Tag: service
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Operation Moonlander dismantled the botnet behind Anyproxy and 5socks cybercriminals services
Law enforcement dismantled a 20-year botnet behind Anyproxy and 5socks cybercriminals services and arrested four suspects. Authorities dismantled a 20-year-old botnet tied to Anyproxy and 5socks as part of an international operation codenamed >>Operation Moonlander
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FBI warns that end of life devices are being actively targeted by threat actors
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, botnet, china, cisco, control, credentials, cve, data-breach, exploit, firewall, firmware, Hardware, identity, infection, intelligence, Internet, malware, network, password, router, sans, service, software, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLinksys E1200, E2500, E1000, E4200, E1500, E300, E3200, E1550, WRT320N, WRT310N, WRT610NCradlepoint E100Cisco M10Threat actors, notably Chinese state-sponsored actors, are successfully exploiting known vulnerabilities in routers exposed to the web through pre-installed remote management software, according to the FBI. They then install malware, set up a botnet, and sell proxy services or launch coordinated attacks.”The…
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Microsoft Listens to Security Concerns and Delays New OneDrive Sync
Tags: corporate, cybersecurity, data, malware, microsoft, privacy, risk, service, software, vulnerabilityMisuse of the newly announced Microsoft OneDrive synchronization feature puts corporate security and personal privacy at serious risk in ways not likely understood by the users. Microsoft wants people to connect their personal OneDrive file share with their work systems, synchronizing potentially private files onto their enterprise managed PCs. The problem is having these files…
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AWS Pushes AI-Powered Threat Detection With Key Partners
Partners Use Bedrock, SageMaker for Threat Detection, Response, Vital to Innovation. AWS is enabling cybersecurity firms to enhance detection, triage and response capabilities by embedding generative AI into services like Bedrock and SageMaker, while reinforcing its position as a partner-centric cloud security leader, said Managing Director Rohan Karmarkar. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Significant Gap Exists in UK Cyber Resilience Efforts
Threat Outpaces Government’s Ability to Keep Pace, Says Parliamentary Committee. Cyberthreats have evolved beyond the British government’s ability to keep pace, warned a Parliamentary committee in a report highlighting lack of prioritization and a deficiency in civil service cyber skills. The country has felt a series of stinging cyberattacks over the last few years. First…
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Welle von DDoS-Angriffen legt deutsche Stadtportale lahm
In den vergangenen Tagen sind mehrere deutsche Städte Ziel massiver Cyberangriffe geworden, die zu erheblichen Einschränkungen ihrer digitalen Angebote führten. Besonders betroffen waren die Stadtportale von Dresden, Stuttgart, Berlin und Nürnberg. Die Attacken erfolgten in Form von Distributed-Denial-of-Service-Angriffen (DDoS), bei denen Server durch eine Flut automatisierter Anfragen gezielt überlastet werden. Berlin und Nürnberg: Ausfälle […]…
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WatchGuard transitions new CEO
WatchGuard® Technologies, a provider of unified cybersecurity for managed service providers (MSPs), today announced a planned leadership transition. After a decade of impactful leadership, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Prakash Panjwani will transition out of his operational role, continuing to serve on the Board of Directors and as a strategic advisor to the company. Vats Srivatsan,…
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Cisco patches max-severity flaw allowing arbitrary command execution
Tags: cisco, exploit, flaw, incident response, mitigation, security-incident, service, software, updateA patch is now available: Cisco has released software updates to address the flaw and is advising customers with service contracts entitled to regular updates to apply patches as they receive them.Customers without a service contract are advised to obtain the upgrades by contacting Cisco TAC. This includes customers who either purchase directly from Cisco…
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Cybercriminal services target endlife routers, FBI warns
The FBI warns that attackers are using end-of-life routers to deploy malware and turn them into proxies sold on 5Socks and Anyproxy networks. The FBI released a FLASH alert warning about 5Socks and Anyproxy malicious services targeting end-of-life (EOL) routers. Attackers target EoL devices to deploy malware by exploiting vulnerabilities and create botnets for attacks…
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FreeDrain Phishing Attack Targets Users to Steal Financial Login Credentials
PIVOTcon, joint research by Validin and SentinelLABS has exposed FreeDrain, an industrial-scale cryptocurrency phishing operation that has been stealthily siphoning digital assets for years. This sophisticated campaign leverages search engine optimization (SEO) manipulation, free-tier web services, and intricate redirection techniques to target unsuspecting users of cryptocurrency wallets such as Trezor, MetaMask, and Ledger. Sophisticated Cryptocurrency…
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DDoS-Attacken auf deutsche Städte
Hacker haben die Webseiten von mehreren deutschen Städten mit DDoS-Attacken lahmgelegt.Am 25. April 2025 kämpfte die Stadt Nürnberg mit einem Ausfall ihrer Online-Dienste. Ursache war eine sogenannte DDoS-Attacke (Distributed Denial of Service). Dabei wird eine Website mit Bot-Anfragen überflutet, sodass die Serverkapazitäten überlastet sind. Wie der Bayerische Rundfunk berichtet hatte, verlief der Angriff in Wellenformen.…
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LockBit hacked: What does the leaked data show?
