Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2020

A new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0090 , affects all Intel chips that could allow attackers to bypass every hardware-enabled security technology. Security experts from Positive Technologies warn of a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0090, that affects all Intel processors that were released in the past 5 years.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 5, 2025

Since FIPS 140-2 was established in 1998, technology has transformed significantly impacting everyone, including certifications. The FIPS 140-3 compliance mandate is more closely aligned to international standards and designed to match new and evolving technologies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With devices needing SIMs to authenticate them for mobile networks, advances in SIM technology will be critical f or the expansion of the connected world in years to come. . The integrated SIM (iSIM) provides a secure way of authenticating devices with the same security and convenience as the eSIM. ThalesDigiSec ! .

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2025

Since its emergence in 2021, Medusa has targeted over 300 victims across various critical infrastructure sectors, including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing. What is Medusa ransomware?

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2022

They require integrity, authentication, trusted identity and encryption. Protocols and policies setting new parameters for trusted connections are being hammered out and advanced encryption, authentication and data protection solutions are being ramped up. Related: Leveraging PKI to advance electronic signatures. Trust under siege.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Positive Technologies researchers Vladimir Kononovich and Alexey Stennikov have discovered security flaws Wincor Cineo ATMs that could be exploited to bypass Black-Box attack protections and withdraw cash. ” explained Vladimir Kononovich, Senior Specialist of ICS Security at Positive Technologies. Both issues received a CVSSv3.0

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 12, 2025

Unfortunately, this pipe is misconfigured to allow remote access without authentication, giving attackers an open door to abuse one of the service’s more dangerous features: “ One feature of the service is to invoke arbitrary executables as NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM. You can find the latest version on our Drivers and Manuals site.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

Keep your firmware and software updated. Turn on automatic updates, install updates from the operating system when you’re asked to, and make a regular habit of updating everything in your technology ecosystem. Enable two-factor authentication on all critical accounts. Everything. Setting up Google 2FA.

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SecureList

JUNE 11, 2024

Second, terminals can be connected to other scanners, such as electronic pass readers, or support other authentication methods using built-in hardware. Technological limitations: some biometric identification methods (such as face recognition) can be less efficient under low light conditions, when the subject is wearing a mask, etc.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Machine identities are divvied out as digital certificates issued by Certificate Authorities (CAs) — vendors that diligently verify the authenticity of websites. These certificates leverage something called the public key infrastructure ( PKI ), a framework for encrypting data and authenticating the machines talking to each other.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2025

Remediation: Implement robust authentication and authorization for all ecosystem interfaces including web, mobile, cloud, and backend APIs. Attackers with physical access can connect directly to service ports, extract firmware, install malicious hardware modifications, or replace communication modules with compromised versions.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

.” The three critical issues fixed by the chipmaker are: Public ID Security Rating CVSS Rating Technology Area Date Reported CVE-2023-24855 Critical Critical (CVSS Score 9.8) WLAN Firmware Internal CVE-2023-24855 : Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Modem. CVE-2023-28540 : Improper Authentication in Data Modem.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 22, 2022

A new research project has uncovered 56 vulnerabilities in operational technology (OT) devices from 10 different vendors, all of which stem from insecurely designed or implemented functionality rather than programming errors.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

“we disclose BrakTooth, a family of new security vulnerabilities in commercial BT stacks that range from denial of service (DoS) via firmware crashes and deadlocks in commodity hardware to arbitrary code execution (ACE) in certain IoTs.” ” reads the post published by the researchers. ” continue the researchers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

While the default security settings have improved over the review period, some popular brands either offer default passwords or no authentication, meaning anyone can spy on the spies. It is worrying that all analyzed brands have at least some models that allow users to keep default passwords or have no authentication setup whatsoever.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 30, 2021

11 public notice , Ubiquiti said it became aware of “unauthorized access to certain of our information technology systems hosted by a third party cloud provider,” although it declined to name the third party. ” In its Jan. 11 this year, now would be a good time to care of that.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2024

The “Showcase.apk” package, developed by Smith Micro, is part of the firmware image on millions of Android Pixel phones, potentially enhancing sales in Verizon stores. The app is preinstalled in Pixel firmware and included in Google’s OTA updates for Pixel devices. ” continues the report.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

From backdoors- As the Korean giant creates, validates and manufactures its computing devices all on its own, its every piece of hardware, wiring and firmware is securely drafted at its high secure R&D plants & factories in the world. So, the question of unauthorized backdoors being present on any of its devices gets eliminated.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2024

Researchers from the firmware security firm Binarly released a free online scanner to detect the CVE-2024-3094 Backdoor Last week, Microsoft engineer Andres Freund discovered a backdoor issue in the latest versions of the “xz” tools and libraries. The malicious build interferes with the authentication in sshd through systemd.

