Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

“They allegedly used the Phobos malware to encrypt information on the networks, blocking the companies from accessing the data unless a ransom was paid and a decryption key was provided by the gang. Generation of target list of extensions and folders to encrypt. ” reported the website Nation Thailand.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 26, 2025

Until the last ten years or so, we would largely categorise robots as reactive with mostly industrial applications in areas like manufacturing or warehousing. Verified Identity, access permission controls, data encryption are all challenges for the cybersecurity industry in a world of autonomous machines!

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. Expect to see more investments in privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) such as encryption, anonymization, and data masking.

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GlobalSign

JUNE 25, 2025

User Authentication Mobile Device Authentication Machine and Server Authentication Client Certificates Digitally sign documents and encrypt sensitive emails. As part of the EU’s digital transformation, recent regulations are encouraging manufacturers to issue CoCs in electronic form.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

But according to an in-depth analysis shared with KrebsOnSecurity by security researcher Paul Marrapese , iLnkP2P devices offer no authentication or encryption and can be easily enumerated, allowing potential attackers to establish a direct connection to these devices while bypassing any firewall restrictions.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 23, 2024

dat Encrypted VBShower backdoor AppCache028732611605321388.log:AppCache0287326116053213889292.vbs Sample VBShower Cleaner content VBShower::Backdoor The backdoor’s payload is contained encrypted within a DAT file. Encrypted VBShower backdoor VBShower::Launcher goes through several stages to decrypt the backdoor.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The government says Russian national Artur Sungatov used LockBit ransomware against victims in manufacturing, logistics, insurance and other companies throughout the United States. In addition, the Japanese Police, supported by Europol, have released a recovery tool designed to recover files encrypted by the LockBit 3.0

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Key Findings During the reporting period (August 1, 2024January 31, 2025), the manufacturing sector faced a turbulent threat landscape: Attackers ramped up their abuse of remote external services software, used impersonating domains for targeted spearphishing attacks, and continued to target the sector with ransomware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group uses a double-extortion model, with most of the victims in the manufacturing and IT industries. The Rust variant has also been seen using intermittent encryption, one of the emerging tactics that threat actors use today for faster encryption and detection evasion.”

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Digital Shadows

MARCH 17, 2025

VPN Infrastructures Allure for Threat Actors PNs have become a fundamental part of network security for organizations worldwide, enabling secure remote access to systems, encrypting sensitive data during transmission, and protecting internal networks from unauthorized access. This threat hunt identifies accounts at risk of this attack vector.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open source tool to encrypt entire drives. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Phobos variants are usually distributed by the SmokeLoader , but in 8Base campaigns, it has the ransomware component embedded in its encrypted payloads. The group has been active since March 2022, it focused on small and medium-size businesses in multiple industries, including finance, manufacturing, business services, and IT.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. com is currently selling security cameras made by the Chinese manufacturer Hikvision , via an Internet address based in Hong Kong. The real Privnote, at privnote.com. com include privnode[.]com

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SecureList

MAY 28, 2025

The threat actors behind Zanubis continue to refine its code adding features, switching between encryption algorithms, shifting targets, and tweaking social engineering techniques to accelerate infection rates. Communication with the C2 API was encrypted with RC4 using a hardcoded key and Base64-encoded.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

B2B IAM in Agricultural Machinery: Building a Seamless and Secure Future for Manufacturers madhav Tue, 09/10/2024 - 07:01 As global food demand continues to rise, agricultural machinery manufacturers face growing pressure to modernise and adopt sustainable practices.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

In addition to the encryption of data, victims have received threats that data stolen during the incidents will be published.” Most of the attacks have been reported in July, the organizations hit by the ransomware gang operate in professional services, construction, manufacturing, retail, and food industries. ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The digital imaging products manufacturer OmniVision disclosed a data breach after the 2023 ransomware attack. In 2023, the imaging sensors manufacturer was the victim of a Cactus ransomware attack. OmniVision Technologies is a company that specializes in developing advanced digital imaging solutions. OmniVision Technologies Inc.

