CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

AT&T Alien Labs™ has found new malware written in the open source programming language Golang. The malware creates a backdoor and waits to either receive a target to attack from a remote operator through port 19412 or from another related module running on the same machine. VirusTotal scanning results of BotenaGo malware.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2021

Zyxel addressed a critical flaw in its firmware, tracked as CVE-2020-29583 , related to the presence of a hardcoded undocumented secret account. The Taiwanese vendor Zyxel has addressed a critical vulnerability in its firmware related to the presence of a hardcoded undocumented secret account. “Firmware version 4.60

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

US and UK cybersecurity agencies issued a joint advisory about the spread of QSnatch Data-Stealing Malware that already infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS devices. The QSnatch malware implements multiple functionalities, such as: . The experts were alerted about the malware in October and immediately launched an investigation.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2021

Researchers at 360Netlab are warning of a cryptocurrency malware campaign targeting unpatched QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices. via the unauthorized remote command execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-2506 & CVE-2020-2507). The flaws affect QNAP NAS firmware versions prior to August 2020.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

According to SiteLock researchers and cybersecurity experts, the threat landscape will only continue to grow in 2020 and will likely bring even more new challenges with it. We’ve analyzed the current state of the industry and packaged up our top five cybersecurity predictions for 2020.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

Netgear has released security and firmware updates for its JGS516PE Ethernet switch to address 15 vulnerabilities, including a critica remote code execution issue. The most severe flaw is a critical RCE tracked as CVE-2020-26919 and rated with a CVSS v3 score of 9.8, ” reads the advisory published by NCC Group.”

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CSO Magazine

JULY 27, 2022

A sophisticated rootkit that's able to insert itself into the lowest levels of Windows computers -- the motherboard firmware -- has been making victims since 2020 after disappearing from the radar for around three years. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is the modern equivalent to the BIOS.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

In November 2021, AT&T Alien Labs™ first published research on our discovery of new malware written in the open-source programming language Golang. The team named this malware “BotenaGo.” Key takeaways: BotenaGo malware source code is now available to any malicious hacker or malware developer.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 1, 2021

As per the document ‘Mobile Malware Evolution 2020’ document released by Kaspersky, the online banking services have become prime targets to those spreading Mobile Adware. Kaspersky claims that the Android devices mostly those belonging to Chinese OEMs are coming pre-installed with adware and some even in the firmware components.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The infamous TrickBot gets a new improvement, authors added a new feature dubbed “ TrickBoot ” designed to exploit well-known vulnerabilities in the UEFI/BIOS firmware and inject malicious code, such as bootkits. TrickBot, one of the most active botnets, in the world, gets a new improvement by adding a UEFI/BIOS Bootkit Feature.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The high-severity vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2020-2495, CVE-2020-2496, CVE-2020-2497, and CVE-2020-2498 are cross-side-scripting flaws that could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code in File Station, to inject malicious code in System Connection Logs, and to inject malicious code in certificate configuration.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

The so-called ZuoRAT campaign, which very likely started in 2020, is so sophisticated that the researchers suspect that there is a state sponsored threat actor behind it. The threat actor can then use DNS hijacking and HTTP hijacking to cause the connected devices to install other malware. SOHO routers. Stay safe, everyone!

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2020

Billions of Windows and Linux devices are affected by a serious GRUB2 bootloader issue, dubbed BootHole, that can be exploited to install a stealthy malware. According to researchers from the firmware security firm Eclypsium, which discovered the issue, the BootHole flaw affects any operating system that uses GRUB2 with Secure Boot. .

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2021

.” QNAP NAS devices continue to be under attack, earlier March, researchers at 360Netlab warned of a cryptocurrency malware campaign targeting unpatched QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices. The malware was designed to abuse NAS resources and mine cryptocurrency.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

QNAP is warning customers of a new piece of malware dubbed Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices to mine cryptocurrency. Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published a security advisory to warn customers of a new piece of malware named Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices. Install the latest version of Malware Remover.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2020

The vulnerabilities have been reported by the ACE Team at Loginsoft, below the full list included in the security advisory published by the vendor: CVE-2020-15892 :: Link :: DAP 1520 :: Buffer overflow in the `ssi` binary, leading to arbitrary command execution. B09 (and below) will receive no security updates remaining vulnerable.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

.” When the botnet was first detected in 2019, experts noticed it was exploiting the Tenda zero-day flaw tracked as CVE-2020-10987. The vulnerability was detailed in July 2020 by the security researchers Sanjana Sarda. “We recommend that Tenda router users check their firmware and make necessary update.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Zerobot operators are offering the botnet as a malware-as-a-service model, one domain (zerostresser[.]com) the malware operators have removed CVE-2018-12613, a phpMyAdmin vulnerability that could allow threat actors to view or execute files. The IT giant is tracking this cluster of threat activity as DEV-1061.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2021

