Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Cisco warned customers of password-spraying attacks that have been targeting Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) services configured on Cisco Secure Firewall devices. Recently, tesearchers from Positive Technologies warned that unknown threat actors have attempted to exploit the now-patched vulnerability CVE-2024-37383 (CVSS score: 6.1)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2021

An expert found multiple serious vulnerabilities in Fortinet’s FortiWeb web application firewall (WAF) that could expose corporate networks to hack. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Fortinet FortiWeb). The post Multiple flaws in Fortinet FortiWeb WAF could allow corporate networks to hack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Sophos backports the patch for CVE-2022-3236 for end-of-life (EOL) firewall firmware versions due to ongoing attacks exploiting the issue. In December 2022, Sophos released security patches to address seven vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall version 19.5 , including some arbitrary code execution bugs. reads the advisory. “A

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

A vulnerability in Sophos Cyberoam firewalls could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a target’s internal network without authentication. Sophos addressed a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewalls that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without providing a password.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2024

The advisory placed much of the blame on Versa customers who “failed to implement system hardening and firewall guidelines…leaving a management port exposed on the internet that provided the threat actors with initial access.” Versa said the weakness allows attackers to upload a file of their choosing to vulnerable systems.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core. Virsec is a leading innovator of memory protection technologies. Here’s what I took away from our discussion: Transient hacks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

This surge in TLS abuse has shifted the security community’s focus back to a venerable network security tool, the firewall. Attackers are taking advantage of TLS-protected web and cloud services, for malware delivery and for command-and-control, right under the noses of IT security teams and most security technologies.”.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

CISA adds Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Attackers exploit recently disclosed Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls bug U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel North Korea-linked APT Emerald Sleet is using a new tactic U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Technologies that were figments of the imagination a dozen years ago, if they were conceived of at all, quickly become mainstream — think generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) or blockchain. As they do, they create more security vulnerabilities and inherent business, changing the nature of cybersecurity careers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, China)

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. New technologies come with risks — there’s no denying that. In 1971, researcher Bob Thomas and his team at BBN Technologies created a virus that was later coined the “Creeper” worm.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

In the case of old or unused electronic devices that are carelessly thrown away, cybercriminals can hack these for information and extort this data for a high price. An introduction to e-waste security and hacking One of the biggest risks to e-waste is cybercrime. How likely is hacking after improper e-waste disposal?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) says the GRU’s hackers built Cyclops Blink by exploiting previously undocumented security weaknesses in firewalls and routers made by both ASUS and WatchGuard Technologies. A statement from the U.S. SANDWORM AND TRITON. energy facilities. and international companies and entities, including U.S.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Because no firewall, no AI-powered SOC, no quantum-proof encryption will save you if your employees keep clicking phishing emails, because let's face it. it's WAY easier to hack minds than networks. (Cue the Dunning-Kruger effect in full force.) This is a disaster waiting to happen. The solution? We need both to complete the equation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2021

The CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability was discovered by Mikhail Klyuchnikov from Positive Technologies. On January 31, 2020 the Bureau receives its second CISA request to investigate the compromised servers and a few days later, on February 5, 2020, the Bureau confirmed that other servers were hacked. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Citrix).

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Technology advancements have made it relatively easy for many employees to carry out their regular job duties from the comfort of their home. Related: Poll confirms rise of Covid 19-related hacks. Set up firewalls. Firewalls act as a defense line in preventing the possibility of threats entering your system.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

CISA adds Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Thai police arrested Chinese hackers involved in SMS blaster attacks Zyxel firewalls targeted in recent ransomware attacks Malware campaign abused flawed Avast Anti-Rootkit driver Russia-linked APT TAG-110 uses targets Europe and Asia Russia-linked threat (..)

