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SonicWall warns of ‘imminent ransomware’ attacks on its EOL products

Security Affairs

x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials.” “The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of firmware.” The network equipment vendor is now urging customers to update the firmware of their devices as soon as possible. “If 34 or 9.0.0.10

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Experts warn of critical flaws in Flexlan devices that provide WiFi on airplanes

Security Affairs

“It is found that our wireless products, FLEXLAN FX3000/2000 series, have a firmware vulnerability. The CVE–2022–36158 flaw is a hidden system command web page that was discovered performing reverse engineering of the firmware used by the device. ” reads the advisory published by Contec. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SonicWall warns users of “imminent ransomware campaign”

Malwarebytes

The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of SonicWall firmware. x versions of the firmware. x firmware. x firmware versions. The notice mentions the following products along with recommended actions: SRA 4600/1600 (EOL 2019) disconnect immediately and reset passwords.

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A bug is about to confuse a lot of computers by turning back time 20 years

Malwarebytes

Before the year 2000, lots of computer programs kept track of the year by remembering the last two digits instead of all four. Authentication mechanisms such as Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) and Kerberos also rely heavily on time. through 3.22. If you don’t remember the Y2K bug, let me remind you quickly. Mitigation.

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WizCase Report: Vulnerabilities found in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS

Security Affairs

CVE-2018-18472 – XXE and Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution in Axentra Hipserv NAS firmware. . It’s used in different devices from different vendors, the affected devices sharing the firmware are: Netgear Stora. The company provides a firmware with a web interface that mainly uses PHP as a serverside language.

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Do cyber regulations actually make K–12 schools safer? Navigating compliance while securing school and student data

Malwarebytes

2000 Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Requires K–12 schools to restrict children’s exposure to obscene digital content, monitor the online activity of minors, and educate students about appropriate behavior on the internet. Keep all operating systems, software, and firmware up to date.

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Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

eSecurity Planet

Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. Symmetric encryption is often used for drive encryption, WiFi encryption, and other use cases where speed performance is paramount and a password can be safely shared.