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass issue (CVE-2021-20090 ) affecting home routers with Arcadyan firmware. Threat actors actively exploit a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20090 , impacting home routers with Arcadyan firmware to deploy a Mirai bot.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

This week, firmware security company Eclypsium reported that billions of Windows and Linux devices are affected by a serious GRUB2 bootloader issue (CVE-2020-10713), dubbed BootHole , that can be exploited to install a stealthy malware. minimal" version from Binary DVD iso downloaded on 7/29/2020 on system running in EFI mode 2.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The vulnerabilities ((CVE-2020-25183, CVE-2020-25187, CVE-2020-27252)) could be only exploited by an attacker within the Bluetooth range of the vulnerable product. The third vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-27252, is a race condition that could be leveraged to upload and execute unsigned firmware on the Patient Reader.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

AMD is going to release patches for a flaw affecting the System Management Mode (SMM) of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). The vulnerability was discovered by the security researcher Danny Odler, it resides in the AMD’s Mini PC could allow attackers to manipulate secure firmware and execute arbitrary code.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2020

According to a security advisory published by the company, both flaws, tracked as CVE-2020-2506 and CVE-2020-2507 , are improper access control vulnerabilities. In early August, the Taiwanese company urged its users to update the Malware Remover app to prevent NAS devices from being infected by the QSnatch malware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Security experts from Check Point discovered a high-severity flaw ( CVE-2020-6007 ) in Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs that can be exploited by hackers to gain entry into a targeted WiFi network. The bridge discovers the hacker-controlled bulb with updated firmware, and the user adds it back onto their network.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2022

Anonymous: Operation Russia after 100 days of war GitLab addressed critical account take over via SCIM email change LuoYu APT delivers WinDealer malware via man-on-the-side attacks Clipminer Botnet already allowed operators to make at least $1.7 If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2021

The malware moves all files stored on the device to password-protected 7zip archives and demand the payment of a $550 ransom. The Taiwanese vendor published a security advisory to warn its customers of the ongoing attacks and is urging them to install the latest Malware Remover version and scan their devices for indicators of compromise.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-25191, affects driver versions prior to 20.5. Update the firmware on CompactRIO controllers to v8.5 Refer to Upgrading Firmware on my NI Linux Real-Time Device for directions on how to update the firmware on current controllers. ” reads the security advisory published by CISA.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2021

Threat actors are exploiting two vulnerabilities in the popular file-sharing server FileZen , tracked as CVE-2020-5639 and CVE-2021-20655 , to steal sensitive data from businesses and government organizations. Soliton addressed both flaws in FileZen solutions with the release of firmware versions V4.2.8 and V5.0.3.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Critical vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2020-29492 and CVE-2020-29491 affect several Dell Wyse thin client models that could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute malicious code and gain access to arbitrary files. Both CVE-2020-29492 and CVE-2020-29491 reside in the ThinOS operating system that runs on Dell Wyse thin clients.

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SecureList

JUNE 8, 2022

During 2020 and 2021, more than 500 router vulnerabilities were found. The nvd.nist.gov website presents different figures, but they too show a significant increase in the number of router vulnerabilities found in 2020 and 2021. Router-targeting malware. Mirai is not the only DDoS malware to target routers. Verdict. %*.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2021

In July 2020, researchers at the cybersecurity firmware Eclypsium disclosed a buffer overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-10713 and dubbed BootHole , which can be exploited by attackers to install persistent and stealthy malware. The mechanism is designed to protect the boot process from attacks.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

pw has been registered and abandoned by several parties since 2014, but the most recent registration data available through DomainTools.com shows it was registered in March 2020 to someone in Krasnodar, Russia with the email address edgard011012@gmail.com. In May 2020, Zipper told another Lolzteam member that quot[.]pw

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2021

“Even when ransomware infiltrates a system, Intel vPro platform PCs with Intel Hardware Shield can help restrict lateral movement with hardware-enforced isolation of virtualized containers, memory protections, secure boot and below the OS firmware security.”. Intel's Hardware Shield and Threat Detection Technology.

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SecureList

JANUARY 20, 2022

At the end of 2021, we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our Firmware Scanner , which has been integrated into Kaspersky products since the beginning of 2019. This one is made up of implants found in the UEFI firmware within the SPI flash, a non-volatile storage external to the hard drive.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Tracked as CVE-2020-25159 , the flaw is rated 9.8 The flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-25159, has received a CVSS score of 9.8 Experts was that vendors may have bought vulnerable versions of this stack before the 2012 update and are still using it in their firmware. ” reads the security advisory published by Claroty.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

According to a private industry notification alert (PIN), sent by the FBI to private organizations, the Bureau is aware of extortion activities that have been happening since February 2020. Patch operating systems, software, firmware, and endpoints. PIN Number 20201210-001.

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