Tag: vpn
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Octalyn Stealer Harvests VPN Configs, Passwords, and Cookies in Organized Folder Structure
The Octalyn Forensic Toolkit, which is openly accessible on GitHub, has been revealed as a powerful credential stealer that poses as a research tool for red teaming and digital forensics. This is a worrying development for cybersecurity. Developed with a C++-based payload module and a Delphi-built graphical user interface (GUI) builder, the toolkit lowers the…
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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BulletVPN: Lebenslanges Abo abgeschaltet
Tags: vpnDer VPN-Anbieter BulletVPN hat den gleichnamigen Dienst abgeschaltet. Es gibt in gewisser Weise einen Ersatz. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/bulletvpn-abgeschaltet-lebenslanges-abo-gibt-es-nicht-mehr-2507-198102.html
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BulletVPN abgeschaltet: Lebenslanges Abo gibt es nicht mehr
Tags: vpnDer VPN-Anbieter BulletVPN hat den gleichnamigen Dienst abgeschaltet. Es gibt in gewisser Weise einen Ersatz. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/bulletvpn-abgeschaltet-lebenslanges-abo-gibt-es-nicht-mehr-2507-198102.html
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The 10 most common IT security mistakes
Tags: access, attack, backup, best-practice, bsi, business, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, detection, group, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, office, password, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn2. Gateway: Weak passwords: The problem: Weak passwords repeatedly make it easier for cybercriminals to gain access to a company network. A domain administrator password with six characters or a local administrator password with only two characters is no obstacle for perpetrators. It is more than clear that this issue is often neglected in practice,…
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Sichere Konnektivität in der Cloud-Ära: Der Wandel von VPN zu SASE
SASE bietet Remote-Nutzenden einen Zero-Trust-Zugang, der unabhängig von der verwendeten Cloud-Plattform funktioniert inklusive robuster Internetsicherheit und Kontrolle über die Nutzung von SaaS-Anwendungen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/sichere-konnektivitaet-in-der-cloud-aera-der-wandel-von-vpn-zu-sase/a41373/
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SafePay Ransomware Uses RDP and VPN Access to Infiltrate Organizational Networks
SafePay ransomware has become one of the most active and destructive threat actors in Q1 2025, a shocking development in the cybersecurity scene. According to the Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU), SafePay has aggressively targeted over 200 victims worldwide, including managed service providers (MSPs) and small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) across diverse industries. Unlike many ransomware groups…
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Hackers Exploit GitHub to Distribute Malware Disguised as VPN Software
CYFIRMA has discovered a sophisticated cyberattack campaign in which threat actors are using GitHub to host and disseminate malware masquerading as genuine software. Masquerading as “Free VPN for PC” and “Minecraft Skin Changer,” these malicious payloads are designed to trick users into downloading a dangerous malware dropper named Launch.exe. Hosted on the GitHub repository github[.]com/SAMAIOEC,…
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From VPN to Hyperscale: Island Reimagines the Browser
Island CEO Mike Fey on Drivers for SASE, Identity Features in Enterprise Browser. Island co-founder and CEO Mike Fey outlines how the enterprise browser is evolving through AI, SASE and hyperscaler investments to enhance governance, reduce backhaul traffic and support secure access across diverse industries such as healthcare and finance. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Verified, featured, and malicious: RedDirection campaign reveals browser marketplace failures
Browser hijacking and phishing risks: According to their research, the malicious code was embedded in each extension’s background service worker and used browser APIs to monitor tab activity. Captured data, including URLs and unique tracking IDs, was sent to attacker-controlled servers, which in turn provided redirect instructions.The setup enabled several attack scenarios, including redirection to…
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Ingram Micro Attack Did Not Involve GlobalProtect VPN: Palo Alto Networks
The GlobalProtect VPN was not ‘the source of the vulnerability or impacted’ in the ransomware attack against distribution giant Ingram Micro, Palo Alto Networks says. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/ingram-micro-attack-did-not-involve-globalprotect-vpn-palo-alto-networks
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Der Weg vom VPN zu SASE
Das Appliance-basierte VPN wurde zu einer Zeit und für eine Welt entwickelt, in der die meisten Menschen fünf Tage pro Woche im Büro arbeiteten, Fernzugriff in großem Umfang nicht zum Alltag gehörte und Cloud-Anwendungen selten waren. Seinerzeit war es sinnvoll, den Datenverkehr über eine Handvoll Verbindungspunkte zu zentralisieren. In der modernen Welt mit national und…
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Zero-Trust per SIM-Karte für IoT und OT
Zscaler erweitert die KI-gestützte Zscaler-Zero-Trust-Exchange-Plattform mit .. Dieser einfach zu implementierende Service ermöglicht Zero-Trust-Kommunikation für IoT- und OT-Geräte durch eine Mobilfunk-SIM-Karte ohne zusätzliche Software oder VPN-Verbindungen. Zscaler-Cellular bietet stabile und sichere Konnektivität, da sich IoT-/OT-Geräte automatisch mit jedem Mobilfunknetz weltweit verbinden. Die zwischengeschaltete Zscaler-Sicherheitsplattform sorgt für den isolierten Datenverkehr, ohne dass eine Angriffsfläche geboten […]…
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Ransomware-Attacke auf Ingram Micro
Die Webseiten von Ingram Micro sind aufgrund einer Cyberattacke aktuell nicht erreichbar. Screenshot by Foundry / Julia MutzbauerDie Internetseiten des globalen IT-Distributors Ingram Micro sind laut Aussagen von Kunden seit vergangenen Donnerstag (3. Juli 2025) nicht mehr erreichbar. Auch die deutsche Website ist betroffen. Dort heißt es, dass die Seite aufgrund von ‘Wartungsarbeiten” derzeit nicht…