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Pen Test Partners

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This is a pivotal moment for manufacturers, importers, and distributors, imposing new compliance measures to safeguard against cyber threats. Implications for manufacturers and vendors This regulatory overhaul extends its reach to the core economic actors in the product lifecycle; manufacturers, importers, and distributors of smart products.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Olympus A manufacturer of optics, endoscopy, and reprography products. Citrocasa GmbH A machining manufacturer. Manufacturing Austria. Pramer Baustoffe GmbH A construction material and tool supplier Manufacturing Austria. T1070 Valid Accounts BlackMatter uses valid accounts to logon to the victim network. .

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Another is accountability and traceability back to a source. There’s this buzzphrase that if you can’t build in security then build in accountability. So a lot of things we don’t get to touch because of tunneling and encryption, and the Department of Defense in particular has really struggled with this.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

As a guest on the recent episode of the Thales Security Sessions podcast , he mentioned that over 13 billion user accounts already have the option of using a passkey instead of a password – and the technology has already been adopted and deployed by consumer services and enterprises alike. So, it’s undoubtedly already out there.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Encryption and data backup. Data encryption is a protection strategy that renders data useless even when an intruder accesses it. Encrypting all your company’s sensitive data and private information ensures that it’s protected from data breaches. They protect your electronic devices and accounts from hackers.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Sysdig discovered the threat when it found in its cloud honeypot a strange bucket using a compromised account. The fix: Use encryption for all your Git configuration; avoid committing sensitive data, including credentials; and set strict access requirements for your repositories. The tools are found on underground marketplaces.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There's no consistency across manufacturers or devices either in terms of defaulting to auto-updates or even where to find updates. But rightly or wrongly, the risk you take when using devices in a fashion they weren't designed for is that the manufacturer may break that functionality at some time.

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SecureList

APRIL 25, 2025

Neither payload is encrypted. Loading the configuration All field values within the configuration are encrypted using AES-128 in ECB mode and then encoded with Base64. For this purpose, the malware periodically transmits a wealth of device information (MAC address, model, CPU, manufacturer, IMEI, IMSI, etc.),

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 31, 2022

Industrial Spy, a hacking group involved in ransomware attacks, targeted at Novartis last week, stealing sensitive information from the manufacturing division of the company servers. It first infiltrates the victim network, steals data and then locks it out with encryption until a ransom is paid.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2020

Two security researchers have found undocumented Telnet admin account accounts in 29 FTTH devices from Chinese vendor C-Data. Two security researchers have discovered undocumented Telnet admin account accounts in 29 Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) devices from Chinese vendor C-Data.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 28, 2024

I tried to understand how this program works, but the owner has implemented special encryption, which means you cannot read the actual code. In this guide , we are exploring a Python program known as hack CCTV to access publicly available live cameras globally. Instead, a simple string is displayed in place of the code lines.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2020

The ATM manufacturer giants, Diebold Nixdorf and NCR, have released software updates to fix a flaw that could have been exploited for ‘deposit forgery’ attacks. The ATM manufacturers Diebold Nixdorf and NCR have addressed a bug that could have been exploited for ‘deposit forgery’ attacks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 21, 2025

77% of organizations have the overprivileged default Compute Engine service account configured in Google Vertex AI Notebooks which puts all services built on this default Compute Engine at risk. The proliferation of IoT devices in homes and businesses has created a significant security challenge.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The ransomware attack compromised parts of its network, including manufacturing and corporate systems. However, portions of our Lifetouch and BorrowLenses business, Groovebook, manufacturing and some corporate systems have been experiencing interruptions.” reads the statement issued by the company.

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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. The most common security practices in place at top-tier enterprises were: •Encryption of sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2024

The experts observed the threat actors using a new version of their encryptor that adds the “blackbytent_h” file extension to encrypted files, drops four vulnerable driver files, and uses victim Active Directory credentials to spread. “Talos observed some differences in the recent BlackByte attacks.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

The factory specializes in manufacturing, consumer electronics, medical devices, and industrial operations. Based in Tijuana, Mexico, near the California border, the facility is an electronics manufacturing giant employing 5,000 people. For added account protection, use strong passwords and activate multi-factor authentication.

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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.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The use of unmanaged and IoT devices in enterprises is growing exponentially, and will account for 55.7 Securing devices can be cumbersome, requiring complex manufacturing partnerships and increasing unit prices, thereby reducing adoption. billion connected devices by the end of 2025.

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