Tag: vpn
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Secure web browsers for the enterprise compared: How to pick the right one
Tags: access, ai, android, api, attack, browser, business, chrome, cloud, computer, control, corporate, data, encryption, endpoint, fortinet, gartner, google, guide, identity, linux, login, malicious, malware, mfa, mobile, monitoring, network, okta, phishing, saas, service, siem, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vpn, windows, zero-trustEnable MFA at the beginning of any browser session by default.Handle isolation controls both with respect to the user’s session and to isolate any application from cross-infection. This means controlling the movement of data between the browser, your particular endpoint and the web application or applications involved.Control access to web destinations, either to allow or…
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Sicherer Fernzugriff neu gedacht: Warum VPNs nicht mehr ausreichen
In Kombination mit der automatisierten, identitätsbasierten Mikrosegmentierung und einer MFA auf Netzwerkebene erleichtert dieser umfassende Ansatz den Sicherheitsteams die Durchsetzung des Prinzips der geringsten Privilegien für jede Verbindung. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/sicherer-fernzugriff-neu-gedacht-warum-vpns-nicht-mehr-ausreichen/a43401/
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CVE-2025-64155: Exploit Code Released for Critical Fortinet FortiSIEM Command Injection Vulnerability
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, injection, kev, mitigation, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayExploit code has been published for CVE-2025-64155, a critical command injection vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiSIEM devices. Key takeaways: CVE-2025-64155 is a critical operating system (OS) command injection vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiSIEM. Fortinet vulnerabilities have historically been common targets for cyber attackers, with 23 Fortinet CVEs currently on the CISA KEV list. Public exploit code has…
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Product showcase: Orbot Tor VPN for iOS
Orbot for iOS is a free, open-source networking tool that routes supported app traffic through the Tor network. Developed by the Guardian Project, it is intended for users who … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/14/product-showcase-orbot-tor-ios/
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Target employees confirm leaked source code is authentic
Multiple current and former Target employees confirmed that leaked source code samples posted by a threat actor match real internal systems. The company also rolled out an “accelerated” lockdown of its Git server, requiring VPN access, a day after being contacted by BleepingComputer. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/target-employees-confirm-leaked-source-code-is-authentic/
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Telegram to Add Warning for Proxy Links After IP Leak Concerns
Telegram will add a warning for proxy links after reports showed they can expose user IP addresses with a single click, bypassing VPN or privacy settings. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/telegram-add-warning-proxy-links-ip-leak/
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Target employees confirm leaked code after ‘accelerated’ Git lockdown
Multiple current and former Target employees confirmed that leaked source code samples posted by a threat actor match real internal systems. The company also rolled out an “accelerated” lockdown of its Git server, requiring VPN access, a day after being contacted by BleepingComputer. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/target-employees-confirm-leaked-code-after-accelerated-git-lockdown/
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Top 5 Best Free VPN for 2026 to Protect Your Anonymity on the Internet
If you are torrenting without the use of a VPN, you are inviting trouble for yourself. That being said, there is a lot of misleading and incorrect information available on the World Wide Web regarding the free VPN for torrenting. There are many so-called freeVPN that leaks the very information they are designed to protect.…
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pfSense: Open-source firewall and routing platform
Firewalls, VPN access, and traffic rules need steady attention, often with limited budgets and staff. In that context, the open source pfSense Community Edition (CE) continues … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/12/pfsense-open-source-firewall-routing-platform/
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines
Chinese-speaking threat actors are suspected to have leveraged a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance as an initial access vector to deploy a VMware ESXi exploit that may have been developed as far back as February 2024.Cybersecurity firm Huntress, which observed the activity in December 2025 and stopped it before it could progress to the final stage,…
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Fog Ransomware Targets U.S. Organizations via Compromised VPN Credentials
Tags: access, attack, credentials, cyber, encryption, exploit, incident response, ransomware, tactics, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityArctic Wolf Labs has uncovered a new ransomware variant dubbed >>Fog<< striking US organizations, primarily in education and recreation, through hijacked VPN access. First spotted on May 2, 2024, the attacks highlight vulnerabilities in remote access tools and the rapid encryption tactics used to exploit them."‹ Arctic Wolf's Incident Response team investigated multiple cases starting…
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Fog Ransomware Targets U.S. Organizations via Compromised VPN Credentials
Tags: access, attack, credentials, cyber, encryption, exploit, incident response, ransomware, tactics, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityArctic Wolf Labs has uncovered a new ransomware variant dubbed >>Fog<< striking US organizations, primarily in education and recreation, through hijacked VPN access. First spotted on May 2, 2024, the attacks highlight vulnerabilities in remote access tools and the rapid encryption tactics used to exploit them."‹ Arctic Wolf's Incident Response team investigated multiple cases starting…
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Chinese-speaking hackers exploited ESXi zero-days long before disclosure
Chinese-speaking attackers used a hacked SonicWall VPN to deploy ESXi zero-days that were likely exploited over a year before public disclosure. Chinese-speaking attackers were seen abusing a hacked SonicWall VPN to deliver a toolkit targeting VMware ESXi. The exploit chain included a sophisticated VM escape and appears to have been developed more than a year…
