Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Per a Microsoft blog post[3] published in March 2023, CVE-2023-23397 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook on Windows wherein Net-NTLMv2 hashes are leaked to actor-controlled infrastructure [T1119, T1020].” Upgrade to the latest firmware version. Change any default usernames and passwords.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Government Firewall Malware 98

Kali Linux

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Much more could be written on the topic, and we plan a longer blog post dedicated to it. If you want our blog posts, and only that, in your inbox, sign up! This is where anyone can ask questions to us about Kali or the information security industry as a whole. We have a RSS feeds and newsletter of our blog to help you.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

” reads a blog post published by Avast. “ Malware then guesses routers’ passwords , which new research from Avast shows are often weak. The router attacks involved an exploit kit that attempts to find the router IP on a network, then attempts to guess the password using common login credentials. concludes Avast.

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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

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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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

In this blog, we’ll home in on Conti, the strain identified by some as the successor, cousin or relative of Ryuk ransomware , due to similarities in code use and distribution tactics. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts.

Healthcare 104

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

” The Guerrilla malware has a modular structure, each plugin was designed to support a specific feature, including: SMS Plugin : Intercepts one-time passwords sent via SMS. Threat actors compromised third-party software or the installation of malware-laced firmware. Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The PMK is calculated from the following parameters: Passphrase– The WiFi password — hence, the part that we are really looking for. Hoorvitch used an attack technique devised by Jens “atom” Steube’s (Hashcat’s lead developer) to retrieve the PMKIDs that allowed him to derive the password. SSID – The name of the network.

Passwords 115

Passwords Small Business Firmware Manufacturing 115

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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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. Table of Contents. Background.

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Kali Linux

AUGUST 22, 2023

This release blog post does not have the most features in it, as a lot of the changes have been behind-the-scenes, which brings a huge benefit to us and an indirect positive effect to you as end-users. This is when anyone can ask questions (hopefully relating to Kali or the information security industry) to us. Automate it!

Architecture 52

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

Everybody's got their own little blog where they post stuff. And that's probably a security design of what they're, what they might put out there and encryption keys and things like that. And then you have the smart meters and so the software on the smart meters that's just 100% on its firmware. It's pretty cool stuff.

Engineering 52

Engineering Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Firmware 52

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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