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2021 Marred by Aggressive APTs; RDP Attacks up 897%

| | APTs, Coronavirus malware, ESET, RDP
While much of the world tried to regain some semblance of normalcy in 2021 after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the year before, cyberattackers were hard at work ushering in the ...
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Log4j RDP attack

RDP Attacks on the Rise During COVID-19 Pandemic

Enterprises forced to pivot to remote work environments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic may have exposed themselves to the potential for remote desktop protocol (RDP) attacks. When global lockdowns were ...
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WordPress Brute-Force Attacks: Sites Used As Staging Ground

In a recent discovery by Sucuri, a concerning trend has emerged involving brute-force attacks on WordPress sites through malicious JavaScript injections. These WordPress brute-force attacks stand out for their stealthy approach. Security ...
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DEF CON 31 – Bergeron’s, Bilodeau’s ‘Unparalleled RDP Monitoring Reveal Attackers Tradecraft’

Many thanks to DEF CON 31 for publishing their terrific DefCon Conference 31 presenters content. Originating from the conference events at Caesars Forum, Flamingo, Harrah’s and Linq in Las Vegas, Nevada; via ...
WordPress Supply Chain Attack—93 Add-Ons Infected for Months

WordPress Supply Chain Attack—93 Add-Ons Infected for Months

A popular maker of WordPress plugins and themes was hacked—93 of AccessPress’s offerings were modified to give the hackers “full access” to users’ sites ...
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Ransomware Delivered Using RDP Brute-Force Attack

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Zscaler ThreatLabZ recently published a report on the 2020 State of Public Cloud Security that showed security misconfiguration to be the leading cause of cyberattacks against public cloud infrastructure. In this blog, ...
WordPress Websites Attacked via File Manager Plugin Vulnerability

WordPress Websites Attacked via File Manager Plugin Vulnerability

Websites are being hijacked by hackers exploiting plugin vulnerability Hackers password-protect compromised sites to keep out rival attackers At-risk websites advised to update WordPress File Manager plugin immediately. Hackers are exploiting a ...
RDP Used by Iranian Actors in International Dharma Ransomware Attacks

RDP Used by Iranian Actors in International Dharma Ransomware Attacks

Iranian actors leveraged the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) as part of an international campaign to target companies with Dharma ransomware. Group-IB uncovered the campaign while conducting an incident response engagement for a ...
1.3 Million WordPress Websites Targeted by Attackers Looking for Old Vulnerabilities

1.3 Million WordPress Websites Targeted by Attackers Looking for Old Vulnerabilities

A vast campaign targeting WordPress-based websites was identified by the Wordfence Firewall as it targeted 1.3 million pages, trying to leverage known plugins and theme vulnerabilities. WordPress is just one of the ...

Malvertising Attackers Target 900,000 WordPress Sites | Avast

| | Security News
Wordfence, the security plugin for WordPress sites, reported in its blog this week that its Threat Intelligence Team observed a single malware campaign target more than 900,000 WordPress sites over the past ...