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. In January 2024, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that Urban had been arrested in Florida in connection with multiple SIM-swapping attacks. police as part of an FBI investigation into the MGM hack.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

According to the market share website statista.com , booking.com is by far the Internet’s busiest travel service, with nearly 550 million visits in September. 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.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In particular, we recommend that you ensure that access to the management interface is possible only from trusted internal IPs and not from the Internet. Cortex Xpanse and Cortex XSIAM customers using the ASM module can investigate internet-exposed instances by reviewing alerts from the Firewall Admin Login attack surface rule.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Palo Alto Networks warns that threat actors are chaining the vulnerability CVE-2025-0111 with two other vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-0108 with CVE-2024-9474 , to compromise PAN-OS firewalls. Attackers are chaining them with the CVE-2025-0108 with CVE-2024-9474 issues. ” reads the updated bulletin published by the vendor.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2024

Shadowserver researchers reported that over 20,000 internet-exposed VMware ESXi instances are affected by the actively exploited flaw CVE-2024-37085. Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation reported that approximately 20,000 VMware ESXi servers exposed online appear impacted by the exploited vulnerability CVE-2024-37085.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

Key findings Phishing Banks were the most popular lure in 2024, accounting for 42.58% of financial phishing attempts. Amazon Online Shopping was mimicked by 33.19% of all phishing and scam pages targeting online store users in 2024. Cryptocurrency phishing saw an 83.37% year-over-year increase in 2024, with 10.7

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2025

SonicWall warns customers to address an authentication bypass vulnerability in its firewall’s SonicOS that is “susceptible to actual exploitation.” The vulnerability resides in SSL VPN and SSH management and according to the vendor is “susceptible to actual exploitation.” hardware firewalls: SonicOS 6.5.5.1-6n

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Hackers are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957, in PTZOptics cameras. Threat actors are attempting to exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957 , in PTZOptics pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) live streaming cameras, GretNoise researchers warn.

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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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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We drilled down on a few significant developments expected to play out in 2024 and beyond. Each time we use a mobile app or website-hosted service, digital certificates and the Public Key Infrastructure ( PKI ) come into play — to assure authentication and encrypt sensitive data transfers. We met at DigiCert Trust Summit 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2024

LAS VEGAS – Here’s what I discovered last week here at Black Hat USA 2024 : GenAI is very much in the mix as a potent X-factor in cybersecurity. After strolling the exhibits floor at Black Hat USA 2024 and speaking with the solution providers, I jotted down two categories of cybersecurity advancements: ‘coding level’ and ‘operational level.’

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many large companies had uploaded huge volumes of sensitive customer data to Snowflake accounts that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required). million customers. “Negotiate a deal in Telegram.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The user simply waves their phone at a local payment terminal that accepts Apple or Google pay, and the app relays an NFC transaction over the Internet from a phone in China. ” The rise of so-called “ghost tap” mobile software was first documented in November 2024 by security experts at ThreatFabric.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The Shadowserver Foundation researchers observed several CVE-2025-0108 attempts since 4 am UTC 2024-02-13 in their honeypots. An unauthenticated attacker on the network couple exploit the vulnerability to bypass authentication and invoke certain PHP scripts. “GreyNoise can confirm active exploitation of CVE-2025-0108.”

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As part of Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2024, our “Story of the Year” centers on these pressing issues. We’ll begin by revisiting notable supply chain incidents from 2024, and then explore potential scenarios of more damaging cases and the ways we prepare for them. Let’s dive in! Why does it matter?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

Ben McCarthy , lead cyber security engineer at Immersive Labs called attention to CVE-2024-20670 , an Outlook for Windows spoofing vulnerability described as being easy to exploit. ” For links to individual security advisories indexed by severity, check out ZDI’s blog and the Patch Tuesday post from the SANS Internet Storm Center.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The FBI warned of a fresh wave of HiatusRAT malware attacks targeting internet-facing Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. In March 2024, threat actors behind this campaign started targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. ” reads the PIN report.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

To wrap up our 2024 year-end roundtable, we turn our attention to new technologies and trends that are emerging to help bridge the gaps. Shoshani Or Shoshani , CEO, Stream Security In 2024, 65% of breaches involved cloud data, highlighting a critical gap in cloud security. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Multiple proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for recently disclosed critical Jenkins vulnerability CVE-2024-23897 have been released. Researchers warn that several proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits targeting the recently disclosed critical Jenkins vulnerability, CVE-2024-23897 , have been made public. Exploits are already available.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2024 addressed 59 security vulnerabilities in its products, including RCE flaws. Two of the vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-21407 and CVE-2024-21408 , addressed by Microsoft are rated Critical, while the remaining 57 issues are rated Important in severity.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Researchers from Shadowserver Foundation identified roughly 28,000 internet-facing Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable to CVE-2024-21410. For more information about Exchange Server’s support for Extended Protection for Authentication(EPA), please see Configure Windows Extended Protection in Exchange Server.”

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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.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2024 addressed a total of 49 flaws, including two critical vulnerabilities. The critical vulnerabilities are: CVE-2024-20700 – Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVE-2024-20674 – Windows Kerberos Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2024

Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation observed an exploit attempt based on the public PoC for Ivanti vTM bug CVE-2024-7593. Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation observed an exploit attempt based on the public proof of concept (PoC) for the Ivanti vTM bug, CVE-2024-7593. reads the advisory published by the software firm.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

The Planet WGS-804HPT industrial switch is used in building and home automation networks to provide connectivity of Internet of things (IoT) devices, IP surveillance cameras, and wireless LAN network applications. This switch family is equipped with a web service and SNMP management interface. ” reads the advisory published by Claroty.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 14, 2025

Key Findings The last quarter of 2024 proved to be a pivotal period for ransomware activity, marked by emerging threats and unexpected shifts among established groups. In our Q3 2024 ransomware report , we predicted activity would reach its peak in the last quarter of the year.

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Apache Solr, a highly reliable and scalable search platform powering the search functionalities of some of the world’s largest internet sites, has been the target of two newly disclosed security... The post CVE-2024-45216: Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Patched in Apache Solr appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The two vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-0108 Palo Alto PAN-OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2024-53704 SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability Researchers recently warned that threat actors exploit a recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-0108, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

As we look to 2024, we believe that the consumer threat landscape will be heavily influenced by political, cultural, and technological events and trends. Unfortunately, this ambiguity sets the stage for an anticipated increase in charity-related scams in 2024. There are two main reasons for that: political pressure and DDoS attacks.

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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

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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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

Australia has also unveiled a national strategy for digital identity resilience, aiming for mainstream use in 2024. However, the internet continues to split, with certain resources being banned in certain countries, so the tracker landscape will most likely change in the near future. This is no longer adequate in 2024.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. Top Techniques: A Closer Look Phishing Techniques: The Evergreen Threat in Cybersecurity Initial access methods were the most common MITRE ATT&CK techniques between May and July 2024.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 27, 2025

Today, the internet is the glue for areas like communication, commerce, healthcare, entertainment, and pretty much everything in between. If you find this narrative far-fetched, here are some stats that paint the unsettling big picture: As of 2024, only 4.1% With the global website accessibility software market valued at $10.6

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SecureList

MAY 7, 2024

Additionally, we take a close look at several noteworthy vulnerabilities discovered in Q1 2024. The number of newly registered CVEs, 2019 — 2024. The decline in 2024 is due to data being available for Q1 only ( download ) As the chart illustrates, the number of new vulnerabilities has been steadily increasing year over year.

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