eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

Penetration tests are simulated cyber attacks executed by white hat hackers on systems and networks. There are different types of penetration tests, methodologies and best practices that need to be followed for optimal results, and we’ll cover those here. However, they are also the most realistic tests.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 14, 2024

Pandora This is a red team tool that assists in gathering credentials from different password managers. This may work on... The post pandora: A red team tool to extract credentials from password managers appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 19, 2024

ThievingFox ThievingFox is a collection of post-exploitation tools to gather credentials from various password managers and Windows utilities.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 8, 2025

The advisory highlights an “unverified password change vulnerability [CWE-620] in FortiSwitch GUI“ This flaw may enable “a remote unauthenticated attacker to modify admin passwords via […] The post Fortinet: Critical Unverified Password Change Flaw in FortiSwitch appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 28, 2019

Many have argued that this is an unnecessary step, as the same results could be achieved by just sending a security alert to all users, as there's no guarantee that the users found to be using default or easy-to-guess passwords would change their passwords after being notified in private.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 2, 2024

The vulnerability (CVE-2024-33530) allows unauthorized individuals to gain the meeting password, potentially bypassing security... The post CVE-2024-33530: Jitsi Meet Flaw Leaks Meeting Passwords, Exposing Calls to Intruders appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2020

With many organizations now planning their annual penetration tests ("pentest" for short), a change is needed in order to accommodate remote workers. It also begs what are you allowed to test versus what is now considered taboo considering end-users may be operating with their own personal equipment?

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

No, it's not, but that didn't stop Oil and Gas International from logging a bug report with Mozilla : Your notice of insecure password and/or log-in automatically appearing on the log-in for my website, Oil and Gas International is not wanted and was put there without our permission. Please remove it immediately. So, what's to be done?

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2021

A Vulnerability Scan Or A Penetration Test? Vulnerability scanning and penetration tests are two very different ways to test your system for any vulnerabilities. In a brief summary, a vulnerability scan is an automated, high-level test that looks for and reports potential vulnerabilities in your system.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Troll-A Troll-A is a command line tool for extracting secrets such as passwords, API keys, and tokens from WARC (Web ARChive) files. Features... The post troll-a: extracting secrets such as passwords, API keys, and tokens from Web ARChive files appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

Businesses are venturing into using automated penetration testing to replace or complement their conventional cyber threat assessments. It’s no surprise, considering how time-consuming and tedious running manual pen tests can be. But first… What is automated penetration testing?

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 11, 2024

A dangerous new malware named Planet Stealer is making its rounds in the cybercriminal underworld, and security experts warn that your passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive information could be in its sights.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

could have put your personal password and system security at risk. This flaw allowed even low-level users on shared computers to... The post CVE-2024-0819: TeamViewer’s Security Flaw Risks Password Safety appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

Data Breaches Data breaches are fairly common among cybercriminals who break into a platforms database and steal sensitive information like personal details, passwords and financial data. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) You might have heard that your passwords alone arent enough anymore. Thats true. Keep software and devices updated.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 18, 2024

In a recent discovery, Varonis Threat Labs has unveiled three new ways that cyber attackers can exploit to access NTLM v2 hashed passwords, putting countless systems and user data at risk.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 31, 2024

Cisco has issued a critical warning about a widespread password spraying campaign targeting Remote Access VPN (RAVPN) systems used by businesses worldwide.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

legba Legba is a multiprotocol credentials bruteforcer / password sprayer and enumerator built with Rust and the Tokio asynchronous runtime in order to achieve better performances and stability while consuming fewer resources than similar... The post legba v0.4

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This significantly reduces the risk of unauthorized access, even if passwords are compromised. MFA for remote access: Employees accessing systems remotely should always use MFA to reduce the likelihood of breaches through stolen credentials or weak passwords.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 18, 2024

This notorious malware is designed to plunder a vast range of sensitive data from infected machines, including... The post WhiteSnake Stealer Evolves: This Malware Wants Your Passwords, Crypto, and More appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 27, 2024

