Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

“A DNS request can be made by an unauthenticated attacker to either spam a DNS service of a third party with requests that have a spoofed origin or probe whether domain names are present on the internal network behind the firewall,” reads the advisory published by the experts. ” reads the advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

L inear eMerge E3 smart building access systems designed by N ortek Security & Control (NSC) are affected by a severe vulnerability (CVE-2019-7256) that has yet to be fixed and attackers are actively scanning the internet for vulnerable devices. Passwords can be found in p roduct documentation and compiled lists available on the Internet.”

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DDOS Hacking Internet Internet 84

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Additionally, no firewall rules, port forwarding rules, or DDNS setup are required on the router, which makes this option convenient also for non-tech-savvy users.” The “P2P Cloud” feature bypasses firewalls and effectively allows remote connections into private networks. ” reads the report published by SEC Consult. !

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2019

Rockwell has released firmware updates that address the vulnerability for the affected controllers. Below the recommendations published by Rockwell Automation to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability: Update to the latest available firmware revision that addresses the associated risk. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A remote code execution vulnerability was identified in the weblogin.cgi program of Zyxel NAS products running firmware version 5.21 Do not leave the product directly exposed to the internet. If possible, connect it to a security router or firewall for additional protection,” Zyxel recommends. . and earlier. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Authentication Advertising Firmware Internet 73

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Cashdollar explained that the Silex malware trashes the storage of the infected devices, drops firewall rules and wipe network configurations before halting the system. The only way to recover infected devices is to manually reinstall the device’s firmware. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2018

” The experts focused their analysis on the impact of key reuse on Internet Protocol Security (IPsec). The cryptographic key for IPsec leverages the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol, which has two versions, IKEv1 and IKEv2. According to the Huawei’s advisory , its firewall products are affected by the flaw.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

“To update to the latest firmware, each user should select the “Check for Upgrade” option in the “Centrals” menu in the GUI. Specifically, users should: Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet. ” concludes the CISA advisory.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. After filtering out most of the false positives, we were left with more than 800,000 printers that had network printing features enabled and were accessible over the internet.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

At its core, malware exploits existing network, device, or user vulnerabilities , posing as little a risk as annoying advertisements to the much more damaging demand for millions of dollars in ransom. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The first priority will be to collect the advertised vulnerabilities. While this eliminates many headaches, it does not scan for misconfigurations and may not support other critical updates such as IT infrastructure (routers, firewalls, etc.), firmware (hard drives, drivers, etc.),

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2019

“The hackers behind it reportedly took advantage of poorly configured routers that had the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service enabled, which caused the routers to forward public ports to the private devices and be open to the public internet,” reads the analysis published by Yang. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

The consumer watchdog examined 13 router models provided to customers by internet-service companies such as EE, Sky and Virgin Media, and found more than two-thirds had security flaws. a lack of firmware updates, important for security and performance. Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Today, malware is a common threat to the devices and data of anyone who uses the Internet. Ransomware is one of the most virulent forms of malware on the modern Internet. Firmware rootkits are also known as “hardware rootkits.”. Programs being opened or accessing the Internet without your permission.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

20% increase accesses of specific organizations advertised. Company instructions to keep hands off internal network traffic leads to internet service provider (ISP) suppression of only 1% of the 100,000 monthly outgoing DDoS attacks. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In both cases, we described new UEFI firmware bootkits that managed to propagate malicious components from the deepest layers of the machine up to Windows’ user-land. The reason is simple: they represent huge software stacks that must support many protocols and have to be internet-facing to operate properly.

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