Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

NetBlocks reported partial disruption to social media and messaging platforms in Cuba from 12 July 2021 shortly after Cubans went to the streets to protest the government. VPN services have yet to be blocked in the country, allowing citizens to bypass internet censorship. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Russia is one of the most advanced cyber states, but according to the media President Vladimir Putin ‘s personal PC is apparently still running Win XP. The news is curious and it probably has little real if not the fact that Vladimir Putin is not a super cyber security expert, although he knows its importance very well.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

Hackers are conducting a mass-scanning the Internet for vulnerable Salt installs that could allow them to hack the organizations, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform. A few hours later another security incident was reported by the media, ZDNet reported that the Node.js-based Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CISA adds Windows and Qualcomm bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Three new Ivanti CSA zero-day actively exploited in attacks Ukrainian national pleads guilty in U.S.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 21, 2022

Data that must remain private simply cannot be readable by unauthorized parties – and that rule applies both when the relevant information is at rest on an internal server, in the cloud, or on some backup media, as well as when it is in transit over any form of network or other means of communication.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 20, 2022

A seemingly simple term that appears in pitches sent to me several times a day by cybersecurity product and services vendors that are seeking media exposure. Zero Trust is a concept, an approach to information security that dramatically deviates from the approach commonly taken at businesses worldwide by security professionals for many years.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2022

Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram in Russia to prevent the spreading of info related to the Ukraine invasion. Russia will ban Instagram, the decision was announced by Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor. “As you know, on March 11, Meta Platforms Inc. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

Several legitimate and acknowledged media related to minority ethnic groups and news focusing on the Rakhine state were found on the list. There are several aspects of the Internet blocking in Myanmar that raise questions. Circumvention of Internet blocking. Telenor Myanmar – an attempt to resistance. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Irananian hacking group Black Shadow breached the Israeli internet hosting company Cyberserve, taking down several of its sites. Iranian hacking group Black Shadow compromised the server of the Israeli internet hosting company Cyberserve, taking down several of the sites hosted by the firm. Hello Again! You may ask what about Data?

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Media sources reported that explosives had been concealed within the devices. 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. However, delegating tasks also introduces new information security challenges.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. Major social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, were not reachable since 11:30 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. ” reported NetBlocks. It's 5:30 a.m.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2025

Internet monitoring service NetBlocks confirmed a disruption in Nodexs connectivity following the attack on Tuesday night. Internet should work for many. ” reported The Record Media. First, we will raise the telephony and call center.” ” reads a message published by the Russian ISP on VKontakte.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2025

The research combined hardware interfaces and software to communicate with the vehicle via Diagnostic Over Internet Protocol (DoIP). The MMB (Multi Media Board) is the main part of the head unit, containing all the subsystems. The MBUX system consists of several key components.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

I wrote an article recently on how to secure your home network in three different tiers of protection. 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. don’t install software from random places on the internet.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

These include scrutinizing network device configurations, implementing advanced monitoring solutions, and restricting internet exposure of management traffic. Enhancing secure logging, isolating device management, and enforcing strict access control lists (ACLs) are key strategies. are essential for protecting data.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 21, 2024

Then they switch to the best practices to prevent social media account takeovers, highlighting […] The post The World of Scambaiting, Preventing Social Media Account Takeovers, Network Wrenches Hacked appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. The newspaper quoted an employee of cybersecurity firm Fortinet as a source of the information. The news made the headlines and was reported by many other media outlets and websites without appropriate verification.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 31, 2024

Nick Graham, Chief Technology Officer at information security software business Hicomply discusses the recent surge in interest around artificial intelligence. He explains why his company is focused on developing AI tools that deliver benefits over media buzz.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Taiwanese electronics manufacture Compal suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend, media blames the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang. The cyber attack took place over the weekend and was discovered on Sunday morning, according to local media it might have impacted around 30% of Compal’s computer fleet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The information may seem harmless, but would you feel that same way if you saw a physical person following you around collecting the same information? The hidden cost for utilizing these social media sites is the forfeit of personal information for the social media sites to sell and thus profit from.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2025

