The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

A big reason why APIs haven’t gotten the attention they deserve may be that, from a security standpoint, they fall into a category of hacking tactics known as Living off the Land, or LotL. Legacy security architectures just don’t fit this massively complex, highly dynamic environment. Here are my key takeaways: Manipulating APIs.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

For instance, the Russian Turla hacking ring was recently spotted spreading an innovative Trojan, called Reductor , designed to alter the way Chrome and Firefox browsers handle HTTPS connections. Sophos’ new XG Firewall is a good start to the improved technologies that are needed. But that’s obviously going to take some time.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

China-linked cyberespionage group LightBasin hacked mobile telephone networks around the world and used specialized tools to access calling records. ” The hacking group initially compromised one of the telecommunication companies by leveraging external DNS (eDNS) servers which are part of the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

The shell script downloads several Mirai binaries that were compiled for different architectures, then it executes these binaries one by one. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Mirai). “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. “The IoT realm remains an easily accessible target for attackers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

” Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Brocade) Multiple vulnerabilities found in the Brocade SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application could potentially compromise affected appliances. These switches are running Linux and are powerful.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

API hacking escapades. Over the past couple of years, good-guy researchers and malicious hackers alike have steadily scaled up their hacking activities to flush them out. Over the past couple of years, good-guy researchers and malicious hackers alike have steadily scaled up their hacking activities to flush them out.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2021

US CISA and NSA released new guidance that provides recommendations on how to harden Kubernetes deployments and minimize the risk of hack. Use firewalls to limit unneeded network connectivity and encryption to protect confidentiality. SecurityAffairs – hacking, LockBit 2.0). ” states the guidance. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

The Loader Script includes multiple functions, such as disabling Firewall, downloading GobRAT for the target machine’s architecture, creating Start Script and making it persistent, creating and running the Daemon Script, and registering a SSH public key in /root/.ssh/authorized_keys. ssh/authorized_keys.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2019

A couple of decades ago, when everything was on the company premises, sitting behind a firewall, security teams at least had a fighting chance to stay on top of things. For every Capital One massive breach that hits the top of the news cycle, there are dozens of more intricate hacks that never make the headlines.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2024

The shell script “ar.sh” is used for multiple purposes including setting up a working directory, installing tools to scan the internet for vulnerable hosts, remove existing cron entries, weaken the system by disabling firewalls, clearing shell history, and preventing new lines from being added to the history file.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Research network security mechanisms, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and virtual private networks (VPNs). Learn about secure coding practices, web application firewalls (WAFs), and vulnerability scanning tools. Explore IoT security architectures, protocols, and solutions for securing interconnected devices.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

The firewall emerged as the cornerstone around which companies were encouraged to pursue a so-called defense-in-depth strategy. Intrusion detection, intrusion prevention and sandboxing technologies got bolted onto the firewall. A paradigm shift in fundamental network architecture is sorely needed. SASE fundamentals.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. “The actor has so far primarily deployed Cyclops Blink to WatchGuard devices, but it is likely that Sandworm would be capable of compiling the malware for other architectures and firmware.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DNS Server Hardening DNS server hardening can be very complex and specific to the surrounding architecture. Design robust server architecture to improve redundancy and capacity for resilience against failure or DDoS attacks. Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

The cybersecurity firm added that the threat actors show an in-depth knowledge of telecommunication network architectures. An intriguing aspect of GTPDOOR is its minimal impact on ingress firewall configurations. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, backdoor)

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2020

Related: A firewall for microservices DevSecOps arose to insert security checks and balances into DevOps, aiming to do so without unduly degrading speed and agility. The problem is some of those failures are architectural in nature, and they’re not easy to fix. Speed and agility is the name of the game. And everyone’s all-in.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

The malware also implemented the RDP plug-in because the protocol is less likely to be blocked by firewalls, experts also highlighted that the RDPWrap allows several users to use the same machine concurrently. Security Affairs – DanaBot, hacking ). ” concludes ESET. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 16, 2023

