Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2025

The “fud” bit stands for “Fully Un-Detectable,” and it refers to cybercrime resources that will evade detection by security tools like antivirus software or anti-spam appliances. “These tools were also used to acquire victim user credentials and utilize those credentials to further these fraudulent schemes. .

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Related: Pushing the fly-by-wire envelope This is especially true because systems are more interconnected and use more complex commercial software than ever before, meaning a vulnerability in one system could lead to a malicious actor gaining access to more important systems. Risks delineated Still, there have been many other incidents since.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The vulnerability CVE-2025-0111 is a file read issue in PAN-OS, an authenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface could exploit the flaw to read files that are readable by the “nobody” user. Palo Alto Networks addressed the flaw CVE-2025-0111 on February 12, 2025. In November 2024, the U.S.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 15, 2021

Monthly: The user pays their bill to the MVNO (credit card or otherwise) and the phone gets anonymous authentication (using Chaum blind signatures) tokens for each time slice (e.g., If it’s valid, the MVNO tells the MNO that the user is authenticated, and the user receives a temporary random ID and an IP address.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The technology industry hopes that Matter arises as the lingua franca for the Internet of Things. Matter seeks to achieve this right out of the gate by leveraging and extending the public key infrastructure (PKI) — the tried-and-true authentication and encryption framework that underpins the legacy Internet.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, when improperly configured or left exposed to the internet, HMIs become prime targets for cyberattacks. According to Casey Ellis, Founder and Advisor at Bugcrowd, safety-critical control systems like HMIs "should never be on the Internet." Exposing HMI systems to the Internet can have serious consequences," Raju explains.

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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 software can work from anywhere in the world,” Merrill said. The even have 24-hour support.” Image: The Straits Times.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The victim shaming site operated by the Snatch ransomware group is leaking data about its true online location and internal operations, as well as the Internet addresses of its visitors, KrebsOnSecurity has found. Probably the most active Internet address accessing Snatch’s darknet site is 193.108.114[.]41 top , sntech2ch[.]top

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite efforts by Columbus officials to thwart the attack by disconnecting the city’s systems from the internet, it became evident later that substantial data had been stolen and circulated on the dark web. Also, consider regularly patching software and keeping systems updated to close security gaps that attackers could exploit.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

Security domains where we anticipate the strongest impact, and ones where the technology vendors can be key partners for you in your migration efforts include certificate and key management, data encryption and digital signature, networking infrastructure, and authentication. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Microsoft today released updates to fix more than five dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software, including three “zero day” vulnerabilities that Microsoft warns are already being exploited in active attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The Internet of Everything ( IoE ) is on the near horizon. Our reliance on artificially intelligent software is deepening, signaling an era, just ahead, of great leaps forward for humankind. For instance, very visibly over the past decade, Internet of Things ( IoT ) computing devices and sensors have become embedded everywhere.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2020

government cybersecurity agencies warned this week that the attackers behind the widespread hacking spree stemming from the compromise at network software firm SolarWinds used weaknesses in other, non-SolarWinds products to attack high-value targets. National Security Agency (NSA) warned on Dec. ” Indeed, the NSA’s Dec.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 26, 2019

It works kind of like end-to-end encrypted messaging, which scrambles data as it moves across the internet, revealing it only to the sender and the recipient. If their credentials are stolen and they aren't using multifactor authentication, an attacker will still be able to access everything the victim could.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

In that piece I wanted to link to some safe internet practices—which some used to call Safe Hex—but I couldn’t find anything newer than nine years old. A password manager is a piece of software that creates all these for you, keeps them stored safely, and then fills them in for you automatically when you need to log in.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Limitations of traditional security measures While organizations typically rely on email filters, firewalls, and antivirus software, these solutions often fall short against AI-powered phishing attacks. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) : Enforce robust MFA protocols to add an extra layer of security.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

“ An authentication bypass in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to bypass the authentication otherwise required by the PAN-OS management web interface and invoke certain PHP scripts. ” reads the report published by Assetnote.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 21, 2020

