Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Security experts warn of a new piece of the Silex malware that is bricking thousands of IoT devices, and the situation could rapidly go worse. Silex is not the first IoT malware with this behavior, back in 2017 BrickerBot bricked millions of devices worldwide. Cashdollar (@_larry0) June 25, 2019. ” reported ZDnet.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The news is not surprising, unfortunately in many cases IoT devices, including IP cameras, are deployed without proper security measures. As worrying as it may seem, this comes as a clear reminder that when cameras are placed on the internet, they must be properly installed with security in mind.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In contemporary times, with the exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes, connected cars, and wearable devices, the importance of RF pentesting has soared significantly. It encompasses a range of electromagnetic radio waves utilized for wireless information transmission.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2020

. “According to court documents, the botnets were initially based largely on the source code previously developed by other individuals to create the Mirai botnet;” In September 2019, Schuchman pleaded guilty to creating and operating multiple DDoS IoT botnets. Schuchman also managed the purchases of new exploits for the botnet.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. Experts warn of an increase of IoT attacks on a global scale, making internet routers one of the primary targets. ” reads the advisory published by TrendMicro.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Microsoft experts believe that threat actors behind a malicious campaign aimed at Indian critical infrastructure earlier this year have exploited security flaws in a now-discontinued web server called Boa. The researchers identified over 1 million internet-exposed Boa server components around the world over the span of a week.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 27, 2018

In this week’s episode (#110): the second major flaw in Apache Struts 2 in as many years and has put the information security community on alert. In this week’s episode (#110): the second major flaw in Apache Struts 2 in as many years and has put the information security community on alert. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

Siemens Metaverse, a virtual space built to mirror real machines, factories, and other highly complex systems, has exposed sensitive data, including the company’s office plans and internet of things (IoT) devices. The most worrying discovery was that of exposed office management platform ComfyApp user credentials.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. “Keksec’s EnemyBot appears to be just starting to spread, however due to the authors’ rapid updates, this botnet has the potential to become a major threat for IoT devices and web servers. LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

The attackers are leveraging a still-unpatched zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-6526 , to gain full control over the targeted systems. The vulnerability in dnaLIMS was reported to the vendor in 2017, but it is still unpatched. The attacks were originated from the 2.176.78.42 IP address that is located in Iran.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

ransomware, that was first spotted in late 2017 and was available for sale on the open market as of August 2018. Microsoft announced to have taken down 62 of the original 69 TrickBot C&C servers, seven servers that could not be brought down last week were Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

“Check Point’s researchers showed how a threat actor could exploit an IoT network (smart lightbulbs and their control bridge) to launch attacks on conventional computer networks in homes, businesses or even smart cities.” ” reads the report published by CheckPoint.”Our

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

A new variant of the Mirai botnet, tracked as Moobot, was spotted scanning the Internet for vulnerable Tenda routers. Researchers from AT&T Alien Lab have spotted a new variant of the Mirai botnet, tracked asu Moobot, which was scanning the Internet for the CVE-2020-10987 remote code-execution (RCE) issue in Tenda routers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. .” The botnet implements multiple obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and hides C2 on the Tor network. The bot also tries to run shell commands to infect misconfigured Android devices that expose Android Debug Bridge port (5555).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

According to IBM, OT attacks increased by over 2000 percent in 2019, most of them involved the Echobot IoT malware. In June 2019, experts from Dragos firm reported that Xenotime threat actor behind the 2017 Trisis/Triton malware attack was targeting electric utilities in the US and APAC. ” continues the report.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 5, 2018

In an effort to meet compliance requirements – and with an eye towards cutting costs – the healthcare industry has turned its attention towards embracing digitally transformative technologies, including cloud, big data, Internet of Things and containers. respondents reported using these technologies with sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

The hackers targeted unnamed companies in software development, e-commerce, and an internet service provider around the world, including Poland, Germany, Turkey, Korea, Japan, and India. MATA is also able to target Linux-based diskless network devices, including such as routers, firewalls, or IoT devices.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

Previously seen to be exploited in the wild through 2017 and on-going.” . “Another notable spike to mention is IPS detections related to MVPower CCTV DVR models (CVE-2016-20016) also known as JAWS webserver RCE. ” continues the advisory.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

This week, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a joint advisory about a massive ongoing campaign spreading the QSnatch data-stealing malware. CISA and NCSC have identified two campaigns of activity for QSnatch malware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

The first campaign likely began in early 2014 and continued until mid-2017, while the second started in late 2018 and was still active in late 2019. The experts were alerted about the malware in October and immediately launched an investigation. “CISA and NCSC have identified two campaigns of activity for QSnatch malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

TP-Link addressed a critical zero-day vulnerability ( CVE-2017-7405 ) in its TP-Link Archer routers that could be exploited by attackers to remotely take their control over LAN via a Telnet connection without authentication. “This is a zero-day flaw that was not previously reported and can affect both home and business environments.”

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As we look forward into 2017 cyber attacks , information security teams have to think like hackers in order to stay ahead of the challenges to come. For more information on preventing damage from ransomware, see our white paper.) Based on 2016’s trends, we expect in 2017 to see more frequent and severe DDoS incidents.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

According to the researchers, the Smominru botnet has been active at least since May 2017 and at the time of its discovery infected more than 526,000 Windows computers.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 19, 2017

On May 15, 2017, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled “ Internet of Things: Status and implications of an increasingly connected world.” Technological Advancements Leading To IoT Surge. The increase and availability of cloud computing is helping IoT devices expand.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

EternalBlue is a Windows exploit created by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and used in the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack. Imagine a large organization with a network infrastructure comprising multiple interconnected systems, including servers, workstations, and IoT devices. What is the EternalBlue vulnerability?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

IoT (printers, IP phones, security cameras, etc.) Although the features beyond network access control and services can be valuable, they are beyond the scope of this review and will not be covered further here. Agents Forescout Platform is an agentless solution. Network infrastructure (switches, routers, wireless access points, etc.)

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Vamosi: So in this episode, we're going to be talking a lot about Capture the Flag, not the children's game of course, but the information security game, we're going to talk about the Jeopardy style CTF, which like the TV game show has six categories of questions, with varying degrees of difficulty. We have people working on AI.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 23, 2018

In its Global Risk Report 2017 , the World Economic Forum found that “large-scale cyber-attacks or malware causing large economic damages” or “widspread loss of trust in the internet” remain the primary business risks in North America.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The website of Brian Krebs , a well-known journalist in the field of information security, was also subjected to a brief, but powerful, M?ris Another information security media, Infosecurity magazine , hit by a DDoS attack , decided to switch to a more robust hosting provider. Attacks on IoT honeypots. ris attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. Series A SenseOn 2017 London, UK 61 $26.4 Series A GitGuardian 2017 Paris, France 63 $56.0 Series A Ubiq Security 2019 San Diego, CA 25 $6.4 Strata Identity.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 29, 2022

When I joined Duo’s creative team back in 2017 as a junior designer, I recall the dim panic of feeling completely out of my element and fearing that I would end up getting the boot once my colleagues realized I had no idea what I was doing. Duo’s co-founder Dug Song spoke of security being “the biggest geopolitical issue of our time.

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