Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

iLnkP2p is bundled with millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including security cameras and Webcams, baby monitors, smart doorbells, and digital video recorders. Many IoT devices can punch holes in firewalls using a feature built into hardware-based routers called Universal Plug and Play (UPnP).

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

Keep an eye out for security announcements from your firewall vendors; it’s possible additional similar vulnerabilities will come to light. The problem: Juniper Networks released a bulletin about a remote code execution vulnerability in its SRX firewalls and EX switches. xml through the download portal. 20240107.1.xml

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

From smart homes that enable you to control your thermostat from a distance to sensors on oil rigs that help predict maintenance to autonomous vehicles to GPS sensors implanted in the horns of endangered black rhinos , the internet of things is all around you. A Safer Internet of Things. The post The Internet of Things Is Everywhere.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

. “An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access and SSLVPN, potentially leading to unauthorized resource access and in specific conditions, causing the firewall to crash.” ” reads the SonicWall’s advisory. 5035 and older versions. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a cyber espionage campaign code-named Salt Typhoon. internet service providers in recent months as part of a cyber espionage campaign code-named Salt Typhoon. internet-service providers in recent months in pursuit of sensitive information, according to people familiar with the matter.”

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

“Our Litigation Firewall isolates the infection and protects you from harm. Thousands of documents, emails, spreadsheets, images and the names tied to countless mobile phone numbers all could be viewed or downloaded without authentication from the domain theblacklist.click.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

was used by tens of millions of websites approximately 4% of all sites on the internet which highlights the severity of the incident, whose full impact is yet to be determined. The breach allowed the threat actor to download SMS message logs. Fortinet firewall vulnerabilities What happened? Why does it matter?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time. Over the years, the traditional firewall has transformed to meet the demands of the modern workplace and adapt to an evolving threat landscape.

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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. In addition to turning on the native anti-malware and firewall features in your operating system, also consider installing MalwareBytes as an extra layer of protection.

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Webroot

MARCH 9, 2021

For even more tips from Webroot IT security experts Tyler Moffitt, Kelvin Murray, Grayson Milbourne, George Anderson and Jonathan Barnett, download the complete e-book on hacker personas. Once the criminal redirects internet traffic to malicious websites or takes control of servers, the damage is inevitable. The Impersonator.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Today is the 20th Safer Internet Day. 2004 was a key year for several safety activities, encompassing both Safer Internet Day and the Safer Internet Forum. Was the general state of the Internet at the time so bad that all of these events sprang up almost out of necessity? You may be asking, why 2004?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected approximately 1% of active firewall appliances, which are devices mainly used by business customers. Cyclops Blink has been found in WatchGuard’s firewall devices since at least June 2019. Internet access to the management interface of any device is a security risk.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2024

The attack begins with the threat actor scanning the internet to find hosts with Docker’s default port 2375 open. ” Attackers used Golang binary, such as vurl, to set up a remote access and download additional tools from a remote server. The script is ultimately used to fetch the next-stage payload “chkstart.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

“An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access and SSLVPN, potentially leading to unauthorized resource access and in specific conditions, causing the firewall to crash.” The latest patch builds are available for download on mysonicwall.com ,” warns the updated SonicWall advisory.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

A China-linked APT, tracked as StormBamboo, compromised an internet service provider (ISP) to poison software update mechanisms with malware. Macma is a modular backdoor that supports multiple functionalities, including device fingerprinting, executing commands, screen capture, keylogging, audio capture, uploading and downloading files.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

You also don’t want unscrupulous individuals to download your content in bulk or re-host it on their own websites without permission. As every computer security professional knows, if anything is on the Internet, it’s subject to increasingly sophisticated attacks. A big concern on Wikipedia is vandalism.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2025

The attackers used ProxyLogon to execute a command to download and launch CobInt on the server. Command and Control After exploiting the business automation platform server, attackers downloaded and installed the PhantomJitter backdoor. r Download and extract archive remotely. -p An example download link is: hxxp://45[.]156[.]21[.]148:8443/winuac.exe

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The Clubhouse app is freely available for download to every iPhone user, and an Android version is in the pipeline, but participation is kept exclusive by making it invitation only. An investigation by the Stanford Internet Observatory found that some of the back-end infrastructure for the Clubhouse App was provided by Agora.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Samsung S22 hacked Sophos fixed a critical flaw in its Sophos Firewall version 19.5