From the alert: “Actors first began using unattributed Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) numbers to call targeted employees on their personal cellphones, and later began incorporating spoofed numbers of other offices and employees in the victim company. authenticate the phone call before sensitive information can be discussed.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2021

Obviously, one change for the better would be if software developers and security analysts paid much closer attention to the new and updated coding packages being assembled and deployed on the fly, in pursuit of digital agility. For a full drill down, please give the accompanying podcast a listen.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2021

today released software updates to plug four security holes that attackers have been using to plunder email communications at companies that use its Exchange Server products. “HAFNIUM has previously compromised victims by exploiting vulnerabilities in internet-facing servers. . Microsoft Corp.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Microsoft today issued software updates to fix at least five dozen security holes in Windows and supported software, including patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited. Also, Adobe , Google Chrome and Apple iOS users may have their own zero-day patching to do. More details are at Adobe’s advisory.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Trimble Cityworks is a GIS-centric asset management and permitting software designed for local governments, utilities, and public works organizations. “Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to perform a remote code execution.” ” reads the CISA’s advisory.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2021

Data leaks and data theft are part and parcel of digital commerce, even more so in the era of agile software development. based software security vendor specializing in API data protection. And in today’s environment of open, decentralized software development, there are countless paths to vast orchards of ripe fruit.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2022

They require integrity, authentication, trusted identity and encryption. Then the Internet took off and trusting the connection between a user’s device and a web server became of paramount importance. Then the Internet took off and trusting the connection between a user’s device and a web server became of paramount importance.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A software update in April caused problems in a number of distributions, such as Red Hat, Debian and Rocky. A previous faulty update had already suggested broader problems with CrowdStrike’s security software at the time, though the problem didn’t receive that much publicity. Why does it matter?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Internet of Things ( IoT ) is on the threshold of ascending to become the Internet of Everything ( IoE.) Latency build-up has become intolerable, Rosteck noted, as more and more IoT devices send larger and larger rivers of data up into the Internet cloud for processing. Very well said! I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Our research reveals 69% of breaches are rooted in inadequate authentication and 78% of organizations have been targeted by identity-based attacks. Supply chain attacks will intensify through poisoned APIs and unchecked software dependencies. AI-powered cryptocurrency attacks will automate phishing and exploit vulnerabilities.

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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. FIDO is an overarching framework for secure and passwordless authentication.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2023

today released software updates to fix dozens of security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. For a closer look at the patches released by Microsoft today and indexed by severity and other metrics, check out the always-useful Patch Tuesday roundup from the SANS Internet Storm Center.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 13, 2020

is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability in a core cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows. dll might also be abused to spoof the digital signature tied to a specific piece of software. Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 11, 2020

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 120 security holes in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two newly discovered vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited. Yes, good people of the Windows world, it’s time once again to backup and patch up!

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Cyber cops in Ukraine carried out an arrest and several raids last week in connection with the author of a U-Admin , a software package used to administer what’s being called “one of the world’s largest phishing services.” Qbot) — to harvest one-time codes needed for multi-factor authentication.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 29, 2020

leaked internal customer support data to the Internet, mobile provider Sprint has addressed a mix-up in which posts to a private customer support community were exposed to the Web. Fresh on the heels of a disclosure that Microsoft Corp. A redacted screen shot of one Sprint customer support thread exposed to the Web.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

The security flaws involve iLnkP2P , software developed by China-based Shenzhen Yunni Technology. iLnkP2p is bundled with millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including security cameras and Webcams, baby monitors, smart doorbells, and digital video recorders. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 20, 2022

Obviously, implementing a Zero Trust approach requires that organizations truly understand in detail what they actually have in place, from both a hardware and a software perspective. And, of course, they must know, and be able to strongly authenticate, any human users as well.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2022

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 74 separate security problems in its Windows operating systems and related software. “This allows attackers to perform a man-in-the-middle attack to force domain controllers to authenticate to the attacker using NTLM authentication,” Wiseman said.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The data in this story come from a trusted source in the security industry who has visibility into a network of hacked machines that fraudsters in just about every corner of the Internet are using to anonymize their malicious Web traffic. mail server responds “OK” = successful access).

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