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VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure
Chinese-speaking threat actors used a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance to deliver a VMware ESXi exploit toolkit that seems to have been developed more than a year before the targeted vulnerabilities became publicly known. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vmware-esxi-zero-days-likely-exploited-a-year-before-disclosure/
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US Man Jailed After FBI Traced 1,100 IP Addresses in Cyberstalking Case
A 25-year-old Bigfork, Montana man, Jeremiah Daniel Starr, used over 50 phone numbers and a VPN to harass a victim he called his “best friend,” even staging a fake shooting. Learn more about the FBI investigation that traced 1,100 IP addresses to bring him to justice. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/us-man-jailed-fbi-ip-addresses-cyberstalking-case/
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BlueDelta Hackers Target Microsoft OWA, Google, and Sophos VPN to Steal Credentials
A sophisticated credential-harvesting operation conducted by BlueDelta, a Russian state-sponsored threat group linked to the GRU’s Main Directorate, targeted critical infrastructure organizations and research institutions throughout 2025, according to a comprehensive investigation by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group. The campaign, spanning February through September 2025, represents a significant evolution in the group’s persistent credential-theft operations, with…
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Cybercriminals Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities Using Zero-Day Toolset
Huntress security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated VMware ESXi exploitation campaign using a zero-day toolkit that remained undetected for over a year before VMware’s public disclosure. The December 2025 intrusion, which began through a compromised SonicWall VPN, demonstrates how threat actors are chaining multiple critical vulnerabilities to achieve complete hypervisor compromise. Attack Chain Begins With…
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Cybercriminals Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities Using Zero-Day Toolset
Huntress security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated VMware ESXi exploitation campaign using a zero-day toolkit that remained undetected for over a year before VMware’s public disclosure. The December 2025 intrusion, which began through a compromised SonicWall VPN, demonstrates how threat actors are chaining multiple critical vulnerabilities to achieve complete hypervisor compromise. Attack Chain Begins With…
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Urban VPN Proxy sendet Prompts an Analytics-Server – Browser-Erweiterungen zapfen heimlich KI-Chats ab
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/chrome-edge-erweiterung-ki-prompt-leak-a-b0cf000d4c491eb5a5e27c7528c2dcba/
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5 myths about DDoS attacks and protection
Myth 2: DDoS attacks only involve flooding networks with large amounts of traffic.: In the early days of DDoS, the vast majority of attacks were large traffic floods. However, DDoS attacks have evolved over time, becoming more surgically targeted and complex. The media continues to report on the largest, most shocking attacks that are terabits…
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The Enduring Attack Surface of VPNs
Paper Traces Pandemic-Era Spike in Attacks. One way to look at the novel coronavirus pandemic: A societal experiment in how an oft-overlooked yet essential element of secure networking would stand up to an exploding user base. Unsurprisingly, the rapid uptake of virtual private networks by companies suddenly managing a remote workforce came with significant security…
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Daran scheitert Passwordless
Passwortlose Authentifizierung im Unternehmen einzuführen, ist nur auf dem Papier einfach.Etliche Enterprise-CISOs versuchen schon seit mehr als einer Dekade, Passwörter hinter sich zu lassen. Weil aber diverse Legacy-Systeme ausschließlich auf Kennwörter ausgelegt sind, stoßen sie dabei immer wieder auf technische Hürden. Das spiegelt auch der aktuelle “ID IQ Report 2026″ von RSA (Download gegen Daten)…
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NDSS 2025 PQConnect: Automated Post-Quantum End-To-End Tunnels
Session 7C: Secure Protocols Authors, Creators & Presenters: Daniel J. Bernstein (University of Illinois at Chicago and Academia Sinica), Tanja Lange (Eindhoven University of Technology amd Academia Sinica), Jonathan Levin (Academia Sinica and Eindhoven University of Technology), Bo-Yin Yang (Academia Sinica) PAPER PQConnect: Automated Post-Quantum End-to-End Tunnels This paper introduces PQConnect, a post-quantum end-to-end tunneling…
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Fortinet Warns of Active Exploitation of FortiOS SSL VPN 2FA Bypass Vulnerability
Fortinet on Wednesday said it observed “recent abuse” of a five-year-old security flaw in FortiOS SSL VPN in the wild under certain configurations.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2020-12812 (CVSS score: 5.2), an improper authentication vulnerability in SSL VPN in FortiOS that could allow a user to log in successfully without being prompted for the second…
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Fake VPN Chrome Extensions Steal Credentials by Intercepting User Traffic
Socket’s Threat Research Team has exposed a sophisticated credential-harvesting campaign that has operated through malicious Chrome extensions since 2017. Two variants of an extension named Phantom Shuttle (幻影穿æ¢), published under the threat actor email theknewone.com@gmail.com, have compromised over 2,180 users by masquerading as legitimate network testing tools while executing complete traffic interception and credential theft. The extensions market…
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Urban VPN Proxy Spies on AI Chatbot Conversations
Browser Tools Capture Chatbot Data, Sell to Data Broker: Koi Security. A browser extension promising a free clientless VPN for Chrome users has been harvesting conversations from artificial intelligence chatbot platforms and selling the data to third-party brokers. The data collection operates independently of the VPN functionality itself. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Cisco VPNs, Email Services Hit in Separate Threat Campaigns
The company suffered one sophisticated five-alarm campaign and one messy spray-and-pray attack, mere days apart. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/cisco-vpns-email-services-threat-campaigns