Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2022

Below is the list of vulnerable products and related patches: Affected model Affected firmware version Patch availability USG FLEX 100(W), 200, 500, 700 ZLD V5.00 According to Rapid 7, there are more than 15,000 internet-facing vulnerable systems tracked by the Shodan search engine. If possible, enable automatic firmware updates.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2022

Querying the Shodan search engine , Bertin discovered more than 117 devices connected to the internet located in Russia that are running with default credentials. The expert explained that anyone can access the Internet-facing systems and perform changes and actions as “admin” only. ” wrote the expert.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2022

Below is the list of vulnerable products and related patches: AFFECTED MODEL AFFECTED FIRMWARE VERSION PATCH AVAILABILITY USG FLEX 100(W), 200, 500, 700 ZLD V5.00 According to Rapid 7, there are more than 15,000 internet-facing vulnerable systems tracked by the Shodan search engine. If possible, enable automatic firmware updates.

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Kali Linux

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As it turns out, Kenneth operates a network of mirrors, which was officially announced back in May 2023 on his blog: Building the Micro Mirror Free Software CDN. For anyone interested in Internet infrastructure, we encourage you to read it, that’s a well-written blog post right there, waiting for you.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

“The firmware is basically a merge of 3 sections, the LZMA section is the kernel, at 0x148CD6 the root-fs and at 0x90BD36 the www content.” Owners of impacted devices have to upgrade them with the latest firmware release as soon as possible. They ask to keep the information confidential until the patch has been released.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2022

Critical Ongoing VS Firmware 2.3 Synology products affected by the flaw are: Product Severity Fixed Release Availability DSM 7.1 Critical Upgrade to 7.1-42661-1 42661-1 or above. Critical Ongoing DSM 6.2 Critical Ongoing SRM 1.2 Critical Ongoing. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

Security researchers at SAM Seamless Network discovered a couple of critical unpatched flawsin QNAP small office/home office (SOHO) network-attached storage (NAS) devices that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable devices. March 31, 2021 – Initial blog post published. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2023

This was recently highlighted by blog posts from Project Zero and Github Security Lab.” ” The second campaign was spotted in December 2022 when the researchers discovered an exploit chain targeting the latest version of the Samsung Internet Browser using multiple zero-days and n-days. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

. “The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation, conducted in March 2022, to disrupt a two-tiered global botnet of thousands of infected network hardware devices under the control of a threat actor known to security researchers as Sandworm, which the U.S. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

China-linked APT group Mustang Panda employed a custom firmware implant targeting TP-Link routers in targeted attacks since January 2023. In most recent attacks observed by Check Point, the threat actors employed custom firmware implant designed explicitly for TP-Link routers. ” reads the report published by Check point.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

Maintain known-good offline backups for faster recovery upon a disruptive attack, and conduct hashing and integrity checks on firmware and controller configuration files to ensure validity of those backups. Enforce multifactor authentication for all remote access to ICS networks and devices whenever possible. To nominate, please visit:?

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Please vote for Security Affairs ( [link] ) as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections where is reported Securityaffairs or my name Pierluigi Paganini Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog.

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Notice Bored

OCTOBER 19, 2021

before returning to read the remainder of this blog. If not, hopefully this blog series has given you food for thought! Software, data, metadata and configuration items tucked away in RAM, in firmware, on computer chips and tapes and floppy disks and DVDs. Think about it. Does it address those three questions? What is its scope?

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Backups Risk Internet Internet 56

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

” reads a blog post published by Avast. “The password “gvt12345”, for example, suggests that hackers target users with routers from the former Brazilian internet service provider (ISP) GVT, which was acquired by Teleônica Brasil, and is the largest telecommunications company in the country.” concludes Avast.

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DNS Passwords Advertising Banking 74

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

The same goes with the advent of Quantum Computing , which is supposed to bring exponential computing power that shall not only bring endless benefits but also raises question marks on the current state of cryptography that is the bedrock of all information security as we know today. Data security. Internet Of Things.

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Computers and Electronics Banking IoT Risk 98

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

According to Twelve Security , the exposed data includes: User name and email of those who purchased cameras and then connected them to their home 24% of the 2.4 Experts from Twelve Security claimed they found API tokens that would have allowed hackers to access Wyze user accounts from any iOS or Android device. ” continues Song.

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IoT Accountability Advertising Wireless 64

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Maryland was one of the very first states to recognize the importance of information security, not only as a critical issue for the nation, but also as a strategic industry for the state,” said Governor Larry Hogan. Also disrupting new technology categories are BlueRidge AI and Refirm Labs.

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Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Technology Marketing 193

Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, May 2021. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published its Smart Cities (connected places) guidance for UK local authorities. Is your Home Router a Security Risk?

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Ransomware Passwords Scams Cyber Attacks 104

McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

For a brief overview please see our summary blog here. What Security Research has Already Been Performed? Due to the potential critical impact and the state of medical device security, many previous projects didn’t need to dig very deep to find security issues or concerns. Could this attack take place over the internet?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

Everybody's got their own little blog where they post stuff. I kind of felt like it was giving back a bit to the community that I had kind of taken a lot from like when I was growing up by being IRC channels, and I had found the internet, all this information that was available. I noticed it seems like it's very fragmented.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2021. I wrote a blog post about my concerns given Linux is embedded everywhere, yet many of these systems are rarely, and even never updated with security updates.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As Stuart Brand said back in 1984 “information wants to be free.” ” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? Roberts: We've got some great so secure repairs I founded in 2019. Or should our right to repair our own devices extend into the digital world?

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As Stuart Brand said back in 1984 “information wants to be free.” ” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? Roberts: We've got some great so secure repairs I founded in 2019. Or should our right to repair our own devices extend into the digital world?

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