eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2022

QNAP) pushed out an automatic, forced, update with firmware containing the latest security updates to protect against the attackers’ “DeadBolt” ransomware. This includes (but is not limited to) Photos, Documents and Spreadsheets. ? Today QNAP® Systems, Inc. What happened? All your files have been encrypted.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 20, 2022

According to court documents, in May 2021, North Korean hackers used a ransomware strain called Ransom.Maui to encrypt the files and servers of a medical center in the District of Kansas. Keep operating systems, applications, and firmware up to date. It is, instead, developed and used privately for state-backed actors. New at the time.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

In late 2021, we encountered a malicious DXE driver incorporated into several UEFI firmware images that were flagged by our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). Based on our telemetry, the actor initiated the attack by sending a spear-phishing email containing a macro-embedded Word document.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

A few days ago the group released a press release in which they warned the companies to not try to recover their files from their backup, it also announced the forthcoming LG Electronics data leak. Xerox Corporation is an American corporation that sells print and digital document products and services in more than 160 countries.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

MOUSEISLAND MOUSEISLAND is usually found within the embedded macros of a Microsoft Word document and can download other payloads. For the top malware strains, the advisory provides six mitigations: Update software, including operating systems, applications, and firmware, on IT network assets. physically disconnected) backups of data.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There is no concrete method to follow as it will rely on contents of the decomposed design from Step 2, but typical examples might include the following: Intellectual property in the device firmware. Deploy malicious firmware. link] [link] Have a software/firmware update mechanism. Cryptographic keys on the device or pod.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The latest firmware version 7.3.3, Avoid hefty fines by ensuring your firmware and policies are compliant, protected by a Luna HSM hardware root of trust. Luna HSMs NIST FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification. The module meets compliance and audit needs for HIPAA, PCI-DSS, eIDAS, GDPR.”.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Even though the first formal Patch Management Policy may be approved by step three, keep in mind that all policies should be living documents that need to change as the organization changes. Patch management preparation : backups and other system preparation that needs to be in place in case a patch fails and systems need to be restored.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

It has been involved in hundreds of attacks, including the horrific disabling of Ireland’s Health Service Executive, and according to the FBI , it is “the costliest strain of ransomware ever documented”, having raked in over $150 million in ransom payments. Recently, the group has had its troubles. Ransomware mitigations.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Businesses must also ensure they have secure backups of their critical data. Hence, since ransomware locks down files permanently (unless businesses want to cough up the ransom) backups are a crucial safeguard to recover from the hack. Lack of Cybersecurity Knowledge. SQL Injection.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Firmware attacks: Attackers target vulnerabilities in the simplified software that runs computer hard drives, printers, medical devices, and other Internet of Things (IoT) or operational technology (OT) devices to gain unauthorized access, control the devices, or use them as a launching pad for other attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Automate Updates: Local network routers, firewalls, and other equipment can be set to automatically download new updates so that the devices and the firmware do not become vulnerable.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

In the case of phishing campaigns, Wizard Spider and its affiliates have been known to use legitimate Google document URLs in the email body. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Implement network segmentation. hard drive, storage device, the cloud).

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

We will reference this study and talk about their findings where appropriate throughout this document, as we additionally explore our enhancements to this research and demonstrate a new attack that was previously called impossible. Lastly, the pump runs its own custom Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and firmware on a M32C microcontroller.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

One of them allowed hackers to run malware through boobytrapped Microsoft Office documents. Before the device applies the update, it sends a backup to the servers. Even if a local network is completely secured and all IoT devices on it have firmware and software updated to the last version, a shadow IoT device can wreak havoc.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

However, also consider deploying specialized tools or tools with expanded capabilities, such as: Basic input output system (BIOS) security: Operates outside of the operating system to guard the firmware and other basic software connecting the operating system to a PC. 34% of workers use unapproved applications or software.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

After LA Unified refused to pay the ransom (a move we support, as only 2 percent of districts that pay actually recover all of their data), Vice Society published its stolen data in early October 2022, which included confidential psychological assessments of students, legal documents, business records, and contractors’ social security numbers.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This exposed data includes everything from emails and documents typed to passwords entered for authentication purposes. Often organizations can mitigate ransomware attacks by having up-to-date backups. If their files become locked, they can simply wipe the system and reboot from an offline backup. Firmware rootkit.

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Kali Linux

MAY 31, 2021

With Kaboxer’s launch, we have released 3 packages using it: Covenant - Daemon using server/client network model Firefox (Developer Edition) - Big GUI desktop application Zenmap - Legacy libraries ( Python 2 ) application If you want to read more, please see either our blog post covering it, or our documentation around it.

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Kali Linux

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A L ittle O ffensive A pplication)” It takes the standard Kali Linux image and adds custom software and some extra firmware designed for the Raspberry Pi Zero W to turn it into a Swiss Army knife of attacks and exfiltration. Creating our own Trigger Now that we have covered using the web interface of the P4wnP1 A.L.O.A.,

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