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2024 Accountability Authentication 
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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Tech Republic Security
MARCH 26, 2024
Authenticator apps provide an extra layer of security. Learn about the best authenticator apps to secure your online accounts and protect your privacy.
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Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 18, 2024
A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent email security alerts directly from google.com, and ultimately seized control over the account by convincing him to click “yes” to a Google prompt on his mobile device.
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Passwordless Authentication without Secrets! divya Fri, 10/11/2024 - 08:54 As user expectations for secure and seamless access continue to grow, the 2024 Thales Consumer Digital Trust Index (DTI) research revealed that 65% of users feel frustrated with frequent password resets.
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The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 12, 2023
What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024? In 2024, we will see more targeted, sophisticated business email compromise (BEC) attacks, including VIP impersonation, vendor email compromise (VEC), and autonomous agents used for malicious purposes. The comments we received were uniformly insightful and helpful.
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Security Affairs
MAY 22, 2024
A critical security vulnerability in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager could allow threat actors to bypass authentication. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-29849 (CVSS score: 9.8), in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager could allow attackers to bypass authentication.
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Bleeping Computer
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Amazon will require all privileged AWS (Amazon Web Services) accounts to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for stronger protection against account hijacks leading to data breaches, starting in mid-2024. [.]
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Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Change Healthcare says it has notified approximately 100 million Americans that their personal, financial and healthcare records may have been stolen in a February 2024 ransomware attack that caused the largest ever known data breach of protected health information. A post about the Change breach from RansomHub on April 8, 2024.
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The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The data began leaking in April 2024, and by summer, it was being sold on the dark web for $3.5 Rather, we should treat SSN as just another piece of personally identifiable information (PII) like an email address – confidential information but not a sensitive one that unlocks your bank accounts. NPD reported the exposure of over 2.7
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Security Affairs
MAY 29, 2024
A credential stuffing attack is a type of cyber attack where hackers use large sets of username and password combinations, typically obtained from previous data breaches, phishing campaigns, or info-stealer infections, to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on various online services. ” reads advisory. ” reads advisory.
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Security Affairs
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Sophos researchers warn that ransomware operators are exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 in Veeam Backup & Replication to create rogue accounts and deploy malware. Attackers accessed targets via VPN gateways lacking multifactor authentication, some of which ran outdated software. ” concludes Sophos.
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The Last Watchdog
MAY 30, 2024
From MFA to biometrics, a lot has been done to reinforce user ID and password authentication — for human users. Service accounts have multiplied exponentially in recent years and become a prime target of threat actors, since little has been done to beef up protection. LW provides consulting services to the vendors we cover.)
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Security Affairs
JULY 25, 2024
Progress Software addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6327, in the Telerik Report Server. Progress Software addressed a critical remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-6327 (CVSS score of 9.9), in the Telerik Report Server that can be exploited to compromise vulnerable devices.
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Krebs on Security
AUGUST 15, 2024
On July 21, 2024, denizens of the cybercrime community Breachforums released more than 4 terabytes of data they claimed was stolen from nationalpublicdata.com, a Florida-based company that collects data on consumers and processes background checks. billion rows of records — they claimed was taken from nationalpublicdata.com.
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Passkeys and The Beginning of Stronger Authentication madhav Fri, 02/02/2024 - 05:23 How passkeys are rewriting the current threat landscape Lillian, an experienced CISO, surveyed the threat landscape. Lillian knew that a shift in authentication couldn't wait. Fortunately, it didn’t have to.
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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. Booking.com did not respond to questions about that, and its current account security advice urges customers to enable 2FA.
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Security Affairs
JULY 29, 2024
Microsoft warns that ransomware gangs are exploiting the recently patched CVE-2024-37085 flaw in VMware ESXi flaw. Microsoft researchers warned that multiple ransomware gangs are exploiting the recently patched vulnerability CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS score of 6.8) The flaw is an authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware ESXi.
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Malwarebytes
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Recently, Amazon announced that it will require all privileged Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) , starting in mid-2024. Our regular readers will know that we feel that passwords alone are not adequate protection , especially not for your important accounts.
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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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Krebs on Security
JUNE 15, 2024
. “He stands accused of hacking into corporate accounts and stealing critical information, which allegedly enabled the group to access multi-million-dollar funds,” Murcia Today wrote. ” The cybercrime-focused Twitter/X account vx-underground said the U.K. In January 2024, U.S.
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The Hacker News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
WordPress.org has announced a new account security measure that will require accounts with capabilities to update plugins and themes to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatorily. The enforcement is expected to come into effect starting October 1, 2024.
Security Affairs
JULY 31, 2024
BingoMod is a new Android malware that can wipe devices after stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts. Researchers at Cleafy discovered a new Android malware, called ‘BingoMod,’ that can wipe devices after successfully stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts.
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Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
A critical flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress could allow unauthenticated users to take control of arbitrary accounts. The LiteSpeed Cache plugin is a popular caching plugin for WordPress that accounts for over 5 million active installations. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload malicious plugins.
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Malwarebytes
JANUARY 10, 2024
We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. — U.S. You’re all set.
