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INFRA:HALT flaws impact OT devices from hundreds of vendors

Security Affairs

NicheStack (aka InterNiche stack) is a proprietary TCP/IP stack developed originally by InterNiche Technologies and acquired by HCC Embedded in 2016. “The new vulnerabilities allow for Remote Code Execution, Denial of Service, Information Leak, TCP Spoofing, or DNS Cache Poisoning.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, OT).

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

I also looked at custom firmware and soldering and why, to my mind, that was a path I didn't need to go down at this time. Let's got through the options: Firmware Patching I'll start with the devices themselves and pose a question to you: can you remember the last time you patched the firmware in your light globes? Or vibrator.

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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices. Another type of service sold on the dark web is IoT hacking. DNS changer Malicious actors may use IoT devices to target users who connect to them.

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Cr1ptT0r Ransomware targets D-Link NAS Devices and embedded systems

Security Affairs

A user reported that its D-Link DNS-320 device was infected by malicious code. The D-Link DNS-320 model is no more available for sale, one of the members of the forum explained that the firmware of its NAS was never updated and its device was exposed to WAN through ports 8080, FTP port 21, and a range of ports for port forwarding.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2022

SecureList

MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware. Late last year, we became aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). Lapsus$ group hacks Okta. Targeted attacks.

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DDoS attacks in Q4 2020

SecureList

The DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) protocol is used to establish secure connections over UDP, through which most DNS queries, as well as audio and video traffic, are sent. After the attacks came to light, the manufacturer promptly released a firmware update for configuring verification of incoming requests.

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