Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2023

New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing your Wi-Fi network password at risk. is related to incorrect authentication of the bulb, which means the device can be impersonated, allowing for Tapo password theft and device manipulation.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

This and many other vulnerabilities pose a significant risk, as they not only permit unauthorized access to individual devices but also enable hackers to infiltrate huge hospital networks and cause mass disruption through malicious software. Vulnerabilities in medical devices present significant risks, expanding the potential for breaches.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2022

Researchers from Cyber looked for VNC exposed over the internet and discovered over 8000 VNC instances with authentication disabled, most of them in China, Sweden, and the United States. Leaving VNCs exposed over the internet without any authentication makes it fairly easy for intruders to penetrate the victim’s network and create havoc.”

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2020

First, the identities of any two digital entities – a sensor and a control server, for instance, or even a microservice and a container — must be authenticated, and, second, the data exchanged between any two such digital instances must be encrypted. What we’re seeing is pretty basic things around authentication.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Sierra AirLink routers users risk remote code execution, unauthorized access, cross-site scripting, authentication bypass, and denial of service attacks. The affected routers are used by government organizations, police units, energy, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare sector, etc.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

How do we gauge how risky it is and how do we ensure that future APIs are not putting the enterprise at risk? This can not be done without major risk unless organizations have created and mandated corporate standards on what a "good" API actually is from a security standpoint. Defining and sharing what good means.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2023

Backed by beauty-product manufacturers, PowderRoom has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, and its Android app has been downloaded more than 100,000 times on Google Play. Among the leaked data, researchers found a million tokens used for authentication and accessing the website.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

These are not uncommon risks. The devices themselves can’t be secured, but that doesn’t mean we can’t use basic IT techniques to reduce our security risks. Industries with very expensive operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as healthcare or industrial manufacturing, can be especially vulnerable.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2024

When enforced, the regulation will mandate manufacturers to prioritize security from the design stage and throughout the product's entire lifecycle. The Act is expected to enter into force in 2024, and manufacturers must apply the rules 36 months after they enter into force. PCI DSS 4.0 In a complementary manner, PCI DSS 4.0

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

could put operational technology (OT) infrastructure at risk of attacks, such as remote code execution (RCE) and denial of service (DoS).” Exploiting the vulnerabilities requires user authentication as well as bypassing the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) used by both the PLCs.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2024

When enforced, the regulation will mandate manufacturers to prioritize security from the design stage and throughout the product's entire lifecycle. The Act is expected to enter into force in 2024, and manufacturers must apply the rules 36 months after they enter into force. PCI DSS 4.0 In a complementary manner, PCI DSS 4.0

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After looking at 28 of the most popular manufacturers, our research team found 3.5 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. Surge in internet-facing cameras. The reign of a Chinese brand.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2019

Security expert discovered multiple flaws in 4G routers manufactured by several companies, some of them could allow attackers to take over the devices. G Richter, a security researcher at Pen Test Partners discovered multiple vulnerabilities 4G routers manufactured by different vendors. high severity CVSS v3. 0 base score) .

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Since it was introduced two years ago, Matter has been embraced by some 400 manufacturers of IoT devices and close to one million Matter certificates have been issued, Nelson told me. DigiCert’s clients and prospects are steadily modernizing the way digital connections get authenticated and sensitive assets get encrypted, Trzupek told me. “In

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

On January 22, 2024, software company Fortra warned customers about a new authentication bypass vulnerability impacting GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer) that allows an attacker to create a new admin user. This vulnerability is listed as: CVE-2024-0204 : Authentication bypass in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The European Union is poised to place more demands on manufacturers to design greater security into their wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Manufacturers will be required to adhere to the new cybersecurity safeguards when designing and producing these products. percent over the same period in 2020, with 313.2

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Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2022

Besides all the benefits IoMT devices provide, they have also introduced new risks to healthcare organizations that haven’t previously been a security priority. These new risks have created a dangerous security gap—new technology is introducing new risks and a larger attack surface. Hackable pacemakers.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2023

We’ve come to rely on PKI to validate and authenticate all connections on websites and mobile apps – as well as all of the internal IT activity, company-to-company, that supports the digital services we now take for granted. The reduced risk of a major outage caused by an expiring digital certificate alone should grab attention.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

