SecureList

APRIL 25, 2025

The modular architecture of the malware gives attackers virtually unlimited control over the system, enabling them to tailor functionality to specific applications. Depending on the system architecture, it decodes and loads a native helper library. A copy of the Trojan infiltrates every application launched on an infected device.

Cryptocurrency

SecureWorld News

JULY 10, 2025

Manufacturing and logistics firms, increasingly digitized and AI-driven, are acutely at risk: state-aligned hackers are "infiltrating the digital arteries of commerce" from ports to payment systems. Organizations today utilize an average of 131 third-party APIs in their systems, and APIs now account for over 70% of all web traffic.

Manufacturing

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

CISA and FBI urge manufacturers to use proven prevention methods and mitigations to eliminate this class of defect while urging software customers to demand secure products from manufacturers that include these preventions, the agencies wrote in a joint fact sheet.

Banking

Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2025

Specifically, CISA and USCG assessors had the most success gaining initial access, attaining network permanence, evading defenses and moving laterally by using valid accounts, phishing schemes and default credentials all simple attack methods. Tenable was one of the 68 original signatories of the pledge.

Cybersecurity

Centraleyes

JUNE 26, 2025

Evidence Collection: Ensure that you have all necessary documentation, such as policies, security configurations, system architecture, and audit logs. These milestones help ensure the remediation process is not only tracked but also keeps the organization accountable. cloud, manufacturing, classified enclaves).

Penetration Testing

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Most of the infections were still at financial institutions in Vietnam, with one victim active in the manufacturing industry. More recently, we identified what appears to be the latest version of the native DeadGlyph Executor backdoor module, with changes to both its architecture and workflow components.

Malware

Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2025

The surge was fueled by ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Grammarly, and other generative AI tools, which accounted for the majority of AI-related traffic from known applications. Figure 1: Top AI applications by transaction volume Enterprises blocked a large proportion of AI transactions: 59.9%

Social Engineering

Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

These challenges include bias and discrimination embedded in algorithms, privacy violations due to enhanced surveillance capabilities, and the difficulty of assigning accountability for decisions made by AI systems. Ethics The ethical challenges posed by advancing AI technologies will demand urgent attention in 2025.

Cybersecurity

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Much of this pivoting included the use of network equipment from a variety of different manufacturers.” ” The attackers manipulated network settings by enabling Guest Shell for command execution, modifying access control lists (ACLs), and creating stealthy hidden accounts.

Telecommunications

GlobalSign

JULY 25, 2025

Hybrid Architecture Consistency The DSPM-PKI integration allows for uniform security within hybrid infrastructures (on-premises and multi-cloud). Log in to your account to purchase At the next step, you will be redirected to our secure account setup process. Cancel Continue X

Risk

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 9, 2025

and European manufacturing capabilities have disappeared, leaving few safe manufacturing sources," Staynings said. Many of those may in fact be compromised, as California-based Taiwan manufacturer Supermicro found out with motherboards it produced for Congress. Cyber Command.

Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

MARCH 5, 2025

That headache is real, of course, but accountants and lawyers will step up to sort it out," said Mike Wilkes , Former CISO, MLS; Adjunct Professor, NYU. Less reputable manufacturers could have weaker cybersecurity practices, leading to an increased risk of supply chain attacks, hardware backdoors, or compromised software.

Cyber Risk

SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2024

The manufacturing sector faces an increasingly daunting cyber threat landscape that puts production operations, intellectual property, and entire supply chains at risk. Manufacturers must make cyber resilience a fully institutionalized part of their organizational identity." trillion annually. "

Manufacturing

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The main reasons to rewrite malware in Rust is to have lower AV detection rates, compared to malware written in most common languages, and to target multiple architectures. The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group uses a double-extortion model, with most of the victims in the manufacturing and IT industries. AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

Ransomware

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This should include everything from the extraction of raw materials, design, manufacturing, transportation, and even the final recycling of the devices. We’ve taken a leadership position in introducing a well-developed methodology, named GreenPEG , to move forward in a sustainable, measurable, and accountable manner.

Energy and Utilities

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2021

Many IT experts are warning that it won’t be long before hackers compromise several unprotected home networks simultaneously to manufacture a forceful and large-scale breach of vital services and systems. This type of attack doesn’t take into account how complex your business’s program is if one of your vendors has been breached.

Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

including government, manufacturing, transportation, and law enforcement. From the report: " Storm-0501 is the latest threat actor observed to exploit weak credentials and over-privileged accounts to move from organizations’ on-premises environment to cloud environments. The group is now expanding its operations by targeting U.S.

Ransomware

Webroot

MARCH 15, 2021

That means security vendors and device manufacturers who rely on embedded threat intelligence should insist on visibility surrounding the successor to IPv4. Well, it did exist , but was never officially adopted because it used the same 32-bit architecture as its predecessor. Why we needed IPv6. By the way…whatever happened IPv5?

Manufacturing

Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Were also likely to see requirements for architecture diagrams. For example, the FDAs latest pre-market cyber draft includes: [Architecture views including].Detailed For example, the FDAs latest pre-market cyber draft includes: [Architecture views including].Detailed Are they aware of these changes?

