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KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The assault came from “ Meris ,” the same new “Internet of Things” (IoT) botnet behind record-shattering attacks against Russian search giant Yandex this week and internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare earlier this summer. “The largest share belongs to the version of firmware previous to the current stable one.”

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P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices

Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

iLnkP2p is bundled with millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including security cameras and Webcams, baby monitors, smart doorbells, and digital video recorders. He found that 39 percent of the vulnerable IoT things were in China; another 19 percent are located in Europe; seven percent of them are in use in the United States.

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New Ttint IoT botnet exploits two zero-days in Tenda routers

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Security researchers provided technical details about an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint that has been exploiting two zero-days in Tenda routers. Security researchers at Netlab, the network security division Qihoo 360, have published a report that details an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint. ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hacking IoT & RF Devices with BürtleinaBoard

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

How to hack IoT & RF Devices with BürtleinaBoard. Few months ago I have presented #FocacciaBoard : a similar multipurpose breakout board that uses the famous FT232H to handle multiple protocols commonly found in (I)IoT devices (i.e. his majesty, the Firmware). In a couple of minutes you should get extracted the firmware.

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Mozi Botnet is responsible for most of the IoT Traffic

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The Mozi botnet accounted for 90% of the IoT network traffic observed between October 2019 and June 2020, IBM reported. Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The number of sensors and smart devices connected to the internet is exponentially rising, which are the 5 Major Vulnerabilities for IoT devices. If you take a look at the global market for IoT, you can easily spot the trend. IoT devices are exposed to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. IoT is a complicated concept.

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Both Mirai and Hoaxcalls IoT botnets target Symantec Web Gateways

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

“There is no evidence to support any other firmware versions are vulnerable at this point in time and these findings have been shared with Symantec.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Million of Telestar Digital GmbH IoT radio devices can be remotely hacked

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

A security researcher disclosed zero-day flaws in Telestar Digital GmbH IoT radio devices that could be exploited by remote attackers to hijack systems without any user interaction. The hardware of the terminals is equipped with Shenzen technology, while the firmware is based on BusyBox Linux Debian. . ” continues the experts.

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Silex malware bricks thousands of IoT devices in a few hours

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Security experts warn of a new piece of the Silex malware that is bricking thousands of IoT devices, and the situation could rapidly go worse. The only way to recover infected devices is to manually reinstall the device’s firmware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Millions of IoT Devices exposed to remote hacks due to iLnkP2P flaws

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

Experts discovered security flaws in the iLnkP2P peer-to-peer (P2P) system that exposes millions of IoT devices to remote attacks. The iLnkP2P system allows users to remotely connect to their IoT devices using a mobile phone or a PC. Potentially affected IoT devices include cameras and smart doorbells. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hacking IoT devices with Focaccia-Board: A Multipurpose Breakout Board to hack hardware in a clean and easy way!

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Even before the appearance of the word (I)IoT, I was breaking hardware devices, as many of you, with a multitude of debuggers (i.e. Successfully dumped the smartlock’s firmware. And after having successfully dumped the firmware we can proceed at extracting some valuable evidences for the forensics case. Some Practical Use-Cases.

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Hacking the Twinkly IoT Christmas lights

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Security researchers discovered some flaws in the Twinkly IoT lights that could be exploited display custom lighting effects and to remotely turn off them. ’ ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Hacking Wi-Fi networks by exploiting a flaw in Philips Smart Light Bulbs

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

“Check Point’s researchers showed how a threat actor could exploit an IoT network (smart lightbulbs and their control bridge) to launch attacks on conventional computer networks in homes, businesses or even smart cities.” The company released firmware p atches for the device in January. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Naming & Shaming Web Polluters: Xiongmai

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In late 2016, the world witnessed the sheer disruptive power of Mirai , a powerful botnet strain fueled by Internet of Things (IoT) devices like DVRs and IP cameras that were put online with factory-default passwords and other poor security settings. A rendering of Xiongmai’s center in Hangzhou, China. Source: xiongmaitech.com.

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ZoomEye IoT search engine cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs

Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2018

A security researcher discovered that the IoT search engine ZoomEye has cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs. The IoT search engine ZoomEye has cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs, the discovery was made by security researcher Ankit Anubhav, Principal Researcher at NewSky Security.

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Experts hacked 28,000 unsecured printers to raise awareness of printer security issues

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. To find out how many printers were on the menu for our experiment, we searched for IP addresses with open ports on specialized IoT search engines, such as Shodan and Censys.

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Guardzilla Security Video System Footage exposed online

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2018

The vulnerability lies within the design and implementation of Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) credentials inside the Guardzilla Security Camera firmware.” “The Guardzilla IoT-enabled home video surveillance system contains a shared Amazon S3 credential used for storing saved video data. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Researchers warn of QNAP NAS attacks in the wild

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

Hackers target QNAP NAS devices running multiple firmware versions vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) flaw addressed by the vendor 3 years ago. QNAP addressed the vulnerability with the release of firmware version 4.3.3 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. on July 21, 2017.