” The MiCODUS MV720 GPS Tracker is a popular vehicle GPS tracker manufactured in China, which is used by consumers for theft protection and location management, and by organizations for vehicle fleet management. The analysis of the sector usage on a global scale revealed significant differences by continent in the typical user profile.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

A series of vulnerabilities in multiple smart devices manufactured by Nexx can be exploited to remotely open garage doors, and take control of alarms and plugs. Improper Authentication Validation CWE-287 ( CVE-2023–1752 , CVSS3.0: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE-639 ( CVE-2023–1749 , CVSS3.0:

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2022

“The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns according to §7BSIlaw before using virus protection software from the Russian manufacturer Kaspersky. BSI remarks that the trust in the reliability and self-protection of a manufacturer as well as his authentic ability to act is crucial for the safe use of any defense software.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 21, 2023

And, of course, there are the people involved – car owners, drivers, manufacturers, sales and service personnel, and more. Smart mobility requires identity When identity is infused into every part of an automotive manufacturer's connected strategy, it becomes a powerful driver for success. Now that's what I call smart mobility.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

The Brazilian retail arm of car manufacturing giant Volvo leaked sensitive files, putting its clientele in the vast South American country in peril. Volvo’s retailer exposed its database’s authentication information, including MySQL and Redis database hosts, open ports and credentials. The issue causing the leak has been fixed.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

Risk Assessment: Perform a comprehensive risk assessment related to network and information systems. Supply Chain Security: Assess the security of your supply chain and establish third-party risk management procedures. Important entities” include manufacturing, food, waste management, and postal services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 2, 2021

NSA states APT28 has been involved in this hacking campaign since 2019 and has so far targeted many of US and UK Organizations that include those involved in manufacturing, energy, defense, logistics, media, law, education and military and political sectors.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

The factory specializes in manufacturing, consumer electronics, medical devices, and industrial operations. Based in Tijuana, Mexico, near the California border, the facility is an electronics manufacturing giant employing 5,000 people. For added account protection, use strong passwords and activate multi-factor authentication.

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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. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 06:55.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2023

Belcan is a government, defense, and aerospace contractor offering global design, software, manufacturing, supply chain, information technology, and digital engineering solutions. However, hashes can still be cracked, and other authentication data may be used in spear phishing attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2021

For any IoT device vendors currently contracted by the government, this is what we know so far from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Required reading for IoT manufacturers: foundational guidelines about IoT vulnerabilities ( 8259 ) and a core baseline of necessary cybersecurity components ( 8259A ). Data protection.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

Instead, in today’s IoT landscape, we need additional authentication layers at the gadget level to ensure any connecting Smart Devices are trusted using certificates and keys – which are infinitely more difficult for a hacker to bypass or imitate – when attempting a break-in.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2022

Two of these vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-31805 and CVE-2022-31806, have been rated critical (CVSS scores: 9.8), 7 as high risk, and 2 as medium risk. However, many vendors who use CODESYS V2 runtime have not yet updated in time, in which case factories using these affected products are still in serious risk.”

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Implement write once, read many detailed logging to avoid the risk of attackers modifying or erasing logs. Implement authentication and authorization controls for all human-to-software and software-to-software interactions regardless of network location. Apply and consult vendor-recommended guidance for security hardening.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

Unfortunately, the risk for the people associated with these operations is high due to the confusion on the part of homeowners or responding officers. The FBI is working with private sector partners who manufacture smart devices to advise customers about the scheme and how to avoid being victimized. team to a specific location.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

To create strong passwords that are hard to guess, combine the two-factor authentication with your password for verification purposes. In addition, regularly changing your password and using different passwords for all your online accounts will lower your risk of being compromised. Secure your hardware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

There are three major threat vectors that harm IoT deployments: Devices are hijacked by malicious software; Data collected and processed in IoT ecosystems is tampered with and impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information; and, Weak user and device authentication. The truth, however, is far from that.

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Hacker Combat

APRIL 1, 2022

A feature adopted by a large number of manufacturers in the recent past is the addition of the internet and related features to their units. Many manufacturers, however, have incorporated internet connectivity and other capabilities into their UPS equipment in recent years to enable remote monitoring and management.

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

These smart devices include cars, household appliances, building systems such as lighting and heating, televisions, medical devices, manufacturing equipment, and many other types of systems used both in a consumer and industrial setting. Millions of smart TVs are at risk of click fraud, botnets, data theft, and ransomware.

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