They typically safeguard web applications with application security tooling or Web Application Firewalls (WAF). Cloud Security is often implemented with dedicated secure access service edge (SASE) architectures, including cloud access security brokers (CASBs). And recent data breaches also serve to warn peers of these issues.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

The second time the backdoor was involved took place recently, the attackers deployed the malware after successful exploitation of the CVE-2022-1040 vulnerability in Sophos Firewall. Agents can be deployed on a variety of operating systems (OS) or architectures (amd64, arm, etc.). SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. ” Cyclops Blink is nation-state botnet with a modular architecture, it is written in the C language. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Cyclops Blink). India, Italy, Canada, and Russia. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

A key difference is that unlike Nobelium with Constant Contact, the attackers using Salesforce’s service didn’t hack into the email system but instead signed up for the service, Stephen Banda, senior manager of security solutions at cybersecurity vendor Lookout, told eSecurity Planet.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2022

ElasticSearch lacks a default authentication and authorization system – meaning the data must be put behind a firewall, or else run the risk of being freely accessed, modified or deleted by threat actors. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Chinese ports). Original Post @CyberNews. About the author Damien Black. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Cashdollar explained that the Silex malware trashes the storage of the infected devices, drops firewall rules and wipe network configurations before halting the system. SecurityAffairs – Silex malware, hacking). It's trashing the storage, dropping the iptables rules, removing the network configuration and then halting the device.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Malicious hackers are taking advantage of technological advancements and developments to hack and exploit the resources of businesses. Risk management is the method of identifying vulnerabilities to a company's data resources and architecture and implementing strategies to reduce that risk to tolerable levels. Risk assessment.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter ) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 417 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2023

Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers warned of multiple DDoS botnets exploiting a vulnerability impacting multiple Zyxel firewalls. Zyxel firewalls CVE-2023-28771 (pre-auth remote command OS injection) is being actively exploited to build a Mirai-like botnet.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2020

Here are key takeaways: Runtime exploits The hacking groups responsible for massive, headline-grabbing data thefts – think Marriott and Equifax — share a couple of things in common. It struck me that his is very likely what the elite hacking groups are standing by to do.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2023

Replication allows instances of Redis to be run in a distributed architecture, aka leader/follower topology. Once compromised a server, the attackers deliver the next-stage payloads that allow the malware to carry out malicious activities, such as modifying iptables firewall rules.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86. Researchers recommend properly configuring the firewall to protect the devices exposed online, enable automatic updates, and monitor network traffic. SecurityAffairs – hacking, EnemyBot). Upon installing the threat, the bot drops a file in /tmp/.pwned

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Implement Multi-Layered Security A multi-layered approach, combining firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and endpoint security, can help detect and mitigate threats before they escalate. Financial institutions must prioritize regular software updates and patch management to eliminate vulnerabilities.

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Herjavec Group

MARCH 24, 2022

Internet-facing architecture that is being ASV scanned has grown more complex over the last years with the implementation of HTTPS load balancers, web application firewalls, deep packet inspection capable intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) systems, and next-gen firewalls. Client-Side Web Browser Vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2022

The HTTP Trojan seems to generate fingerprinting-containing information such as the computer name, the local IP addresses, the OS version, the architecture (x86 or x64), and the values of MachineGUID. The researchers believed the launcher might support other modules that require additional parameters, which could explain such artifacts.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 18, 2022

They tried to use the most realistic processes and cloud architectures to demonstrate the severity of the threat. ” The researchers deliberately used common cloud-based architecture, storage systems (e.g., The infected payload could be injected in Big Data files used to train AI.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

This hack served as a stark reminder that the supply chain remains a critical vulnerability in enterprise security. The fall of VPNs and firewalls The cyberthreats and trends of 2023 send a clear message to organizations: they must evolve their security strategies to the times and embrace a zero trust architecture.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Dooley: This whole idea of full stack hacking came from the idea of a full-stack engineer, which came about because of the advent of DevOps and the agile software development process. The industry needs tools and techniques that work with that kind of architecture and in that kind of model. It’s a moving target; it’s hyper dynamic.

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