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Bleeping Computer
JUNE 15, 2024
Microsoft has announced new cybersecurity enhancements for Outlook personal email accounts as part of its 'Secure Future Initiative,' including the deprecation of basic authentication (username + password) by September 16, 2024. [.]
eSecurity Planet
JANUARY 29, 2024
Internet security best practices mandate unique credentials for each online account; doing so would be impossible without a solid password manager like Dashlane. You can also set up compromised password alerts that will proactively look for leaked passwords or vulnerable accounts across your company. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Security Affairs
JULY 1, 2024
Experts spotted threat actors exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-0769 affects all D-Link DIR-859 WiFi routers. Researchers from cybersecurity firm GreyNoise have spotted exploitation attempts for the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-0769 (CVSS score 9.8) impacting all D-Link DIR-859 WiFi routers. ” concludes GreyNoise.
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Security Affairs
JANUARY 4, 2024
An internet outage impacted Orange Spain after a hacker gained access to the company’s RIPE account to misconfigure BGP routing. The hacker, who uses the moniker ‘Snow’, gained access to the RIPE account of Orange Spain and misconfigured the BGP routing causing an internet outage. I have fixed your RIPE admin account security.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Google as usual did not share details about the attacks exploiting the above vulnerability, however, it added that another issue, tracked as CVE-2024-43047, is actively exploited in the wild. CVE-2024-43093 CVE-2024-43047″ reads the security bulletin published by Google. Versions up to 2.3.6 and unpatched 2.3.7
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Security Affairs
OCTOBER 19, 2024
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Veeam Backup and Replication flaw CVE-2024-40711 (CVSS score of 9.8) This week, Sophos researchers warned that ransomware operators are exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 in Veeam Backup & Replication to create rogue accounts and deploy malware.
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SecureList
JANUARY 25, 2024
Australia has also unveiled a national strategy for digital identity resilience, aiming for mainstream use in 2024. The year 2023 marked the emergence of several important trends, which will influence the privacy field in 2024. This is no longer adequate in 2024.
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Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The targeted SMS scams asked employees to click a link and log in at a website that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Those accounts state that the intruders assaulted Tylerb’s mother in the home invasion, and that they threatened to burn him with a blowtorch if he didn’t give up the keys to his cryptocurrency wallets. .”
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Security Affairs
MAY 21, 2024
The most severe vulnerability is a flaw tracked as CVE-2024-27130. The WatchTowr Labs researchers also published technical details of the flaw CVE-2024-27130 and a proof of concept (PoC) exploit code. The WatchTowr Labs researchers also published technical details of the flaw CVE-2024-27130 and a proof of concept (PoC) exploit code.
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Security Affairs
AUGUST 28, 2024
Cisco Talos observed the BlackByte ransomware group exploiting the recently patched security flaw CVE-2024-37085 in VMware ESXi hypervisors in recent attacks. The flaw CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS score of 6.8) is an authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware ESXi.
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Security Affairs
JANUARY 24, 2024
Researchers released PoC exploit code for a recently disclosed critical authentication bypass flaw in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer). Researchers with cybersecurity firm Horizon3’s Attack Team published technical details of the recently disclosed vulnerability CVE-2024-0204 impacting Fortra GoAnywhere MFT.
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Duo's Security Blog
MAY 6, 2024
The security industry has diligently battled compromised credentials, evolving from passwords to multifactor authentication (MFA) to passwordless — our most secure and phishing-resistant method to date — and one that is fully supported in Duo. This means there are serious holes in our authentication armor today. The benefit is twofold.
NetSpi Technical
MARCH 11, 2024
In 2023 NetSPI discovered that Microsoft Outlook was vulnerable to authenticated remote code execution (RCE) via synced form objects. This blog will cover how we discovered CVE-2024-21378 and weaponized it by modifying Ruler , an Outlook penetration testing tool published by SensePost.
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Krebs on Security
JANUARY 30, 2024
9, 2024, U.S. In each attack, the victims saw their email and financial accounts compromised after suffering an unauthorized SIM-swap, wherein attackers transferred each victim’s mobile phone number to a new device that they controlled. technology companies during the summer of 2022. Twilio disclosed in Aug. According to an Aug.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
A critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-40711, in Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) was also recently exploited to deploy Frag ransomware. In mid-October, Sophos researchers warned that ransomware operators are exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 in Veeam Backup & Replication to create rogue accounts and deploy malware.
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Security Affairs
JULY 12, 2024
Palo Alto Networks addressed five vulnerabilities impacting its products, including a critical authentication bypass issue. “Missing authentication for a critical function in Palo Alto Networks Expedition can lead to an Expedition admin account takeover for attackers with network access to Expedition.” < 11.1.4<
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Security Affairs
AUGUST 13, 2024
Ivanti warned of a critical authentication bypass flaw in its Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) appliances that can allow attackers to create rogue administrator accounts. “Successful exploitation could lead to authentication bypass and creation of an administrator user.”
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The Hacker News
JUNE 4, 2024
Progress Software has rolled out updates to address a critical security flaw impacting the Telerik Report Server that could be potentially exploited by a remote attacker to bypass authentication and create rogue administrator users. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-4358, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. "In
IT Security Guru
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Many of the applications that historically integrated with the on-premise corporate directory for Single Sign-On will now require manual, password-based authentication, increasing the burden on users and also further extending the attack surface for malicious actors. AI will dominate the cyber landscape in 2024 in ways few people can imagine.
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Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2024-7593 (CVSS score of 9.8) Successful exploitation could lead to authentication bypass and creation of an administrator user.” to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
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