The affiliate panel of the infamous LockBit Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group has been hacked and defaced, showing a link to a MySQL database dump ostensibly containing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/09/lockbit-hacked-data-leaked/
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FBI Sounds Alarm on Rogue Cybercrime Services Targeting Obsolete Routers
The FBI has detected indicators of malware targeting end-of-life routers associated with Anyproxy and 5Socks proxy services First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-cybercrime-obsolete-routers/
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UK Government to Shift Away from Passwords in New Security Move
UK government has unveiled plans to implement passkey technology across its digital services later this year, marking a significant shift away from traditional password and SMS-based verification methods. Announced at the government’s flagship cyber security event CYBERUK, this transition aims to enhance security while providing a more streamlined user experience for citizens accessing GOV.UK services.…
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Europol Dismantles DDoSHire Network and Arrests Four Administrators
Tags: attack, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, ddos, government, infrastructure, international, jobs, network, serviceSignificant blow to cybercriminal infrastructure, Europol has coordinated an international operation resulting in the arrest of four individuals in Poland who allegedly operated six DDoS-for-hire platforms. These platforms, which allowed paying customers to launch devastating cyberattacks for as little as Euro10, were responsible for thousands of attacks against schools, government services, businesses, and gaming platforms…
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DragonForce: Symbol einer neuen Generation hybrider Cyber-Bedrohungen
Nach dem plötzlichen Verschwinden von RansomHub im April 2025 übernahm DragonForce dessen Partnernetzwerk und etablierte sich als flexible Alternative zu den ehemals führenden Ransomware-as-a-Service-Anbietern. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/dragonforce-symbol-einer-neuen-generation-hybrider-cyber-bedrohungen/a40712/
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Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Induce DoS Condition
Tags: apache, attack, cyber, dos, flaw, malicious, mitigation, open-source, service, software, vulnerabilityCritical vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ (CVE-2024-XXXX) exposes brokers to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by allowing malicious actors to exhaust system memory through specially crafted OpenWire commands. The flaw, tracked as AMQ-6596, affects multiple legacy versions of the widely used open-source messaging platform and has prompted urgent mitigation directives from the Apache Software Foundation. The vulnerability stems…
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SonicWall Unveils New Firewalls and Comprehensive Managed Cybersecurity Service
SonicWall has unveiled a new line of advanced firewalls and a comprehensive managed cybersecurity service designed to combat the evolving threat landscape, with particular emphasis on attacks targeting non-standard ports. The announcement comes on the heels of concerning findings in SonicWall’s 2019 Cyber Threat Report, which highlighted a growing trend of cybercriminals exploiting vulnerabilities across…
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Cyberangriff auf Arztpraxen in Missouri, USA
Esse Health Cyberattack Disrupts Healthcare Services in St. Louis First seen on hipaajournal.com Jump to article: www.hipaajournal.com/esse-health-cyberattack/
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Analyze resource-based policy dependencies across your AWS Organizations accounts
Tags: serviceManaging multiple AWS accounts in an organization can get complicated, especially when trying to understand how services and permissions are connected. The Account Assessment … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/09/aws-account-assessment/
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Deloitte Expands AI Factory as a Service with Cybersecurity Enhancements from Palo Alto Networks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/deloitte-expands-ai-factory-as-a-service-with-cybersecurity-enhancements-from-palo-alto-networks
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Global crackdown disrupts DDoSHire services
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/global-crackdown-disrupts-ddos-for-hire-services
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BlueVoyant Launches Optimization Service for Microsoft Security Tools
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/bluevoyant-launches-optimization-service-for-microsoft-security-tools
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Argano Acquires Real Dynamics to Strengthen Microsoft Dynamics Services
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/argano-acquires-real-dynamics-to-strengthen-microsoft-dynamics-services
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IXON VPN Client Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation for Attackers
A critical security vulnerability in IXON’s widely used VPN client has exposed Windows, Linux, and macOS systems to local privilege escalation attacks, enabling non-privileged users to gain root or SYSTEM-level access. Designated as CVE-2025-26168 and CVE-2025-26169, these flaws affect versions 1.4.3 and earlier of the software, posing severe risks to industrial, enterprise, and managed service…
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Cisco IOS Software SISF Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Launch DoS Attacks
Cisco has released security updates addressing a critical vulnerability in the Switch Integrated Security Features (SISF) of multiple software platforms that could allow unauthenticated attackers to cause denial of service (DoS) conditions. The vulnerability stems from incorrect handling of DHCPv6 packets and affects Cisco IOS Software, IOS XE Software, NX-OS Software, and Wireless LAN Controller…