This package is a cornerstone of Linux operating systems, providing tools for fundamental tasks like managing... The post CVE-2024-28085: Critical ‘WallEscape’ Flaw Discovered in Linux Utilities Package – Passwords at Risk appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

They can enhance their defenses against cyberattacks by implementing the following strategies: Regular security assessments: Conduct frequent vulnerability and penetration testing to identify and address potential security weaknesses.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

Pappachen said Sizmek forced a password reset on all internal employees (“a few hundred”), and that the company is scrubbing its SAS user database for departed employees, partners and vendors whose accounts may have been hijacked. ” PASSWORD SPRAYING. BRUTE-FORCE LIGHT.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

airgorah Airgorah is a WiFi auditing software that can discover the clients connected to an access point, perform deauthentication attacks against specific clients or all the clients connected to it, capture WPA handshakes, and crack... The post airgorah: A WiFi auditing software that can perform deauth attacks and passwords cracking appeared (..)

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Passwords serve as the gateway to our personal information, yet they are often overly simplistic and predictable, rendering them susceptible to cybercriminals‘ prying eyes.

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

unshackle – Password Bypass Tool Unshackle is an open-source tool to bypass Windows and Linux user passwords from a bootable USB based on Linux.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Multiple backdoors have been discovered during a penetration test in the firmware of a widely used voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) appliance from Auerswald, a German telecommunications hardware manufacturer, that could be abused to gain full administrative access to the devices.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 5, 2025

A security vulnerability has been identified in Digigram’s PYKO-OUT audio-over-IP (AoIP) product, raising concerns about its use in The post Digigram PYKO-OUT AoIP Devices Exposed to Attacks Due to Missing Default Password appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 23, 2024

Even passwords, financial details, and sensitive conversations you type... The post Your Keyboard May Be Spilling Your Secrets – Critical Flaws Expose Keystrokes of Millions appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

Conduct regular penetration testing. Regular and thorough penetration testing is crucial for identifying vulnerabilities within trading systems. Enforce a culture of strong passwords, two-factor authentication and responsible data access practices to foster a security-conscious culture.

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Penetration Testing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This updated version uses sophisticated techniques to hijack passwords, browser data, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive... The post Mac Users Beware: Atomic Stealer Strikes Again appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 31, 2023

John the Ripper is a popular password cracking tool that can be used to perform brute-force attacks using different encryption technologies and helpful wordlists. It’s often what pen-testers and ethical hackers use to find the true passwords behind hashes. For our example, we won’t need a powerful machine. Or at least a good GPU.

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Veracode Security

JUNE 3, 2024

AI chatbots can be used in many ways such as answering questions about an item in stock, help develop code, to helping users reset their password. Veracode can help identify, analyze, and reduce risks associated with your AI while meeting compliance with a manual penetration test (MPT).

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This issue arises from an insecure initial password... The post Unpatched Epson Devices at Risk: CVE-2024-47295 Allows Easy Hijacking appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

LDAPWordlistHarvester A tool to generate a wordlist from the information present in LDAP, in order to crack non-random passwords of domain accounts. ... The post LDAPWordlistHarvester: generate a wordlist from the information present in LDAP appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed for penetration testing, ethical hacking, and security auditing. Customizability : Kali Linux is open-source, allowing users to modify and customize the operating system to suit their needs, whether they are conducting security tests or developing new hacking tools.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

A cached copy of Yamosoft.com at archive.org says it was a Moroccan computer security service that specialized in security audits, computer hacking investigations, penetration testing and source code review. ” A LinkedIn profile for a Yassine Algangaf says he’s a penetration tester from the Guelmim province of Morocco.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2018

Vulnerability scanning and penetration testing can help to identify weaknesses and areas where networks have not been configured correctly. Take password security seriousl. Despite the fact that we all use passwords to access personal accounts every day, weak passwords are still a major cause of business data breaches.

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