Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2021

Detailed credentials for more than 21 million mobile VPN app users were swiped and advertised for sale online last week, offered by a cyber thief who allegedly stole user data collected by the VPN apps themselves. So this is a mess, and a timely reminder of why trust in a VPN provider is so crucial. Past VPN errors.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) that is called BunnyLoader, which has been advertised for sale in multiple cybercrime forums since September 4, 2023. The malware is also able to steal data from messaging apps and VPN clients. ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

But one increasingly brazen group of crooks is taking your standard phishing attack to the next level, marketing a voice phishing service that uses a combination of one-on-one phone calls and custom phishing sites to steal VPN credentials from employees. SCHOOL OF HACKS. The employee phishing page bofaticket[.]com. Image: urlscan.io.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

US government networks are under attack, threat actors chained VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to gain unauthorized access to elections support systems. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 28, 2024

KrebsOnSecurity identified one of the three men in a July 2022 investigation into 911 S5, which was massively hacked and then closed ten days later. 911 built its proxy network mainly by offering “free” virtual private networking (VPN) services. based startup that tracks proxy and VPN services. ”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2019

NSA is warning of multiple state-sponsored cyberespionage groups exploiting enterprise VPN Flaws. Last week, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported that advanced persistent threat (APT) groups have been exploiting recently disclosed VPN vulnerabilities in enterprise VPN products in attacks in the wild.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2020

vpnMentor experts reported that seven Virtual Private Network (VPN) recently left 1.2 Security experts from vpnMentor have discovered a group of seven free VPN (virtual private network) apps that left their server unsecured online exposing private user data for anyone to see. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, privacy).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers. Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten, also known as Fox Kitten or Parisite, is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 22, 2021

If you want to help secure your digital identity, a virtual private network (VPN) is a great tool you can use for added online privacy. In this guide, we discuss VPNs in detail, including how they work, how they protect you and why you should use one when browsing the web. What is a VPN? How does a VPN Work?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

BadPackets experts observed on August 22 a mass scanning activity targeting Pulse Secure “Pulse Connect Secure” VPN endpoints vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510. On August 22, BadPackets experts observed a mass scanning activity targeting Pulse Secure “Pulse Connect Secure” VPN endpoints vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510. reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2019

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of attacks exploiting recently disclosed VPN vulnerabilities in Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Pulse Secure. Threat actors leverage VPN vulnerabilities in Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Pulse Secure, to breach into the target networks. ” reads the alert issued by the NCSC.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

At least four VPN apps sold or made available to enterprise customers share security flaws, warns the Carnegie Mellon University CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC). Virtual private networks (VPNs) are affordable, easy to use, and a vital component in your system. What if these VPNs are vulnerable to attackers? 8.3R6, and 9.0R2.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2021

In just the past year, free VPN for Android apps have exposed the data of as many as 41 million users, revealing consumers’ email addresses, payment information, clear text passwords, device IDs, and more. All these people that work on [the VPN service], nobody is going to do it for free. There is no best free VPN for Android.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

CLOP ransomware operators have allegedly hacked IndiaBulls Group , an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Gurgaon, India. CLOP ransomware operators have allegedly hacked the Indian conglomerate IndiaBulls Group , its primary businesses are housing finance, consumer finance, and wealth management. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Most people prefer using proxies over VPN services because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? Most people prefer using proxies over VPNs because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? VPN vs. Proxy. What is a VPN?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

While investigating the attacks, the experts from Trend Micro collected useful information to understand how APT33 manages its hacking infrastructure. The above scheme shows that the APT group leverage a VPN layer build with a custom-built network of VPN nodes, APT33 was operating its own private VPN network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2023

However, with so many VPN providers available, it can be challenging to choose the best VPN for your needs. In this article, we will guide you through the process of choosing the best VPN for your needs. The first step in choosing the best VPN is to determine your needs. Or do you need a VPN for general internet use?

