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StripedFly: Perennially flying under the radar

SecureList

Subsequent analysis revealed earlier instances of suspicious code dating back to 2017. Importantly, our investigation, which considered binary timestamps, indicated that this exploit was created prior to April 2017. It is worth noting that the EternalBlue exploit was publicly disclosed by the Shadow Brokers group on April 14, 2017.

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Hacking Wi-Fi networks by exploiting a flaw in Philips Smart Light Bulbs

Security Affairs

based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power low-bandwidth needs, designed for small scale projects which need wireless connection.

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Too much UPnP-enabled connected devices still vulnerable to cyber attacks

Security Affairs

. “The hackers behind it reportedly took advantage of poorly configured routers that had the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service enabled, which caused the routers to forward public ports to the private devices and be open to the public internet,” reads the analysis published by Yang. Pierluigi Paganini.

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework: IoT and PKI Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Recently, NIST has been taking a closer look at the Internet of Things (IoT), inviting input on practical risks organizations face as they move into the age of connected devices. Given the importance of PKI and digital certificates in the age of the IoT, I wanted to share some findings from our 2017 Global PKI Trends Study.

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Group-IB presented latest cybercrime and nation-state hacking trends in Asia

Security Affairs

The attackers’ research vector is now shifting from software vulnerabilities to those located at the hardware and firmware level. In 2017-2018 hackers’ interest in cryptocurrency exchanges ramped up. Thirteen exchanges were hacked in 2017 and in the first three quarters of 2018, amounting to a total loss of $877 million.