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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

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At this point, it has become cliché to say that nothing in 2022 turned out the way we expected. Similarly, at the beginning of February 2022, we noticed a huge spike in the amount of activity related to Gamaredon C&C servers. It directly affected satellite modems firmwares , but was still to be understood as of mid-March.

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Over 80,000 Hikvision cameras can be easily hacked

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The vulnerability is an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Hikvision IP camera/NVR firmware, it was discovered by a security researcher that goes online with the moniker “Watchful IP.”. The expert confirmed that every firmware developed since 2016 has been tested and found to be vulnerable.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2022

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IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. 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).

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InfectedSlurs botnet targets QNAP VioStor NVR vulnerability

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In November, Akamai warned of a new Mirai -based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs , actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The researchers discovered the botnet in October 2023, but they believe it has been active since at least 2022. and earlier. and earlier (5.0.0

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Beastmode Mirai botnet now includes exploits for Totolink routers

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Operators behind the Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet Beastmode (aka B3astmode) added exploits for Totolink routers. The Mirai -based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet Beastmode (aka B3astmode) now includes exploits for Totolink routers. CVE-2022-26186 targets TOTOLINK N600R and A7100RU.

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APT trends report Q2 2022

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This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q2 2022. In late 2021, we encountered a malicious DXE driver incorporated into several UEFI firmware images that were flagged by our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). The most remarkable findings.

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Unauthenticated RCE can allow hacking DrayTek Vigor routers without user interaction

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Tens of router models from Taiwanese SOHO manufacturer DrayTek are affected by a critical, unauthenticated, remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-32548, that can be exploited to fully compromise a vulnerable device and gain unauthorized access to the broader network. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DrayTek Vigor).

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