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Bank of America impersonators weaponize ScreenConnect, then make it hard to remove

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Bank of America impersonators weaponize ScreenConnect, then make it hard to remove 2026-08-05 at 11:43 By Zeljka Zorz A phishing campaign impersonating Bank of America (BoA) is underway, trying to trick Windows users into installing ScreenConnect remote access software and then making it difficult to uninstall it. Different traps for Mac and Windows users By […]

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FreeRDP 3.29.0 security update resolves 22 advisories

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FreeRDP 3.29.0 security update resolves 22 advisories 2026-07-15 at 11:42 By Anamarija Pogorelec FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol, released under the Apache license, and it runs on a large share of workstations and servers through the many tools built on it. The 3.29.0 version is a security, bugfix, and maintenance

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Hundreds of Internet-Facing VNC Servers Expose ICS/OT

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Hundreds of Internet-Facing VNC Servers Expose ICS/OT 2026-04-29 at 15:03 By Eduard Kovacs Forescout has identified tens of thousands of exposed RDP and VNC servers that can be mapped to specific industries. The post Hundreds of Internet-Facing VNC Servers Expose ICS/OT appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Ransomware, fraud, and lawsuits drive cyber insurance claims to new peaks

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Ransomware, fraud, and lawsuits drive cyber insurance claims to new peaks 2026-04-23 at 07:13 By Mirko Zorz The 2026 InsurSec Report from At-Bay, covering more than 100,000 policy years of claims data, documents a 7% year-over-year rise in overall claim frequency and an all-time high average severity of $221,000. Ransomware severity reached $508,000, up 16%

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Researchers release tool to detect stealthy BPFDoor implants in critical infrastructure networks

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Researchers release tool to detect stealthy BPFDoor implants in critical infrastructure networks 2026-03-26 at 15:52 By Zeljka Zorz Telecommunications providers around the world have been dealing with the burrowing efforts of the China-linked APTs for many years now. To help them identify hard-to-detect implants used by the China-based group dubbed Red Menshen, Rapid7 researchers have

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BeyondTrust fixes easy-to-exploit pre-auth RCE vulnerability in remote access tools (CVE-2026-1731)

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BeyondTrust fixes easy-to-exploit pre-auth RCE vulnerability in remote access tools (CVE-2026-1731) 2026-02-09 at 13:36 By Zeljka Zorz BeyondTrust fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-1731) in its Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) solutions and is urging self-hosted customers to apply the patch as soon a possible. Unlike the Remote Support zero-day

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Attackers exploited another Gladinet Triofox zero-day (CVE-2025-12480)

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Attackers exploited another Gladinet Triofox zero-day (CVE-2025-12480) 2025-11-11 at 14:47 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have exploited a now-fixed vulnerability (CVE-2025-12480) in the Gladinet Triofox secure file sharing and remote access platform while it was still a zero-day, Mandiant revealed on Monday. CVE-2025-12480 exploitation and attack details Gladinet’s Triofox solution is used by medium and large

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Ransomware, extortion groups adapt as payment rates reach historic lows

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Ransomware, extortion groups adapt as payment rates reach historic lows 2025-10-27 at 15:12 By Zeljka Zorz Ransomware groups are facing an economic downturn of their own: In Q3 2025, only 23 percent of victims paid a ransom, and for data theft incidents that involved no encryption, the payment rate dropped to just 19 percent, according

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The five-minute guide to OT cyber resilience

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The five-minute guide to OT cyber resilience 2025-10-13 at 08:19 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rob Demain, CEO of e2e-assure, explains the essentials of OT cybersecurity resilience. He discusses the importance of understanding remote access points, supply chain connections, and the need for specialized sensors to monitor OT networks that

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Attackers are exploiting Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox vulnerability with no patch (CVE-2025-11371)

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Attackers are exploiting Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox vulnerability with no patch (CVE-2025-11371) 2025-10-10 at 13:40 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-11371, a unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox file-sharing and remote access platforms, is being exploited by attackers in the wild. While Gladinet is aware of the vulnerability and of its active exploitation, a

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Firezone: Open-source platform to securely manage remote access

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Firezone: Open-source platform to securely manage remote access 2025-09-29 at 08:36 By Sinisa Markovic Firezone is an open-source platform that helps organizations of any size manage secure remote access. Unlike most VPNs, it uses a least-privileged model, giving users only the access they need. Firezone was built to scale from the start, so you can

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Attackers breached ConnectWise, compromised customer ScreenConnect instances

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Attackers breached ConnectWise, compromised customer ScreenConnect instances 2025-06-02 at 20:19 By Zeljka Zorz A suspected “sophisticated nation state actor” has compromised ScreenConnect cloud instances of a “very small number” of ConnectWise customers, the company has revealed on Wednesday. “We have not observed any additional suspicious activity in ScreenConnect cloud instances since the patch was released

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SimpleHelp Remote Access Software Exploited in Attacks

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SimpleHelp Remote Access Software Exploited in Attacks 2025-01-29 at 12:48 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors have been exploiting SimpleHelp remote access software shortly after the disclosure of three vulnerabilities. The post SimpleHelp Remote Access Software Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Ransomware attackers are “vishing” organizations via Microsoft Teams

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Ransomware attackers are “vishing” organizations via Microsoft Teams 2025-01-21 at 14:10 By Zeljka Zorz The “email bombing + posing as tech support via Microsoft Teams” combination is proving fruitful for two threat actors looking to deliver ransomware to organizations, and they seem to be ramping up their efforts. “Sophos MDR has observed more than 15

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CERT-UA warns against “security audit” requests via AnyDesk

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CERT-UA warns against “security audit” requests via AnyDesk 2025-01-20 at 11:34 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are impersonating the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) via AnyDesk to gain access to target computers. The request (Source: CERT-UA) “Unidentified individuals are sending connection requests via AnyDesk under the pretext of conducting a ‘security audit to verify

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Critical SimpleHelp vulnerabilities fixed, update your server instances!

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Critical SimpleHelp vulnerabilities fixed, update your server instances! 2025-01-16 at 17:04 By Zeljka Zorz If you’re an organization using SimpleHelp for your remote IT support/access needs, you should update or patch your server installation without delay, to fix security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by remote attackers to execute code on the underlying host. About

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BeyondTrust fixes critical vulnerability in remote access, support solutions (CVE-2024-12356)

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BeyondTrust fixes critical vulnerability in remote access, support solutions (CVE-2024-12356) 2024-12-18 at 11:48 By Zeljka Zorz BeyondTrust has fixed an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-12356) in its Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products that may allow remote code execution, and is urging organizations with on-premise installations to test the patch and implement

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Securing remote access to mission-critical OT assets

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Securing remote access to mission-critical OT assets 2024-07-30 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Grant Geyer, Chief Strategy Officer at Claroty, discusses the prevalent vulnerabilities in Windows-based engineering workstations (EWS) and human-machine interfaces (HMI) within OT environments. Geyer also addresses the challenges and solutions for securing remote access to critical

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Access Management Startup Pomerium Raises $13.75 Million

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Access Management Startup Pomerium Raises $13.75 Million 2024-06-20 at 17:31 By Ionut Arghire Pomerium raises $13.75 million in Series A funding for dynamic user identity verification and access management platform. The post Access Management Startup Pomerium Raises $13.75 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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Xona Raises $18 Million for OT Remote Access Platform

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Xona Raises $18 Million for OT Remote Access Platform 2024-06-11 at 13:16 By Eduard Kovacs OT zero trust user access platform provider Xona has raised $18 million, which brings its total investment to $32 million. The post Xona Raises $18 Million for OT Remote Access Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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