strong authentication is crucial in enhancing cybersecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The breach was initially caused by a third-party malicious actor who infiltrated NPD’s systems in December 2023. Related: Class-action lawsuits pile up in wake of NPD hack So what’s the connection? NPD reported the exposure of over 2.7 billion records. Canadian, and British citizens.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2024

Related: Passwordless workpace long way off However, as users engage with more applications across multiple devices, the digital security landscape is shifting from passwords and password managers towards including passwordless authentication, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), biometrics, and, as of late, passkeys.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Researchers publicly released the exploit code for the critical Cisco IOS XE vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20198. ai publicly released the exploit code for the critical Cisco IOS XE vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20198. “[the PoC code] is an example request that bypasses authentication on vulnerable instances of IOS-XE.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

20, 2023 that identity and authentication giant Okta had suffered a breach in its customer support department, Okta said the intrusion allowed hackers to steal sensitive data from fewer than one percent of its 18,000+ customers. For this reason, they can’t be locked down with multifactor authentication the way user accounts can.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They include CVE-2022-44698 in December 2022, CVE-2023-24880 in March 2023, CVE-2023-32049 in July 2023 and CVE-2023-36025 in November 2023. “Going forward, CU14 enables this by default on Exchange servers, which is why it is important to upgrade,” Narang said.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

.” In a SIM-swapping attack, crooks transfer the target’s phone number to a device they control and intercept any text messages or phone calls sent to the victim — including one-time passcodes for authentication, or password reset links sent via SMS. In January 2024, U.S.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Booking.com said it now requires 2FA , which forces partners to provide a one-time passcode from a mobile authentication app (Pulse) in addition to a username and password. In November 2023, the security firm SecureWorks detailed how scammers targeted booking.com hospitality partners with data-stealing malware.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

billion work hours in 2023 and helped raise customer satisfaction to 69% for $0.50 Authentication and authorization vulnerabilities: Weak authentication methods and compromised access tokens can provide unauthorized access. This helps them improve their performance over time by gaining data from interactions. per interaction.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2024

The issue is tracked as CVE-2023-49606 and received a CVSS score of 9.8. the code is only triggered after access list checks and authentication have succeeded. Researchers from Cisco Talos reported a use-after-free vulnerability in the HTTP Connection Headers parsing of Tinyproxy 1.11.1 and Tinyproxy 1.10.0.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 12, 2024

AT&T also acknowledged the customer records were exposed in a cloud database that was protected only by a username and password (no multi-factor authentication needed). For its part, Snowflake says it now requires all new customers to use multi-factor authentication. In a regulatory filing with the U.S.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have identified two authentication bypass flaws in open-source Wi-Fi software found in Android, Linux, and ChromeOS devices that could trick users into joining a malicious clone of a legitimate network or allow an attacker to join a trusted network without a password.

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Pen Test Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

TL;DR The VMware Enhanced Authentication plugin that is offered as part of VMware vSphere’s seamless login experience for the web console contains multiple vulnerabilities relating to Kerberos authentication relay. The general recommendation is to simply remove the enhanced authentication plugin from all client devices.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The zero-day seeing exploitation involves CVE-2024-49138 , a security weakness in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver — used by applications to write transaction logs — that could let an authenticated attacker gain “system” level privileges on a vulnerable Windows device.

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The Hacker News

MAY 9, 2024

That's according to findings from Juniper Threat Labs, which said the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 have been leveraged to deliver the botnet payload. While CVE-2023-46805 is an authentication bypass flaw,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure flaws, tracked as CVE-2024-21887 and CVE-2023-46805 , and Microsoft SharePoint Server flaw CVE-2023-29357 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw CVE-2023-46805 (CVSS score 8.2)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Experts warn of an authentication bypass zero-day flaw that affects Apache OfBiz, an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Experts warn of a zero-day flaw that affects Apache OfBiz, an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. ” reads the report published by SonicWall.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

I recently discussed the current state of tech standards with DigiCert’s Mike Nelson , Global Vice President of Digital Trust and, Dean Coclin , Senior Director of Trust Services, at DigiCert Trust Summit 2023. Matter works much the way website authentication and website traffic encryption gets executed. identification.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2024

running on OLED55A23LA Below is the disclosure timeline: November 01, 2023: Vendor disclosure November 15, 2023: Vendor confirms the vulnerabilities. running on OLED55A23LA Below is the disclosure timeline: November 01, 2023: Vendor disclosure November 15, 2023: Vendor confirms the vulnerabilities. Sweden, and Finland.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28461 (CVSS score: 9.8), concerns a case of missing authentication that

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2024

The other vulnerabilities impacting Network Attached Storage (NAS) discovered by WatchTowr code execution, buffer overflow, memory corruption, authentication bypass, and XSS issues impacting the security of Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices across different deployment environments.

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