The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Spirent refers to this as “data breach emulation,’’ something David DeSanto, Spirent’s threat research director, told me is designed to give companyies a great advantage; it makes it possible to see precisely how the latest ransomware or crypto mining malware would impact a specific network, with all of its quirky complexity.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We’ve seen similar vulnerabilities exploited before in breaches like the 2017 Equifax data breach.”. Deutsche Telekom officials said in a tweet that they “are observing attacks in our honeypot infrastructure coming from the TOR network.”. Anybody using Apache Struts is likely vulnerable.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

Cybereason’s researchers recently set up a honeypot environment with a network architecture that replicated that of “typical power substation” and waited. Only two days after the honeypot was launched, it was attacked by a black-market seller, who installed backdoors that would allow anyone to access it, even if admin passwords were changed.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Human error plays a large role in the majority of all data breaches. According to a study done by a Stanford professor and security provider Tessian, human error causes 85% of breaches. Honeypots A computer system specifically designed to trap attackers is called a honeypot.

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IT Governance

MAY 10, 2023

Welcome to our May 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. As is often the case with such events, hotel prices skyrocket as demand increases, creating a honeypot that scammers can pounce on.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2018

Increasing volumes of data can provide unlimited benefits for enterprises seeking to better understand their customers and their business. However, with more data available for analytical purposes, the harder it becomes to protect it across distributed repositories. Focus on Enhanced Security.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

It also helps organizations to organize and assess data for vulnerabilities and determine an appropriate response plan in the case of a data breach. In worst-case scenarios, these firms should cover your business if you’re impacted by a data breach that leaks sensitive information and leads to fines and legal fees.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Activity Monitoring and Segmentation to Control Bad Intentions Malicious and accidental insider threat activities can be detected using tools such as data loss prevention (DLP), user entity and behavior analytics (UEBA), or artificial intelligence-enhanced behavior analytics built into firewalls and IDS/IPS solutions.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud Gafgyt botnet is targeting EoL Zyxel routers Charming (..)

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In this case we let them in to honeypot them, and that’s how they got that screenshot. . “There’s a lot of friction we can put in the way for illegitimate actors,” Donahue said. “We don’t let people use VPNs. But nothing was allowed to be transmitted out from that account.”

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 15, 2024

Within 24 hours, exploits began attacking honeypot servers with remote access trojans, bitcoin miners, and DDoS botnets. Inadequate validation of user inputs causes these vulnerabilities, resulting in system takeovers, code execution, and data breaches. Notable malware include Gh0st RAT, RedTail, XMRig, and the Muhstik botnet.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

There’s been a major data breach, and you’re booked on the next night flight out, at 6am. And you know, we put up a honeypot basically so we put up our own system online, we made it purposely vulnerable for the purpose of the demonstration. It’s 3am and the call comes in.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2024

CISA adds D-Link DIR-820 Router, DrayTek Multiple Vigor Router, Motion Spell GPAC, SAP Commerce Cloud bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog News agency AFP hit by cyberattack, client services impacted North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky targeted German defense firm Diehl Defence Patelco Credit Union data breach impacted over 1 million people (..)

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