Security News

How hackers target your Active Directory with breached VPN passwords
2025-02-04 15:01

As the gateways to corporate networks, VPNs are an attractive target for attackers. Learn from Specops Software about how hackers use compromised VPN passwords and how you can protect your...

Microsoft Will Remove the Free VPN That Comes With Windows Defender Soon
2025-02-03 23:19

The feature will no longer be available starting Feb. 28. Microsoft wants to focus on “new areas that will better align to customer needs.”

Microsoft kills off Defender 'Privacy Protection' VPN feature
2025-02-03 17:27

Microsoft announced it is killing off its Privacy Protection VPN feature in the Microsoft Defender app at the end of the month to focus on other features. [...]

The Advantages of Cloud-Based Remote Desktop versus RDP over VPN
2025-01-30 15:11

Remote work is now an essential part of many businesses, requiring organizations to rethink how they provide secure and efficient access to corporate resources. Learn from TruGrid about the...

New VPN Backdoor
2025-01-27 12:02

A newly discovered VPN backdoor uses some interesting tactics to avoid detection: When threat actors use backdoor malware to gain access to a network, they want to make sure all their hard work...

Stealthy 'Magic Packet' malware targets Juniper VPN gateways
2025-01-23 15:26

A malicious campaign has been specifically targeting Juniper edge devices, many acting as VPN gateways, with malware dubbed J-magic that starts a reverse shell only if it detects a "magic packet"...

IPany VPN breached in supply-chain attack to push custom malware
2025-01-22 15:11

South Korean VPN provider IPany was breached in a supply chain attack by the "PlushDaemon" China-aligned hacking group, who compromised the company's VPN installer to deploy the custom...

PlushDaemon APT Targets South Korean VPN Provider in Supply Chain Attack
2025-01-22 08:49

A previously undocumented China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group named PlushDaemon has been linked to a supply chain attack targeting a South Korean virtual private network (VPN)...

China-aligned PlushDaemon APT compromises supply chain of Korean VPN
2025-01-22 06:00

ESET researchers have uncovered a supply chain attack targeting a South Korean VPN provider, carried out by PlushDaemon, a newly identified China-aligned APT group. In this cyberespionage...

Unsecured Tunneling Protocols Expose 4.2 Million Hosts, Including VPNs and Routers
2025-01-20 15:08

New research has uncovered security vulnerabilities in multiple tunneling protocols that could allow attackers to perform a wide range of attacks. "Internet hosts that accept tunneling packets...