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Malwarebytes

MAY 15, 2023

Users of supported devices can find download links and install instructions by following the links behind their specific product. To avoid detection and to bypass firewalls, the botnet uses the SOCKS proxying protocol. SOCKS is an Internet protocol that exchanges network packets between a client and server through a proxy server.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For effective DDoS defense, priority for patching and updates should be placed on devices between the most valuable resources and the internet such as firewalls, gateways , websites, and applications. Hardening includes, but is not limited to: Block unused ports on servers and firewalls. User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing. Enforce a strong password policy and implement regular password changes.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2025

With a Windows OS, we've got three options for downloading and installing the Librewolf browser: Relying on the setup.exe releases Using Chocolatey Using the winget tool We will go over all three methods. We're just going to download and install an already built.exe binary. 3 : Download the.exe. Rename it to something simpler.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

They dropped hidden payloads or used internet protocol (IP) scanning tools, such as Angry IP Scanner, to search for vulnerable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports or by leveraging RDP on Microsoft Windows environments. “Once they discover an exposed RDP service, the actors use open source brute force tools to gain access. .

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Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

A firewall with the right threat intelligence embedded could have blocked communications with the command-and-control server thus preventing a Trojanized Orion install from connecting back to the attackers and stopping them from furthering the attack. Outside of the corporate firewall, it is the Wild West.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2020

Traditional security controls, like endpoint security, firewalls, proxies, etc., and download very sensitive financial data. However, if I’m traveling in Europe, because of GDPR, I may not be able to download any sensitive data while I’m on a European network. I might be allowed to log into my SharePoint in the U.S.,

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 11, 2021

When an online user visits a website to download apps, features or updates, pop-ups or tools that are mostly related to ad companies targeted the device. Firewalls and antivirus solutions do help in curbing ransomware attacks. Downloading software from internet can make a device fall prey to malicious software.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2020

Below the recommendations provided by ESET on how to configure remote access correctly: Disable internet-facing RDP. If that is not possible, minimize the number of users allowed to connect directly to the organization’s servers over the internet. Require strong and complex passwords for all accounts that can be logged into via RDP.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 26, 2023

Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and even a remote code execution on the affected Zyxell firewalls. The security advisory lists the vulnerable firewall series that are within their vulnerability support period: ATP versions ZLD V4.32

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2019

In the past, for example, companies could get away with using a default password, and depend on firewalls and other internal security tools to provide protection. These soon-to-be-former employees download a lot of intellectual property and contact information. Everything they need is there. Talk more soon.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Tools like firewalls, antivirus software, and encryption help safeguard information. Firewalls : Firewalls control network traffic and act as barriers between trusted internal networks and untrusted external ones. Cybersecurity is the practice of defending computers, networks, and data from malicious attacks.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Let us start with the abbreviations that define the categories of information security products: WAF stands for Web Application Firewall , NGFW stands for Next Generation Firewall. NGFW (or Next Generation Firewall) is an evolution of traditional firewalls and serves to delimit access between network segments.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

” The US CISA also reported that multiple APT groups were observed exploiting CVE-2022-42475 to establish a presence on the organization’s firewall device. Then the nation-state actors downloaded malware, enumerated the network, collected administrative user credentials, and performed lateral movement.

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SiteLock

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

If you happen to visit a website that’s been compromised, your computer can quickly be infected by cyber criminals implementing a popular drive-by download attack. Here, we’ll look at what a drive-by download is, types of attacks, and how to stay protected this holiday season. What Is A Drive-By Download? Data transfer.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2022

The spyware is offered on download sites pretending to be installers for freeware and cracked versions of paid software. It uses specific methods for each browser to exfiltrate the data stored in the target browsers: Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Internet Explorer Microsoft Edge. cn/eg/fr/de/in/it/co.jp/nl/pl/sa/sg/es/se/ae/co.uk/com/com.au/com.br/mx/tr

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing. Enforce a strong password policy and implement regular password changes. Disable unnecessary services on agency workstations and servers.

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Webroot

JANUARY 5, 2022

This could be those without antivirus protection, young internet users or, unfortunately, your elderly loved ones. Use reputable anti-virus software and firewalls. Disconnect from the internet and shut down your device if you see a pop-up message or locked screen. Be careful what you download.

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