A former CIA analyst, Asif William Rahman, pleaded guilty to leaking top-secret National Defense Information on social media in 2024. Asif William Rahman, a former CIA analyst with Top-Secret clearance since 2016, pleaded guilty to leaking classified information on social media in October 2024. “After Oct.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2025

Kaspersky notified Korea Internet & Security Agency (KrCERT/CC), the researchers discovered that threat actor exploited a one-day vulnerability in Innorix Agent for lateral movement. Infections began via compromised media sites, leading to ThreatNeedle malware deployment through malicious redirects and privilege escalation.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Global internet monitor working group NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine. Global internet monitor working organization NetBlocks shared its metrics confirming the restriction of Twitter in Russia from early morning amid conflict with Ukraine. ” reported NetBlocks.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

A lot of people are thinking about the security of their home network right now, and as one of the project leaders on the OWASP Internet of Things Security Project , I wanted to provide three levels of security you can do at home. Do you have internet-connected lights, appliances, gaming systems, media systems, etc?

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 15, 2023

For AI Assistants to be useful they must be empowered, meaning they need 1) to know massive amounts about you, including very personal and sensitive information for the highest efficacy, and 2) they need to be able to behave as you. Which means sending money, posting on social media, writing content, sending messages, etc. And now AI.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

Data of 538 million Weibo users are available for sale on the dark web the news was reported by several Chinese media and users on social networks. Data of 538 million Weibo users are available for sale on the dark web the news was reported by several Chinese media and users on social networks.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 7, 2022

By understanding the tools and methods used by those with ill intent, you’ll be better prepared to keep yourself safe and your information secure. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to follow along and find out everything the internet knows about… you! HOW DO I “DOX MYSELF”?

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2021

In cybersecurity, an attack vector is a path or means by which an attacker gains unauthorized access to a computer or network, for example, through email, websites, or external/removable media. NASA lacked an Agency-wide risk management framework for information security and an information security architecture.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

By doing so, you can better protect sensitive data and improve security. Sensitive data may be stored on different media, including discs, tapes, mobile devices, or websites. VPNs allow employees to connect to the internet securely while hiding the company’s IP address.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2020

The main hunting spots for these scammers are the dating websites and the social media platforms, they take advantage of people looking for romantic partners with the goal of financially exploiting the victims. According to the FBI’s 2019 Internet Crime Report the losses associated with those complaints exceeded $475 million. .

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

For example, companies with exposed IoT are more than 50% more likely to have email security issues, according to a new report and blog post from the Cyentia Institute and RiskRecon. But what does that correlation mean for chief information security officers? SC Media spoket o Kelly White, RiskRecon founder and CEO, to find out.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Sea Turtle cyber espionage group targeted telco, media, ISPs, IT service providers, and Kurdish websites in the Netherlands. Reduce the number of systems that can be reached over internet using SSH. Between 2017 and 2019, the APT group mainly used DNS hijacking in its campaigns. Enable 2FA on all externally exposed accounts.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In the last hours, some western media reported destructive cyber attacks against infrastructures in the Iranian oil sector, but Iran denied it. Despite the statement, security experts believe that a cyber offensive against Iranian infrastructure is onoing. Western Governments and Saudi Arabia blamed Iran for the attacks.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

And, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, the Department of Homeland Security alerted information security professionals that a ransomware attack delivered via phishing emails had adversely impacted operations at one of the country’s natural gas processors. Nor were those isolated incidents.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 16, 2021

Weekly conversations surrounding hot topics in security today. Security Weekly News – Security Weekly. Bi-weekly information security news including threats, vulnerabilities, and breaches. Shared Security Podcast – Shared Security. Social-Engineer Podcast – Security Through Education.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Russian internet service provider Yandex is under a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that began last week. Curiously Yandex in partnership with third-party security firms provides its customers a DDoS protection. ” reads a post published by the Russian media Vedomosti.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Facebook Lite is a simplified version of Facebook primarily used in regions with limited internet connectivity. The social media giant reported the incident to the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which launched an investigation into the company’s data storage practices in April 2019. ” reads DPC’s statement.

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