Engineering

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

When I looked at what Amazon and Google and Microsoft are pushing for it’s really a lot of horsepower going into the architecture and designs that support that service model, including the building in of more and more security right up front. Another is accountability and traceability back to a source. BK: For example….?

Computers and Electronics

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Human Security identified a supply chain of a Chinese manufacturer that was compromised to backdoor the firmware of several products delivered to resellers, physical retail stores and e-commerce warehouses. Products containing the malicious backdoor have been found on public school networks throughout the United States.

Firmware

The Last Watchdog

MAY 28, 2021

I covered the aviation industry in the 1980s and 1990s when safety regulations proved their value by compelling aircraft manufacturers and air carriers to comply with certain standards, at a time when aircraft fleets were aging and new fly-by-wire technology introduced complex risks. Rosa Smothers , senior vice president, KnowBe4 .

Cyber Attacks

SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

North Korea's prolific state-sponsored hacking units are once again setting their sights on South Korea's defense and arms manufacturing sector. Organizations can then work to counter these TTPs specific to each their assets, criticality, architecture, and other unique risks and considerations for that organization.

Manufacturing

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This analysis from Dirk Schrader, Vice President of Security Research, and Michael Paye, Vice President of Research and Development, is based on Netwrix’s global experience across a wide range of verticals, including technology, finance, manufacturing, government and healthcare. Understaffing will increase the role of channel partners.

Cybersecurity

Google Security

OCTOBER 27, 2021

TrustZone is a key part of our security architecture for general secure processing, but the security improvements included in Google Tensor go beyond TrustZone. It helps protect your phone, apps, Google Account, and passwords by giving you a central view of your device’s current configuration. Security is a rigorous process.

Mobile

Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Ransomware attacks increased by 80% year-over-year, accounting for all ransomware payloads observed in the Zscaler cloud. Some industries saw particularly high growth of double-extortion attacks, including healthcare (643%), food service (460%), mining (229%), education (225%), media (200%), and manufacturing (190%).

Ransomware

McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Her work centered on helping aerospace manufacturers manage the convergence of cyber risk across their increasingly complex business ecosystem, including IT, OT and connected products. Director, Industry Solutions Americas Solutions Architecture & Customer Success. Director/CISO of IT Risk Management. Ulta Beauty. Elizabeth Moon.

Cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Carried out by ReRez Research , DigiCert’s poll queried senior officials at organizations in the fields of healthcare, industrial manufacturing, consumer products and transportation ranging in size from 999 to 10,000 employees. Losses include lost productivity, compliance penalties, lost reputation and stock price declines.

IoT

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Service providers and 5G-enabled device manufacturers both have critical roles to play in the success and sustainability of this wireless network rollout. To be successful, an attacker must gain access to the 5G Service Based Architecture. 5G Systems Architecture. Policy and Standards.

Risk

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker. The solution allows the manufacturer to create an innovative process that maintains data safety throughout every communication. Use case 3: Smart meter manufacturer.

IoT

SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

Telnet running with hard-coded root credentials One of the major vulnerabilities discovered in the smart pet feeder is the presence of a Telnet server running on the default port, with a root account that can be accessed remotely. It is critical that manufacturers use dynamic and unique credentials for each device.

Firmware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Some of the key findings of the report are: Ransomware still gets top of the podium, accounting for 34% of EU threats. The report also highlights that ransomware attacks are becoming more targeted, with attackers focusing on high-value targets with particular emphasis on the Industrial and Manufacturing sectors.

Social Engineering

Security Boulevard

APRIL 20, 2022

Retail and wholesale moved from the fifth-most phished industry category all the way to first, ahead of last year’s most phished industry, manufacturing. Implement zero trust architectures to limit the blast radius of successful attacks. Leverage automated tools and actionable intel to reduce phishing incidents. Learn more.

Phishing

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

A41APT is a long-running campaign, active from March 2019 to the end of December 2020, that has targeted multiple industries, including Japanese manufacturing and its overseas bases. The Apple M1, a direct relative of the processors used in the iPhone and iPad, will ultimately allow Apple to unify its software under a single architecture.

Malware

SecureWorld News

MAY 15, 2023

Shawn Surber, Senior Director of Technical Account Management at Tanium: "We spend a lot of time talking about the impact of ransomware to businesses and the theft of personal, health, and/or financial data. Those all have real value to sell for hackers and a somewhat definable business impact on the victims.

Insurance

Veracode Security

MAY 24, 2021

s becoming more difficult for device manufacturers and their customers to know what exactly is running inside their products and the scope of the security and license risk lurking within. Traditionally, device manufacturers analyze their first-party code (a difficult process in and of itself) as part of their security program requirements.

Manufacturing

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2019

malware was used by threat actors to establish a backdoor in MSSQL Server 11 and 12 servers, allowing them to access to any account on the server using a “magic password.” The PortReuse backdoor has a modular architecture, experts discovered that its components are separate processes that communicate through named pipes.

Malware