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Moobot botnet spreads by exploiting CVE-2021-36260 flaw in Hikvision products

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2021

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 pointed out that every firmware developed since 2016 has been tested and found to be vulnerable.

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10-year-old vulnerability in Avaya VoIP Phones finally fixed

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2019

“The bug affecting the open source software was reported in 2009, yet its presence in the phone’s firmware remained unnoticed until now. Avaya addressed the issue with the release of new firmware on June 25. Affected models are 9600 Series, J100 Series or B189 running firmware version 6.8.1 Only the H.323

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SweynTooth Bluetooth flaws affect devices from major system-on-a-chip (SoC) vendors

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

.” Experts confirmed that more issues are still under disclosure and that the list of impacted SoC vendors is longer, and the number of IoT products designed on top of vulnerable SoCs still need independent patches from their respective vendors. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Botnet operators target multiple zero-day flaws in LILIN DVRs

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

Netlab shared its findings with LILIN on January 19, 2020, and the vendor addressed the issues with the release of the firmware update (version 2.0b60_20200207). The new firmware released by the vendors validated the hostname passed as input to prevent command execution. ” reads the advisory published by Netlab.

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WAGO Industrial Switches affected by multiple flaws

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

The company has already fixed the issues with the release of firmware versions 1.2.2.S0, “The industrial managed switch series 852 from WAGO is affected by multiple vulnerabilities such as old software components embedded in the firmware. The expert also found hardcoded private keys for the SSH daemon in the device’s firmware.

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QSnatch malware infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS Devices

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

The experts observed that once a device has been infected, the malicious code can prevent the installation of firmware updates. The two agencies urge organizations to ensure their devices have not been previously infected, they recommend a full factory reset of the device before performing the firmware upgrade.

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GhostDNS malware already infected over 100K+ devices and targets 70+ different types of home routers

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Shell DNSChanger is written in the Shell programming language and combines 25 Shell scripts that allow the malware to carry out brute-force attacks on routers or firmware packages from 21 different manufacturers. Js DNSChanger is written in JavaScript and includes 10 attack scripts designed to infect 6 routers or firmware packages.

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Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Unfortunately, the cloud ID is not sufficiently random and complex to make guessing correct cloud IDs hard because the analysis of the Xiongmai firmware revealed it is derived from the device’s MAC address. ” Experts also discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code on the device through a firmware update.

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Broadcom WiFi Driver bugs expose devices to hack

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2019

“You can find these chips almost everywhere from smartphones to laptops, smart-TVs and IoT devices. Anguelkov confirmed that two of those vulnerabilities affect both in the Linux kernel and firmware of affected Broadcom chips. In this case, firmware event frames from a remote source will be processed. • Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cisco addresses critical issues in IP Phones and UCS Director

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

The issue affects the following Cisco products if they have web access enabled and are running a firmware release earlier than the first fixed release for that device: IP Phone 7811, 7821, 7841, and 7861 Desktop Phones IP Phone 8811, 8841, 8845, 8851, 8861, and 8865 Desktop Phones Unified IP Conference Phone 8831 Wireless IP Phone 8821 and 8821-EX.

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A daily average of 80,000 printers exposed online via IPP

Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

This info includes printer names, locations, models, firmware versions, organization names, and even WiFi network names. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues the report. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 252

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Hacking IoT devices with Focaccia-Board: A Multipurpose Breakout Board to hack hardware in a clean and easy way! Unsigned Firmware running on peripherals could expose Windows, Linux systems to hack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – newsletter).

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Expert released PoC exploit code for unpatched backdoor in HiSilicon chips

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

HiSilicon is the largest domestic designer of integrated circuits in China, its chips are used by millions of IoT devices worldwide, including security cameras, DVRs, and NVRs. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. .”

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BLEEDINGBIT Bluetooth flaws in TI chips expose enterprises to remote attacks

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Security experts from the IoT security firm Armis, the same that found the BlueBorne Bluetooth flaws, have discovered two serious vulnerabilities in BLE chips designed by Texas Instruments. The flaw can only be exploited if the device using the chip has the over-the-air firmware download (OAD) feature enabled.

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Sony Bravia Smart TVs affected by a critical vulnerability

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Patch management is a crucial aspect for IoT devices, smart objects are surrounding us and represent a privileged target for hackers. Click the Firmware update link for details about how to check the software version. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Mukashi, the new Mirai variant that targets Zyxel NAS

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2020

Multiple, if not all, Zyxel NAS products running firmware versions up to 5.21 Once it has infected a device, the Mukashi bot performs brute-force attacks in the attempt to compromise other IoT devices on the network and contacts the C&C server if a login attempt has been successful. The vendor advisory is also available.

