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Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks

Security Affairs

The botnet operators are targeting multiple SOHO devices and VPN appliances, including TP-LINK, Zyxel, Asus, D-Link, and Netgear, exploiting both known and previously unknown vulnerabilities. The operators maintain the botnet to launch distributed brute-force attacks on VPNs, Telnet, SSH, and Microsoft 365 accounts.

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FCC wants cars to make life harder for stalkers

Malwarebytes

Addressing the use of connected cars to stalk, intimidate, and harass survivors of domestic violence, the Federal communications Commission (FCC) has issued a press release calling on carmakers and wireless companies to help ensure the independence and safety of domestic violence survivors. Privacy risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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A Deep Dive on the Recent Widespread DNS Hijacking Attacks

Krebs on Security

government — along with a number of leading security companies — recently warned about a series of highly complex and widespread attacks that allowed suspected Iranian hackers to siphon huge volumes of email passwords and other sensitive data from multiple governments and private companies.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 500 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Soldier Major cybercrime operation nets 1,006 suspects UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say Florida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government Rockstar 2FA: A Driving (..)

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Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager NAC Solution Review

eSecurity Planet

A pioneer in wireless networking, Aruba now offers infrastructure services as software from the public or private cloud to enable secure connectivity for a wide range of devices including mobile and IoT. To compare Aruba ClearPass against their competition, see the complete list of top network access control (NAC) solutions. Who is Aruba?

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ITHC (IT Health Check) and PSN compliance: an overview and considerations

IT Security Guru

Just to make sure we’re all up to speed, the PSN (Public Services Network) is a UK government network which was established to enable public-sector organizations to share resources easily. The configuration of your wireless network. Any systems you have in place to allow staff to connect into your organisation remotely, including VPN.

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The top 5 cybersecurity threats to OT security

IT Security Guru

Networking, remote management, and wireless connectivity were all the rage and it made sense for IT and OT to be one from an admin point of view. If someone compromised a VPN, they could basically go anywhere on that network.”. Pretty soon OT stopped being the safe backwater everybody had assumed it was. SoC team, what SoC team?