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‘CosmicStrand’ Highlights Ongoing Firmware Risks

Security Boulevard

You’re not imagining things; new firmware threats are appearing more often. The most recent is CosmicStrand, which exploits the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) to avoid detection. The post ‘CosmicStrand’ Highlights Ongoing Firmware Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Firmware: Beyond Securing the Software Stack

Security Boulevard

However, if a savvy thief managed to infiltrate the residence through its crawl space, the very foundation of the house might be putting the overall security of the home at risk. The post Firmware: Beyond Securing the Software Stack appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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QNAP urges users to update NAS firmware and app to prevent infections

Security Affairs

While the AgeLocker ransomware continues to target QNAP NAS systems, the Taiwanese vendor urges customers to update the firmware and apps. Taiwanese vendor QNAP is urging its customers to update the firmware and apps installed on their network-attached storage (NAS) devices to prevent AgeLocker ransomware infections.

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Trend Micro fixes 3 flaws in Home Network Security Devices

Security Affairs

Trend Micro fixed some flaws in Trend Micro Home Network Security devices that could be exploited to elevate privileges or achieve arbitrary authentication. Trend Micro fixed three vulnerabilities in Home Network Security devices that could be exploited to elevate privileges or achieve arbitrary authentication.

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Microsoft Discloses Critical Bugs Allowing Takeover of NETGEAR Routers

The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed critical security vulnerabilities affecting NETGEAR DGN2200v1 series routers, which they say could be reliably abused as a jumping-off point to compromise a network's security and gain unfettered access. The three HTTPd authentication security weaknesses (CVSS scores: 7.1 – 9.4)

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Cisco Warns of Multiple Flaws in Small Business Series Switches

eSecurity Planet

“Cisco has not and will not release firmware updates to address the vulnerabilities described in the advisory for these devices,” the company stated. The researchers say the implant’s firmware-agnostic design could allow it to be integrated into other brands of routers as well. They also noted that while the U.S.

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Researchers warn of QNAP NAS attacks in the wild

Security Affairs

Hackers target QNAP NAS devices running multiple firmware versions vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) flaw addressed by the vendor 3 years ago. QNAP addressed the vulnerability with the release of firmware version 4.3.3 on July 21, 2017. The fix proposed by the vendor replace the function used to run the command strings.

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