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

If the attachment is opened, the malicious document proceeds to quietly download additional malware and hacking tools to the victim machine ( here’s one video example of a malicious Microsoft Office attachment from the malware sandbox service any.run ). ” WHO IS DR. SAMUIL? The domain registration records for ruskod[.]net

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

The US DHS CISA agency is warning organizations that threat actors continue to exploit the CVE-2019-11510 Pulse Secure VPN vulnerability. The flaw can be used in combination with the CVE-2019-11539 remote command injection issue gain access to private VPN networks. SecurityAffairs – Pulse Secure VPN , hacking).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Security researcher Peleg Hadar of SafeBreach Labs discovered a privilege escalation flaw that impacts all versions of Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows except the latest release. “In our exploration, we found that after the Forcepoint VPN Client Service was started, the sgvpn.exe signed process was executed as NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP address represents your digital identity online, hacking it not only allows attackers to access your device or your accounts, but it may cause even bigger damage. Cybercriminals are interested in hacking your IP address for various reasons. The hacked and stolen IPs are often used for carrying out illegal activities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Researchers discovered a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-14899 that can be exploited to hijack active TCP connections in a VPN tunnel. The experts explained that in this way, it is possible to hijack active connections within the VPN tunnel. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2020

Chinese authorities continue operations against unauthorized VPN services that are very popular in the country. China continues to intensify the monitoring of the cyberspace applying and persecution of VPN services that could be used to bypass its censorship system known as the Great Firewall. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2020

A jury found Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin guilty for the hack of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring back in 2012 and for the sale of the stolen data on cybercrime black marketplaces. Nikulin also hacked into an employee account of a Formspring engineer and used it to access the company network between June 13, 2012, and June 29, 2012.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. Usually, these users have no idea their systems are compromised. SocksEscort began in 2009 as “ super-socks[.]com

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This advisory updates another joint CISA-FBI cybersecurity advisory, which warned of attackers combining VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to target government networks. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

For less than a dollar per day, Faceless customers can route their malicious traffic through tens of thousands of compromised systems advertised on the service. 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.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2020

The Meow attack began recently and attackers did not leave any ransom note or disclaimer after the hack of the install. One of the recent Meow attacks targeted the Hong Kong-based VPN provider UFO VPN , hackers targeted its Elasticsearch database. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NordVPN and TorGuard VPN firms were hacked, threat actors leaked the private keys used to secure their web servers and VPN configuration files. . Hackers have breached the systems used by NordVPN and TorGuard VPN companies and leaked the private keys used to secure their web servers and VPN configuration files. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Experts at SEC Consult discovered several security issues in various Zyxel devices that allow to hack them via unauthenticated DNS requests. The first issue is an information disclosure flaw via unauthenticated external DNS requests that affect Zyxel devices from the USG, UAG, ATP, VPN and NXC series. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2021

Law enforcement has seized the servers of DoubleVPN (doublevpn.com), a Russian-based VPN service that provides double-encryption service widely used by threat actors to anonymize their operation while performing malicious activities. The VPN service was offered for a starting price of €22 ($25). . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

in threads asking for urgent help obtaining access to hacked businesses in South Korea. advertise Dedserver and include images watermarked with the nickname “oneillk2.” ” Dedserver also heavily promoted a virtual private networking (VPN) service called vpn-service[.]us Vpn-service[.]us

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Since then, the same spammers have used this method to advertise more than 100 different crypto investment-themed domains. In September 2018, a user by the name “ ципа ” (phonetically “ Zipper ” in Russian) registered on the Russian hacking forum Lolzteam using the edgard0111012@gmail.com address.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 4, 2022

A previously undocumented "sophisticated" information-stealing malware named BlackGuard is being advertised for sale on Russian underground forums for a monthly subscription of $200.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2020

Immediately after the attack was detected by the internal IT staff, the company warned its employees of not connecting its internal VPN network and avoiding opening emails with suspicious archive attachments. In the past, REVil operators have targeted Pulse Secure and Citrix VPN and enterprise gateway systems as entry points.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It happens all the time: Organizations get hacked because there isn’t an obvious way for security researchers to let them know about security vulnerabilities or data leaks. Having a security.txt file can make it easier for organizations to respond to active security threats. ” GET READY TO BE DELUGED.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2018

A security issue exists in Kaspersky VPN <=v1.4.0.216 which leaks your DNS Address even after you’re connected to any virtual server. In this context, with the term “DNS leak” we indicate an unencrypted DNS query sent by your system OUTSIDE the established VPN tunnel. Securi ty Affairs – Kaspersky VPN, privacy).

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