Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Between September 2021 and April 2023, the hackers carried out phishing attacks to steal login credentials from employees of 12 companies and individuals. They impersonated help desk technicians, sent the victims fake VPN deactivation warnings, and used password reset scams to gain access to company systems.

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SecureBlitz

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In this post, we will disclose the Avira Prime Black Friday deal for 2023. Imagine having an all-in-one solution that combines Antivirus, VPN, Password […] The post Avira Prime Black Friday Deal 2023: Unleash Cybersecurity Excellence appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices. Attack vectors There are two main IoT infection routes: brute-forcing weak passwords and exploiting vulnerabilities in network services.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-20269) in Cisco ASA and FTD is actively exploited in ransomware attacks, the company warns. “This vulnerability is due to improper separation of authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) between the remote access VPN feature and the HTTPS management and site-to-site VPN features.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The latest, major threats to Mac computers can steal passwords and credit card details with delicate precision, targeting victims across the internet based on their device, location, and operating system. And in 2023, malware delivery evolved hand-in-hand with Mac info stealers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

From March 2023, that is within 30 days, Netflix, the world-renowned streaming service provider, is all set to enforce a ban on password sharing. Therefore, from early next month, Netflix is all set to roll out a new feature that legally allows the current subscribers to share their account passwords with their loved ones.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When employees aren’t in the office, they’re liable to engage in risky behaviors such as using unsecured WiFi without a VPN, leaving work devices unlocked in public places, and clicking on malicious emails. While there are plenty of unknowns as we head into 2023, one thing isn’t in doubt: cybersecurity will be more important than ever.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

August 28, 2023 Ransomware Group Exploits Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability In July, Citrix released a patch for a critical remote code execution vulnerability ( CVE-2023-3519 ), which affected the company’s NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway products and carried a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS vulnerability scale.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Riley Kilmer is co-founder of Spur.us , a company that tracks thousands of VPN and proxy networks, and helps customers identify traffic coming through these anonymity services. In January 2023, the Faceless service website said it was willing to pay for information about previously undocumented security vulnerabilities in IoT devices.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

. “Cisco is aware of reports that Akira ransomware threat actors have been targeting Cisco VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication to infiltrate organizations, and we have observed instances where threat actors appear to be targeting organizations that do not configure multi-factor authentication for their VPN users.”

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

August 21, 2023 Ivanti finds another vulnerability For the third time in a month, Ivanti’s has reported a vulnerability in a mobile device management platform. The latest — CVE-2023-38035 — affects the Sentry secure mobile gateway, part of Ivanti’s UEM platform and is being exploited as a zero-day.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Akira ransomware infections were first reported in Finland in June 2023, however, in December the number of attacks increased. ” The ransomware attack reported in late 2023, targeted organizations’ networks using poorly secured VPN gateway on Cisco ASA or FTD devices. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Source: Coveware We’ve seen a drop-off from the highs last year – fueled by Cl0p ransomware group making over $100 Million in a few months in late 2023. Akira: The Healthcare Menace The Akira ransomware group was first observed in March 2023 and immediately became one of the most formidable threats in the threat landscape.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 28, 2023

August 21, 2023 Ivanti finds another vulnerability For the third time in a month, Ivanti’s has reported a vulnerability in a mobile device management platform. The latest — CVE-2023-38035 — affects the Sentry secure mobile gateway, part of Ivanti’s UEM platform and is being exploited as a zero-day.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Researchers warn that hundreds of Citrix servers have been hacked in an ongoing campaign exploiting the RCE CVE-2023-3519. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently warned of cyber attacks against Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway devices exploiting the zero-day CVE-2023-3519.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2023

Researchers reported that more than 15000 Citrix servers exposed online are likely vulnerable to attacks exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2023-3519. The company added that successful exploitation requires that the appliance is configured as a Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) OR AAA virtual server.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Akira ransomware infections were first reported in Finland in June 2023, however, in December the number of attacks increased. ” The ransomware attack reported in late 2023, targeted organizations’ networks using poorly secured VPN gateway on Cisco ASA or FTD devices. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

At the start of 2023, consumers remain out in the cold when it comes to online protection. Since many people use the same passwords across social media platforms and for sites for banks or credit cards, a criminal needs access to just one account to gain access to every account. Related: Leveraging employees as human sensors.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

PROXY WARS Security experts say that not long after the war started, Stark began hosting dozens of proxy services and free virtual private networking (VPN) services, which are designed to help users shield their Internet usage and location from prying eyes. is a company that tracks VPNs and proxy services worldwide.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Think of your digital identity as a confidential file full of high-value information – passwords, credit card numbers, bank account details, social security numbers and more. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 3,205 data compromises in 2023. That’s a 20% increase over the previous year.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2024

In 2023, that number reached more than 29,000. Enter the Virtual Private Network (VPN): Non-physical walls to insulate that traffic. Here are some tips for both users and network administrators to secure your network with a VPN. A VPN masks traffic and connections. A VPN can establish a perimeter.

