eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker.

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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

AUGUST 13, 2022

To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. The US agencies recommend not paying the ransom because there is no guarantee to recover the encrypted files and paying the ransomware will encourage the illegal practice of extortion. ” reads the joint advisory.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Cybercriminals often attack medical devices and networks to access highly sensitive information, including personal and protected health data. They often exploit this information by demanding ransom or selling it on the Dark Web. For more detailed information, QR codes can be used for easy access.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

To protect against those threats, a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol is recommended. WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES). WEP and WPA are both under 4%, while WPA2 commands a 73% share of known wireless encryption connections.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

PYSA, also known as Mespinoza, is capable of exfiltrating and encrypting critical files and data, with the criminals specifically targeting higher education, K-12 schools and seminaries, the bureau warns. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. and others. law,” the agency notes.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Asymmetric encryption may require too much processing power for certain devices, making symmetric keys the only option. Over-the-air (OTA) software and firmware updates must be delivered securely and effectively. weak cryptography, software bugs, malware, etc.).

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Looking at the three vulnerabilities listed above it seems that someone has taken a good look at the initial connection and authentication routines inn the Qualcomm WLAN firmware. The Group temporal key is used to encrypt all broadcast and multicast traffic between an access point and multiple client devices.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2022

North Korean state-sponsored cyber-actors used Maui ransomware in these incidents to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services—including electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services. Keep operating systems, applications, and firmware up to date.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 13, 2022

Specifically, the NGINX LDAP reference implementation which uses LDAP to authenticate users of applications being proxied by NGINX. Lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) is a protocol that makes it possible for applications to query user information rapidly. The reference implementation was announced in June 2015. Mitigation.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Armed with this information, hackers often try to exploit vulnerabilities in home devices and networks to breach corporate networks. Here are some key safety guidelines to consider: Restrict who can view your personal information. Use the administrator account only for maintenance, software installation, or firmware updates.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, we decided not to update the toy immediately in order to explore what could be extracted from the older firmware version. This information is delivered in plaintext via the HTTP protocol, making it vulnerable to interception by network traffic analysis software, as we observed while examining early network traffic.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2020

The backdoor accounts in the firmware of 29 FTTH Optical Line Termination (OLT) devices from popular vendor C-Data. The security duo, composed of Pierre Kim and Alexandre Torres, disclosed seven vulnerabilities in the firmware of FTTH OLT devices manufactured by C-Data. ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Secret Service (USSS) to provide information on BlackByte ransomware. “BlackByte is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) group that encrypts files on compromised Windows host systems, including physical and virtual servers.” Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 27, 2022

update, Apple introduced “Advanced Data Protection,” which finally introduced end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for most items backed up or stored in iCloud. Enabling end-to-end encryption (Advanced Data Protection for iCloud). encrypted email providers. Enabling end-to-end encryption (Advanced Data Protection for iCloud).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The AvosLocker ransomware-as-a-service emerged in the threat landscape in September 2021, since January the group expanded its targets by implementing the support for encrypting Linux systems, specifically VMware ESXi servers. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released.

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SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

According to public sources of information, ISaGRAF Runtime is used as an automation framework in multiple products in various industries across the globe and its use is not limited to ICS. An attacker that can carry out a MitM attack will be able to overwrite tag statuses, the program being downloaded to the device, or authentication data.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

level vulnerability involves a lack of validation, which allows attackers to steal Kubernetes API credentials from the ingress controller, compromise the authentication process by modifying settings, and gain access to internal files including service account tokens. CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2019

Searching online the expert first found an encrypted firmware, he found on a forum a Portable ROM Dumper , (a custom firmware update file that once loaded, dumps the memory of the camera into the SD Card) that allowed him to dump the camera’s firmware and load it into his disassembler (IDA Pro). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Researchers at firmware security firm Eclypsium discovered multiple vulnerabilities referred as USBAnywhere that could be exploited to potentially allow an attacker to take over the baseboard management controller (BMC) for three different models of Supermicro server boards: the X9, X10, and X11. ” reads the post published by Eclypsium.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

PYSA, aka Mespinoza, is a malware capable of exfiltrating data and encrypting users’ critical files and data stored on their systems. All encrypted files in Windows and Linux, the two platforms this ransomware primarily targets, will have the.pysa suffix. Use multi-factor authentication wherever possible.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2019

The WPA Wireless security standard was designed to authenticate wireless devices using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) protocol and to establish secure connections that hackers cannot spy on. The Enterprise mode implements 192-bit encryption for networks that require extra security. ” the experts added.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2021

The flaws could be exploited to access sensitive information, reboot the device, trigger a denial-of-service condition, and gain privileged access. “Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to access sensitive information, reboot the UR, gain privileged access, or cause a denial-of-service condition.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“Cyber criminal threat actors exploit network vulnerabilities to exfiltrate data and encrypt systems in a sector that is increasingly reliant on smart technologies, industrial control systems, and internet-based automation systems. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

The gang also claimed to have deleted the data that held the information needed to issue Covid vaccination certificates. Code signing certificates assign a digital signature on executable software and firmware to allow them and mark them as trusted. However, the most advanced attacks were the ones targeting Nvidia and Samsung.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It comes equipped with a built-in TOR network tunnel for communication with command servers, along with update and delivery functionality through trusted services such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, all using custom encrypted archives. During these scans, it collects a range of sensitive information from all active users.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 1, 2021

28 NSA-CISA document (PDF download) urges buyers to use standards-based VPNs from vendors with a track record of swiftly addressing known vulnerabilities and using strong authentication credentials. Examine whether a product offers strong authentication credentials and protocols by default, as opposed to weak credentials and protocols.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

CGI password logger This installs a fake version of the device admin login page, logging successful authentications and passing them to the legitimate login page. These are encrypted with the actor’s public key and sent to their infrastructure over HTTPS. .”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2021

.” The vulnerabilities impact all embedded and IoT devices that use the Realtek RTL8710C module, they could be exploited only by attackers on the same Wi-Fi network or know the network’s pre-shared key (PSK) used to authenticate wireless clients on local area networks. ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

It’s not a mystery, a printer left exposed online without proper security could open the doors to hackers, now researchers from Shadowserver Foundation have discovered tens of thousands of printers that are exposed online that are leaking information. ” continues the report. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

The communications are not encrypted, however the WiFi password is sent encrypted during set up (albeit trivial to decrypt).” “As the communications are not encrypted, it is simple to Man-in-the-Middle the traffic and analyse the API.” ” reads the analysis published by MWR InfoSecurity.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

” The SNMP protocol allows network administrators to monitor and configure network devices remotely, but the cyberspies abused it to obtain sensitive network information and, then target vulnerable devices to breach into the network. SNMP v2 doesn’t support encryption and so all data, including community strings, is sent unencrypted.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Several media outlets independently analyzed the data leak and verified the authenticity of the data. The Center manages information for use by our customers, partners and other external parties. “Per our analysis, the leaked files contained Intel intellectual property respective to the internal design of various chipsets.

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. There is a handy command that comes from the kmod package, called modinfo which will give us information about any module that the kernel has. author: Broadcom Corporation firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.bin

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

The group focused on the HPH Sector with ransomware operations that aimed at deploying ransomware and exfiltrating personal identifiable information (PII) and patient health information (PHI) threatening to release the stolen data if a ransom is not paid. Use standard user accounts on internal systems instead of?administrative?accounts,

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

A string of arrests followed, and then in January—in an act of unprecedented co-operation—Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had dismantled the REvil group and charged its members, thanks to information provided by the USA. This information represents victims who were successfully attacked but opted not to pay a ransom.

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