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DNS over HTTPS Windows: So geht’s ganz einfach
Unser DoH Windows-Guide: Endlich mehr Privatsphäre ohne VPN Schritt für Schritt und in nur wenigen Minuten erklärt und ausgeführt. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/tutorials/dns-over-https-windows-so-gehts-ganz-einfach-317575.html
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Azure API Vulnerabilities Expose VPN Keys and Grant Over-Privileged Access via Built-In Roles
Token Security experts recently conducted a thorough investigation that exposed serious security weaknesses in Microsoft Azure’s Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) architecture. Azure RBAC, the backbone of permission management in the cloud platform, allows administrators to assign roles to users, groups, or service principals with predefined permissions at varying scopes, from entire subscriptions to specific resources.…
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That Network Traffic Looks Legit, But it Could be Hiding a Serious Threat
With nearly 80% of cyber threats now mimicking legitimate user behavior, how are top SOCs determining what’s legitimate traffic and what is potentially dangerous?Where do you turn when firewalls and endpoint detection and response (EDR) fall short at detecting the most important threats to your organization? Breaches at edge devices and VPN gateways have risen…
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Ghost in the Machine: A Spy’s Digital Lifeline
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, cloud, communications, control, country, crypto, cyber, data, encryption, endpoint, framework, government, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, linux, mfa, military, network, resilience, risk, software, spy, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn, windows, zero-trust -
Wie Zugriffe durch Dritte zur Achillesferse von Herstellern werden
In nahezu jedem fünften Datenschutzvorfall der letzten Jahre waren dritte Parteien involviert. Die Ursachen sind vielfältig: geteilte VPNs, fehlende Segmentierung, keine Echtzeitüberwachung. Insbesondere in der Fertigungsindustrie, wo externe Verbindungen zu Dienstleistern, Lieferanten und Partnern zum Alltag gehören, kann dies schnell zu einem strukturellen Risiko werden. Leider werden diese Verbindungen häufig nur als betriebliche Notwendigkeit betrachtet,…
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WLAN und VPN mit FreeRADIUS absichern – RADIUS Server mit einem Synology-NAS aufbauen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/synology-radius-server-einrichten-a-ed32ca5a259be22fbe5edcefed107c02/
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US data privacy threatened by free VPN apps
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/us-data-privacy-threatened-by-free-vpn-apps
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Patch now: Citrix Bleed 2 vulnerability actively exploited in the wild
Indications of real-world exploitation: ReliaQuest researchers said that, in multiple incidents, attackers were seen hijacking active Citrix web sessions and bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) without requiring user credentials. The research also highlighted “session reuse across multiple IPs, including combinations of expected and suspicious IPs.”In compromised environments, attackers proceeded with post-authentication reconnaissance, issuing lightweight directory access…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Iranian Cyber Operations
Tags: access, advisory, api, apt, attack, authentication, awareness, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dos, exploit, finance, framework, government, group, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iran, ivanti, malware, mfa, microsoft, middle-east, military, mitre, monitoring, network, password, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windowsTenable’s Research Special Operations team focuses on some frequently asked questions about Iranian cyber operations, including the tactics, techniques and procedures employed by Iran-based threat actors. Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding Iranian cyber operations in the wake of the recent conflict and…
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Researchers Warn Free VPNs Could Leak US Data to China
Tech Transparency Project warns Chinese-owned VPNs like Turbo VPN and X-VPN remain on Apple and Google app stores, raising national security concerns. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/researchers-warn-free-vpns-leak-us-data-to-china/
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Cisco warns of critical API vulnerabilities in ISE and ISE-PIC
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, data, defense, email, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, guide, Hardware, incident response, malicious, microsoft, mobile, network, penetration-testing, programming, risk, router, saas, sans, service, software, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, wafroot user.The fault behind both vulnerabilities: Holes in application programming interfaces (APIs).”Take this vulnerability seriously,” said Moses Frost, senior course instructor on cloud penetration testing at the SANS Institute. “In my experience assessing networks, I have found through testing that many lack essential patches and security hardening on their core network devices. I have seen Cisco…
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Microsegmentation: The Must-Have Cyber Defense in 2025
The Perimeter Is Gone But Your”¯Attack Surface Keeps Growing Cloud workloads, SaaS apps, edge devices, third-party APIs, and a permanently remote workforce have dissolved the neat network perimeter we once relied on. Traditional firewalls, VPNs, and even best-in-class EDR only cover pieces of the puzzle. Once attackers get any foothold, they can ride flat,… First…
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Bogus SonicWall VPN app facilitates user credential theft
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/bogus-sonicwall-vpn-app-facilitates-user-credential-theft