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SecureList

APRIL 22, 2024

Diagram of SSH tunnel creation SoftEther VPN The next tool that the attackers used for tunneling was the server utility (VPN Server) from the SoftEther VPN package. To launch the VPN server, the attackers used the following files: vpnserver_x64.exe IP Country + ASN Net name Net Description Address Email 103.27.202[.]85

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

A financially motivated actor linked to the FIN8 group exploits the CVE-2023-3519 RCE in attacks on Citrix NetScaler systems in massive attacks. The hackers are exploiting the remote code execution, tracked as CVE-2023-3519 , in a large-scale campaign. The flaw CVE-2023-3519 (CVSS score: 9.8) php) on victim machines.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Moreover, exploitation of a public-facing application was the root cause in 42.37% of cases investigated by the Kaspersky Global Emergency Response Team (GERT) in 2023. Review email/VPN/other logs of likely affected services available from outside the organization to detect any abnormal activity by compromised accounts.

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2024

In 2023, trusted relationship cyberattacks ranked among the top three most frequently used attack vectors. According to 2023 statistics , only one in four affected organizations identified an incident as a result of detecting suspicious activity (launch of hacker tools, malware, network scanners, etc.)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Akira ransomware infections were first reported in Finland in June 2023, however, in December the number of attacks increased. The ransomware attack reported in late 2023, targeted organizations’ networks using poorly secured VPN gateway on Cisco ASA or FTD devices.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

In late March 2023, 3CX disclosed that its desktop applications for both Windows and macOS were compromised with malicious code that gave attackers the ability to download and run code on all machines where the app was installed. The double supply chain compromise that led to malware being pushed out to some 3CX customers. Image: Mandiant.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2024

The report is part of the #StopRansomware initiative conducted by the US Government, the advisory, originally published on March 2, 2023, has been updated twice: November 13, 2023: The advisory was updated to share new Royal TTPs and IOCs. The group uses SharpShares and SoftPerfect NetWorx to map out victim networks.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the first two months of 2023 alone, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch reported more than 19,000 phishing reports with estimated financial losses of more than $5.2 With Duo, the University team stood up integrations within days instead of the predicted weeks or months , protecting their apps and VPN.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Australia, and Canada, warn about a year-long campaign carried out by Iran-linked threat actors to break into critical infrastructure organizations via brute force and password spraying attacks. In this scenario, the attacker typically has the victim’s username and password and initiates a login attempt that triggers an MFA request.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Clorox estimates the costs of the August cyberattack will exceed $49 Million Mastodon fixed a flaw that can allow the takeover of any account Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) Operation Synergia led to the arrest of 31 individuals Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison Cloudflare breached (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

The attackers were able to send funds from hot wallets and download user names and password hashes. On March 17-18th, 2023, GENERAL BYTES experienced a security incident. “Please keep your CAS behind a firewall and VPN. Terminals should also connect to CAS via VPN. ” continues the notice. and 20230120.44.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has hacked eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between since May 2023. The Russia-linked APT group Sandworm (UAC-0165) has compromised eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between May and September 2023, reported the Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA).

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Introducing Bitwarden Cupid Vault to securely share (and unshare) passwords with loved ones Bitwarden Bitwarden has already had the ability to securely share passwords. The Cupid Vault Configuration follows a similar approach.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

An attacker can trigger the vulnerability to extract sensitive data from the memory of the affected devices, including usernames and passwords. However, there are now indications that this vulnerability might be actively exploited.” ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2023

The firmware released by the company addressed nine vulnerabilities, including CVE-2023-28702, CVE-2023-28703, CVE-2023-31195, CVE-2022-46871, CVE-2022-38105, CVE-2022-35401, CVE-2018-1160, CVE-2022-38393, and CVE-2022-26376. These services include remote access from WAN, port forwarding, DDNS, VPN server, DMZ, port trigger.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warning of cyber attacks against Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway devices exploiting recently discovered zero-day CVE-2023-3519. “Exploits of CVE-2023-3519 on unmitigated appliances have been observed.

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