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Operation Triangulation: The last (hardware) mystery

SecureList

It was designed to support both old and new iPhones and included a Pointer Authentication Code (PAC) bypass for exploitation of recent models. Because this feature is not used by the firmware, we have no idea how attackers would know how to use it. How could it be that that the exploit used MMIOs that were not used by the firmware?

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

. “These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Upgrade to the latest firmware version. Change any default usernames and passwords.

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The Future of Payments? Frictionless.

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

With an estimated $500 billion retail market spend per year, what’s next for the payments industry as a whole. Consumers today live in the world of Amazon and online shopping and the need for effortless speed is ever-growing thanks to the retail giant. The answer is frictionless payments. Security as Frictionless as Checkout.

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IoT and Machine Identity Management in Financial Services

Security Boulevard

It enables insurance companies to collect and share data with customers about their insured goods in real time, allows consumers to make instant contactless payments and provides the framework for retail banks to collect information on each customer that enters one of their locations. This is where machine identities come in handy.

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Wear your MASQ! New Device Fingerprint Spoofing Tool Available in Dark Web

Security Affairs

The Resecurity® HUNTER unit has identified a new tool available for sale in the Dark Web called MASQ , enabling bad actors to emulate device fingerprints thus allowing them to bypass fraud protection controls, including authentication mechanisms.

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Key Developments in IoT Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Digital identification would fulfill a critical element of attaining a zero trust architecture, especially important for industrial technology edge devices. Secure firmware flashing is also a way to enhance assurance of device security, allowing for audit capabilities and controls around these devices.

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VISA warns of cyber attacks on PoS systems of fuel dispenser merchants

Security Affairs

In November VISA published another security alert, titled “ ATTACKS TARGETING POINT-OF-SALE AT FUEL DISPENSER MERCHANTS ,” that warns of threat actors that were able to obtain payment card data due to the lack of secure acceptance technology, (e.g. EMV Chip, Pointto -Point Encryption, Tokenization, etc.)