Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

Mirai botnet started exploiting the CVE-2023-1389 vulnerability (aka ZDI-CAN-19557/ZDI-23-451 ) in TP-Link Archer A21 in recent attacks. Last week, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) threat-hunting team observed the Mirai botnet attempting to exploit the CVE-2023-1389 vulnerability (aka ZDI-CAN-19557/ZDI-23-451, CVSS v3: 8.8)

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

These one, three, and five year subscriptions provide enhanced support for the hardware, firmware maintenance, security updates, and optional participation in early-release firmware updates. Subscribe The post Barracuda SecureEdge SASE Review 2023 appeared first on eSecurity Planet. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

The 2023 vendor surveys arriving this quarter paint a picture of a cybersecurity landscape under attack, with priority issues affecting deployment, alert response, and exposed vulnerabilities. Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2024

Between October 25 and October 27, 2023, the Chalubo malware destroyed more than 600,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers belonging to the same ISP. Threat actors aimed at creating a botnet used to launch DDoS attacks. The attackers used brute-force attacks (using the root:admin credential) on SSH servers to distribute the bot.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Mirai then carried out a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that knocked down Twitter, Netflix, PayPal and other major web properties. In 2023, the U.S. The Mirai botnet, initially discovered in October 2016 , infected Internet-connected routers, cameras and digital video recorders at scale.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In this article, we will review the past year’s trends to see which of our 2023 predictions have come true, and try to predict what is to come in 2024. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) provided additional IoCs associated with exploitation of CVE-2023-2868. A review of last year’s predictions 1.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2024

IoT malware makes presence known in 2023 Based on data from the world’s largest inline security cloud, the recently released ThreatLabz Enterprise IoT and OT Threat Report revealed a 400% year-over-year increase in IoT malware attacks across various industries.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2024

Immediately update your QNAP devices to the most recent firmware to mitigate these issues. If your system is already exposed to a DDoS attack, explore our guidelines on how to perform DDoS attack prevention in three stages. Check for future updates and be cautious while sharing download links to avoid exploitation.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

How effective are attackers with regard to RF in eavesdropping, DoS & DDoS, MitM, spoofing and malware propagation? DoS & DDoS: Attackers can flood RF channels, causing disruption. What are the common firmware and software vulnerabilities in RF devices that can be exploited? Are there any interesting case studies?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 10, 2024

The fix: Zyxel issued firmware patches 5.21(AAZF.17)C0 The problem: The Muhstik botnet exploited a severe RCE issue in Apache RocketMQ ( CVE-2023-33246 ) to attack Linux systems and IoT devices for DDoS and cryptomining. 17)C0 for NAS326 and 5.21(ABAG.14)C0 Users should apply these updates right away to protect their devices.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

These botnets, networks of compromised devices, can perform attacks without the user realizing it, overwhelming networks, spreading spam, and even launching DDoS attacks. Warding off zombies : Regularly update device firmware, patch IoT devices, and monitor for unusual traffic patterns.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Chaput said that on May 4, 2023, someone unleashed a spam torrent targeting users on these Mastodon communities via “private mentions,” a kind of direct messaging on the platform. Shortly after that, those same servers came under a sustained distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It directly affected satellite modems firmwares , but was still to be understood as of mid-March. Taking sides: professional ransomware groups, hacktivists, and DDoS attacks. DDoS attacks, in particular, require generating heavy network traffic that attackers typically cannot sustain for very long periods of time.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

FBI and CISA published a new advisory on AvosLocker ransomware More than 17,000 WordPress websites infected with the Balada Injector in September Ransomlooker, a new tool to track and analyze ransomware groups’ activities Apple releases iOS 16 update to fix CVE-2023-42824 on older devices Phishing, the campaigns that are targeting Italy A new (..)

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