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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Cybercrime Firewall Social Engineering Ransomware 70

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

Penetration testers will try to bypass firewalls , test routers, evade intrusion detection and prevention systems ( IPS/IDS ), scan for ports and proxy services, and look for all types of network vulnerabilities. Most cyberattacks today start with social engineering, phishing , or smishing.

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Penetration Testing Social Engineering Wireless Engineering 125

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2024

AirDrop hashing is weaksauce: Chinese citizens using peer-to-peer wireless comms “must be identified.” The post China Cracks Apple Private Protocol — AirDrop Pwned appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Wireless Social Engineering Firewall Data privacy 135

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. Wireless Scanners: Use wireless scanners to detect unexpected wi-fi and cellular (4G, 5G, etc.)

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Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 109

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Even if there’s a firewall enabled, it won’t block outgoing TCP connections. A poisoned payload is sent to the targeted device through a wireless connection such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GSM, or LTE, and gets executed. Such hackers don’t bother with social engineering or complex scenarios that only give a low success rate.

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Penetration Testing Social Engineering Software Wireless 134

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

and different types of penetration tests (black box, gray box, white box, social engineering, etc.). Number of people: If an organization decides to pursue social engineering tests, the organization may be charged by the number of people in the organization (unless flat-rate or hourly charges are used).

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Penetration Testing Social Engineering Engineering eCommerce 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack in which bad actors pose as a trustworthy entity via phone, email, or text message in order to steal personal information from the recipient. Attackers may try to get their victims to reveal their date of birth, social security number, credit card information, or account passwords.

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Phishing Banking Social Engineering Scams 131