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SecureList

JANUARY 17, 2025

It performs user authentication, version check, configuration setup, and provides the initial environment to process the upper layer protocol (PDU). As a result, the head unit becomes accessible for a long time, switching between an authenticated state and anti-theft mode. The upper layer protocol has a binary format.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 24, 2021

Last time it was a vulnerability in the Arcadyan firmware found in devices distributed by some of today’s biggest router vendors and internet service providers, such as ASUS, Orange, Vodafone, Telstra, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, and British Telecom. Exactly what Mirai wants. Vulnerabilities. Same botnet, same operator? Mitigation.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. “This is reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance,” French vulnerability researcher Charles Fol tweeted. “Patch your #Fortigate.”

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Kali Linux

JUNE 12, 2025

updates BloodHound Community Edition - Major upgrade with full set of ingestors Kali NetHunter Smartwatch Wi-Fi Injection - TicWatch Pro 3 now able to de-authenticate and capture WPA2 handshakes Kali NetHunter CARsenal - Car hacking tool set! The summary of the changelog since the 2025.1 This is a big change, and we want your feedback!

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SecureList

APRIL 25, 2025

With time, the vulnerabilities were patched, and restrictions were added to the firmware. Attackers are leveraging this by embedding malicious software into Android device firmware. Attackers are now embedding a sophisticated multi-stage loader directly into device firmware. oat ) located in the same directory. db database.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

The procedures allow administrators to provide device information such as server addresses, account information, and firmware updates. The server is used to provide configurations and firmware updates to the devices. In this scenario, an attacker can act as a rogue server and distribute malicious firmware.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 18, 2025

In reality, the technology may soon flood YouTube Shorts with AI-generated pet clips, cheesy jokes, and derivative content. As AI tools become further embedded in creative platforms, questions arise about content quality and authenticity. While undeniably aspirational in tone, this vision carries a more pragmatic undercurrent.

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JULY 19, 2021

Security researchers at CyberArk Labs discovered a security bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-34466 , affecting the Windows Hello facial authentication process, An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to login systems running the Windows 10 OS.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

While details remain sparse, reports suggest social engineering tactics like phishing, SIM swapping, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) fatigue attacks may have been used to infiltrate systems. However, on the other hand, this same technology is being harnessed by attackers to innovate and intensify their tactics.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The victims include the construction subsector of the critical manufacturing sector, the academia subsector of the government facilities sector, the information technology sector, and the transportation sector.” Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released.

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Pen Test Partners

MAY 21, 2025

Within OT / ICS networks, legacy devices are often left unpatched for well-known exploitable vulnerabilities, such as authentication bypass or privilege escalation issues. Figure 2: Dual-homed GPS timeserver Additionally, the firmware version installed on the GPS timeserver was outdated with several known vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

August 12, 2024 Ivanti Runs Into Snag With Virtual Traffic Manager Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass. The problem: Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager has a vulnerability that could lead to authentication bypass and subsequent creation of an administrator when exploited. Install Web Help Desk version 12.8.3

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

An attacker can trigger the flaw to gain remote code execution and conduct denial-of-service attacks under specific conditions, exposing operational technology (OT) environments to hacking. could put operational technology (OT) infrastructure at risk of attacks, such as remote code execution (RCE) and denial of service (DoS).”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2024

“Commands can be injected over the network and executed without authentication.” The vulnerability impacts Avtech AVM1203 IP cameras running firmware versions FullImg-1023-1007-1011-1009 and prior. The cyber security expert Larry Cashdollar of Akamai Technologies reported the vulnerability to CISA. ” continues the report.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Breaking news last week, the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Small Business Cybersecurity Act was signed into law. Does your financial institution respect your 2-factor authentication? The bill will provide an avenue of resources and guidelines for small businesses to reduce their cybersecurity risks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In this blog, and in and accompanying interview with our colleague Daniel Hjort from Nexus Group, we discuss the challenges that industry faces to ensure safe deployment and management of IoT technologies. As an increasing number of connected devices are deployed within IoT ecosystems, enterprises need to identify and authenticate them.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 12, 2022

Microsoft has a technology called Active Directory that allows workstations to authenticate with a “domain controller.” curl would then upgrade to TLS but not flush the in-queue of cached responses and instead use and trust the responses it got before the TLS handshake as if they were authenticated. Libarchive RCE vulnerability.

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