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A new data leak that appears to have come from one of China’s top private cybersecurity firms provides a rare glimpse into the commercial side of China’s many state-sponsored hacking groups. APT stands for Advanced Persistent Threat, a term that generally refers to state-sponsored hacking groups.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Originally designed to enable remote development, this technology provides full endpoint access, including command execution and filesystem manipulation.” This tactic also allowed them to bypass firewall restrictions and evade closer scrutiny. ” concludes the report.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

based supplier of networking technology. 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. The kingpins of the top criminal hacking collectives are no dummies. Attack chain multiplier.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 13, 2021

Researchers on Tuesday reported that an unknown attacker hacked one Microsoft Exchange server as a means to install a malicious Monero cryptominer onto other Exchange servers to gain access. The post Attacker hacked one Microsoft Exchange server to gain access to others appeared first on SC Media.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2019

NASA Office of Inspector General revealed that the Agency’s network was hacked in April 2018, intruders exfiltrated roughly 500 MB of data related to Mars missions. While an investigation is still ongoing, the Agency announced to have installed additional monitoring agents on its firewalls. SecurityAffairs – NASA, hacking).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 17, 2021

In pulling off that milestone hack, Paige Thompson took advantage of CapOne’s lack of focus on cloud security as the banking giant rushed headlong into leveraging Amazon Web Services. A slew of new cloud-security frameworks have gained traction since the Capital One hack. Related: How credential stuffing fuels account takeovers.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2019

” Most of the vulnerabilities were reported by researchers at Kaspersky and Positive Technologies in October 2018 and December 2018, other issues were discovered by an expert from Turkish firm Biznet Bili?im. said Vladimir Nazarov, Head of ICS Security at Positive Technologies. SecurityAffairs – Siemens SPPA-T3000, hacking).

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) recently made a statement accusing the United States National Security Agency (NSA) of repeatedly hacking the Northwestern Polytechnical University, a key public military research university located in Xi'an, China. stealing over 140GB of high-value data.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A cyberattack on gambling giant IGT disrupted portions of its IT systems China-linked APT Gelsemium uses a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane Microsoft seized 240 sites used by the ONNX phishing service U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2021

Enterprises actually have access to plenty of robust security technology, as well as proven tactics and procedures, to detect and defuse even leading-edge, multi-layered attacks. Criminal hacking rings have been hammering away at this latest of a long line of zero-day flaws discovered in a globally distributed system.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Threat hunting is the practice of actively seeking out dangers to cyber security by detecting and eliminating new and emerging threats that are able to evade preventative controls such as firewalls and antivirus software. Finally, remember that the technologies used in threat hunting are not a quick fix. SIEMs vs. UEBAs.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 21, 2022

The digital transformation of the healthcare industry, combined with COVID-era technology and policy changes, have provided significant benefits to healthcare workers. However, new technology and policies have also rendered providers more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Preparing for hacks and ransomware attacks in healthcare.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

ZonaAlarm , the popular security software firm owned by Check Point Technologies, has suffered a data breach. The ZoneAlarm suite includes antivirus software and firewall solutions to and users and small organizations, it has nearly 100 million downloads. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over 300 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors with affected industries including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing.” The threat actors use PsExec to execute scripts, enable RDP access, and modify firewall rules.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

In this advisory, I aim to explore how implementing a specific security technological combination (TLS and DDNS) negatively influences the overall security, inadvertently creating opportunities for attackers to exploit weaknesses on a massive scale. For instance, suppose firewall manufacturer ACME Inc.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2024

The cyber security expert Larry Cashdollar of Akamai Technologies reported the vulnerability to CISA. Placing control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolating them from business networks. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, CISA)

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2020

Cisco fixed CVE-2020-3452 high-severity path traversal flaw in its firewalls that can be exploited by remote attackers to obtain sensitive files from the targeted system. The CVE-2020-3452 flaw was independently reported to Cisco by Mikhail Klyuchnikov of Positive Technologies and Abdulrahman Nour and Ahmed Aboul-Ela from RedForce.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2021

Related: Kaseya hack raises more supply chain worries. That said, there is one venerable technology – web application firewalls ( WAFs) – that is emerging as a perfect fit for SMBs in today’s environment, as all companies shift to a deeper reliance on cloud services and mobile apps.

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

It can’t account for differences in tool customization, the sophistication of the human team using it, and other layers of enterprise security (like firewalls or antivirus programs) that may catch or prevent the same attacks. The post EDR (alone) won’t protect your organization from advanced hacking groups appeared first on SC Media.

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