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Tens of flaws in Samsung SmartThings Hub expose smart home to attack

Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2018

. “Cisco Talos recently discovered several vulnerabilities present within the firmware of the Samsung SmartThings Hub.” The access to those IoT devices could allow attackers to gather sensitive information managed by the devices within the home and perform unauthorized activities. is affected by the flaws. concludes Talos.

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Expert found a critical RCE zero-day in TP-Link Wi-Fi Extenders

Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2019

” The RCE flaw affects TP-Link Wi-Fi Extender models RE365, RE650, RE350 and RE500 running firmware version 1.0.2, Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . build 20180213. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2023

The cause of the vulnerability is the improper error message handling in Zyxel ZyWALL/USG series firmware versions 4.60 through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, and ATP series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35. ” concludes the report.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. ” Frustratingly, Lumen was not able to determine how the SOHO devices were being infected with AVrecon.

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Over 600k GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Attackers could spy on the users, listen conversations made in the environment surrounding the GPS tracker, get and spoof the location of the tracker, send an SMS message to an arbitrary number to obtain the telephone number of the device and use SMS as an attack vector, replace the firmware of the device. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security experts disclosed Wyze data leak

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

IoT vendor Wyze announced that one of its servers exposed the details of roughly 2.4 IoT vendor Wyze announced that details of roughly 2.4 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. million customers.

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Using iPhones and AirTags to sneak data out of air-gapped networks

Malwarebytes

MAY 13, 2021

To demonstrate their point, they released an ESP32 firmware that turns the micro-controller into an (upload only) modem. Using firmware based on the TU Darmstadt research, the device can broadcast a hardcoded default message and then listens for any new data to broadcast in a loop until a new message is received.

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Over 19,000 Orange Livebox ADSL modems leak WiFi credentials

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2018

“This allows allow any remote user to easily access the device and maliciously modify the device settings or firmware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. admin/admin). ” continues the analysis.

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D-Link router models affected by remote code execution issue that will not be fixed

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2019

According to the Fortinet, the vulnerability impacts D-Link firmware in the DIR-655, DIR-866L, DIR-652, and DHP-1565 router families. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. and a CVSS v20 base score of 10.0.

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Android Botnet leverages ADB ports and SSH to spread

Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2019

In September 2018, researchers observed the Hide and Seek (HNS) IoT botnet targeting Android devices with ADB option enabled. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Android, botnet).

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KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”

P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices

Trending Sources

New Ttint IoT botnet exploits two zero-days in Tenda routers

Hacking IoT & RF Devices with BürtleinaBoard

Mozi Botnet is responsible for most of the IoT Traffic

IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Both Mirai and Hoaxcalls IoT botnets target Symantec Web Gateways

Million of Telestar Digital GmbH IoT radio devices can be remotely hacked

Silex malware bricks thousands of IoT devices in a few hours

Millions of IoT Devices exposed to remote hacks due to iLnkP2P flaws

Hacking IoT devices with Focaccia-Board: A Multipurpose Breakout Board to hack hardware in a clean and easy way!

Hacking the Twinkly IoT Christmas lights

Hacking Wi-Fi networks by exploiting a flaw in Philips Smart Light Bulbs

Naming & Shaming Web Polluters: Xiongmai

ZoomEye IoT search engine cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs

Experts hacked 28,000 unsecured printers to raise awareness of printer security issues

Guardzilla Security Video System Footage exposed online

Researchers warn of QNAP NAS attacks in the wild

Moobot botnet spreads by exploiting CVE-2021-36260 flaw in Hikvision products

10-year-old vulnerability in Avaya VoIP Phones finally fixed

SweynTooth Bluetooth flaws affect devices from major system-on-a-chip (SoC) vendors

Botnet operators target multiple zero-day flaws in LILIN DVRs

WAGO Industrial Switches affected by multiple flaws

QSnatch malware infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS Devices

GhostDNS malware already infected over 100K+ devices and targets 70+ different types of home routers

Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature

Broadcom WiFi Driver bugs expose devices to hack

Cisco addresses critical issues in IP Phones and UCS Director

A daily average of 80,000 printers exposed online via IPP

Security Affairs newsletter Round 252

Expert released PoC exploit code for unpatched backdoor in HiSilicon chips

BLEEDINGBIT Bluetooth flaws in TI chips expose enterprises to remote attacks

Sony Bravia Smart TVs affected by a critical vulnerability

Mukashi, the new Mirai variant that targets Zyxel NAS

Tens of flaws in Samsung SmartThings Hub expose smart home to attack

Expert found a critical RCE zero-day in TP-Link Wi-Fi Extenders

Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices

Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Over 600k GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’

Security experts disclosed Wyze data leak

Using iPhones and AirTags to sneak data out of air-gapped networks

Over 19,000 Orange Livebox ADSL modems leak WiFi credentials

D-Link router models affected by remote code execution issue that will not be fixed

Android Botnet leverages ADB ports and SSH to spread

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