Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

The most surprising about this find is probably that the vulnerability apparently has existed since 2005 and was only found 16 years later. If there is an update for your printer you will see something similar to this after clicking on the Software, Drivers and Firmware button. All the affected printers are laser printers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The experts pointed out that Boa has been discontinued since 2005. ” Microsoft experts explained that despite Boa being discontinued in 2005, many vendors across a variety of IoT devices and popular software development kits (SDKs) continue to use it. ” reads the report published by Microsoft. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It can potentially be used to attack device firmware or perform legacy PCI access by accessing ports 0xCF8 / 0xCFC. The discovery was casually made several months ago, while experts were configuring a brand new HP printer, and noticed that an old printer driver from 2005 called SSPORT.SYS was triggering an alert by Process Hacker.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Some possible avenues of infection include exploiting weak or default administrative credentials on routers, and outdated, insecure firmware that has known, exploitable security vulnerabilities. .” Frustratingly, Lumen was not able to determine how the SOHO devices were being infected with AVrecon. WHO’S BEHIND SOCKSESCORT?

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

PT Reviewed by Elyse Betters Picaro Chris Bayer/ZDNET In 2005, about 3.3 Update your car's multimedia unit firmware What is firmware? All modern devices require manufacturer firmware updates to keep them running smoothly. Here are five smart ways to make the most of them. Show more 3.

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Zero Day

JUNE 16, 2025

PT Reviewed by Elyse Betters Picaro Chris Bayer/ZDNET In 2005, about 3.3 Update your car's multimedia unit firmware What is firmware? All modern devices require manufacturer firmware updates to keep them running smoothly. Close Home Innovation Transportation Your car's USB port is more useful than you think.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Built-in edge security, including encryption , URL filtering, and malware protection Cloud-agnostic branch connectivity, SaaS optimization, and IaaS integrations Application aware enterprise NGFW, Snort IPS, and malware sandboxing Microsegmentation and identity-based policy management Self-healing firmware to prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities.

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