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

Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2021

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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Patch now! Insecure Hikvision security cameras can be taken over remotely

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In a detailed post on Github , security researcher Watchful_IP describes how he found that the majority of the recent camera product ranges of Hikvision cameras are susceptible to a critical, unauthenticated, remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, even with the latest firmware. Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co.,

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SonicWall warns users of “imminent ransomware campaign”

Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

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. SRA 4200/1200 (EOL 2016) disconnect immediately and reset passwords. SMA 210/410/500v (Actively Supported) update firmware to 9.0.0.10-28sv

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Thousands of Hikvision video cameras remain unpatched and vulnerable to takeover

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 23, 2022

According to the researcher that reported it last year, the vulnerability has existed at least since 2016. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2021-36260 and was addressed by Hikvision via a firmware update in September 2021. Hikvision says you should download the latest firmware for your device from the global firmware portal.

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A new Zerobot variant spreads by exploiting Apache flaws

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft researchers have also identified that previous reports have used the vulnerability ID “ZERO-32906” for CVE-2018-20057, “GPON” for CVE-2018-10561, and “DLINK” for CVE-2016-20017; and that CVE-2020-7209 was mislabeled as CVE-2017-17106 and CVE-2022-42013 was mislabeled as CVE-2021-42013.”

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FBI published a flash alert on Mamba Ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

Mamba was first spotted on September 2016 when experts at Morphus Labs discovered the infection of machines belonging to an energy company in Brazil with subsidiaries in the United States and India. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. • Consider installing and using a VPN.

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Spyware in the IoT – the Biggest Privacy Threat This Year

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is exactly what happened on October 12, 2016, when the Mirai botnet used an army of IoT devices — like security cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs) and routers — to execute a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack which left much of the internet inaccessible. Update, Update, Update.

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Mike Janke, the co-founder of DataTribe, and a six-time CEO and former Navy Seal, observes “Before the creation of DataTribe in 2016, many Maryland-based cyber and related startups had to relocate to Silicon Valley to succeed.” Like Dragos and ENVEIL, the founders of both BlueRidge AI and Refirm Labs developed their expertise at the NSA.

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Threat spotlight: Conti, the ransomware used in the HSE healthcare attack

Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

When it first surfaced in September 2016, they were using TrickBot , aka TrickLoader, a highly popular banking Trojan. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Consider installing and using a VPN. hard drive, storage device, the cloud). Disable hyperlinks in received emails.

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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Before we dive into the specific cybersecurity concerns, let us remind you about the attack that took place in October 2016. It can be prevented through the use of an online VPN. Here are five significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities with IoT in 2020. The Threat is Definitely Real. Shadow IoT Devices.

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Will your Mac or Windows PC still get security updates in 2026? Check this chart

Zero Day

JUNE 14, 2025

But every PC that was sold with Windows preinstalled after mid-2016 was required to have a TPM, so that's a simple matter of flipping a switch in the firmware menu.

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VulnRecap 3/4/24 – Ivanti, Ubiquiti, AppLocker Under Attack

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

The problem: The FBI warns that during the dismantling of the Moobot botnet, agents detected code from other Russian attackers, including the notorious Fancy Bear (AKA: APT28 or Military Unit 26165) also responsible for the attack on the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) before the 2016 election.

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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

IoT malware: competition and persistence IoT malware is notable for a huge diversity of families derived from Mirai, which was first discovered in 2016. They can be made to serve as routers (proxies or VPN servers) to anonymize illicit traffic. Various ways exist to monetize Illicit access to webcams.

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Zyxel 0day Affects its Firewall Products, Too

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

. “We’ve now completed the investigation of all Zyxel products and found that firewall products running specific firmware versions are also vulnerable,” Zyxel wrote in an email to KrebsOnSecurity. “Hotfixes have been released immediately, and the standard firmware patches will be released in March.”

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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Of course, we should note that the opposite is also possible: for instance, starting in June 2016, but most notably since September 2016 all the way to December 2016, the Turla group intensified their satellite-based C&C registrations tenfold compared to its 2015 average.

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

Patch now! Insecure Hikvision security cameras can be taken over remotely

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SonicWall warns users of “imminent ransomware campaign”

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