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China-linked APT BlackTech was spotted hiding in Cisco router firmware

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US and Japanese authorities warn that a China-linked APT BlackTech planted backdoor in Cisco router firmware to hack the businesses in both countries. The state-sponsored hackers was observed using a custom firmware backdoor which was enabled and disabled by sending specially crafted TCP or UDP packets to the devices.

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Devices from Dell, HP, and Lenovo used outdated OpenSSL versions

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The researchers discovered the issue by analyzing firmware images used devices from the above manufacturers. The experts analyzed one of the core frameworks EDKII used as a part of any UEFI firmware which has its own submodule and wrapper over the OpenSSL library ( OpensslLib ) in the CryptoPkg component. that dates back to 2009.

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MI5 chief warns of Chinese cyber espionage reached an unprecedented scale

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.” Recently, US and Japanese intelligence, law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies warned of a China-linked APT, tracked as BlackTech (aka Palmerworm, Temp.Overboard, Circuit Panda, and Radio Panda), that planted backdoor in Cisco router firmware to access multinational companies’ networks.

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SweynTooth Bluetooth flaws affect devices from major system-on-a-chip (SoC) vendors

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The protocol Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) was released in 2010 and it is designed to implement a new generation of services for mobile applications. The issue initially causes denial of service ( DoS ), but “attackers could reverse engineer products firmware to possibly leverage remote execution,” the researchers say. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Teslas

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Welcome to The Hacker Mind, an original podcast from for all secure. It's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. And in this episode, I'm talking about hacking Tesla's or rather new product called Tesla key that prevents somebody from hacking into cars. I'm Robert Vamosi. Very unlikely.

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