Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The encryption system implemented by popular solid-state drives (SSDs) is affected by critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited by a local attacker to decrypt data. “We have analyzed the hardware full-disk encryption of several SSDs by reverse engineering their firmware.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The only way to protect against BLURtooth attacks is to control the environment in which Bluetooth devices are paired, in order to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks, or pairings with rogue devices carried out via social engineering (tricking the human operator). However, patches are expected to be available at one point.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

Microsoft experts have disclosed a series of vulnerabilities in the firmware of Netgear routers which could lead to data leaks and full system takeover. The traffic was TLS-encrypted, so the researchers focused on the router and investigate the presence of security weaknesses that can be exploited by threat actors.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2022

Internet search engine Censys reported a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks targeting QNAP NAS devices. Internet search engine Censys reported that QNAP devices were targeted in a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks. Once encrypted the content of the device, the ransomware appends. Source DarkFeed Twitter.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2022

QNAP forces its customers to update the firmware of their Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to protect against the DeadBolt ransomware. QNAP forced the firmware update for its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to protect its customers against the DeadBolt ransomware. ” states the vendor.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I also looked at custom firmware and soldering and why, to my mind, that was a path I didn't need to go down at this time. Let's got through the options: Firmware Patching I'll start with the devices themselves and pose a question to you: can you remember the last time you patched the firmware in your light globes? Or vibrator.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2023

Malware can carry out a Downfall attack to steal sensitive information like passwords, encryption keys, and private data such as banking details, personal emails, and messages. ” Intel informed customers that is releasing firmware updates to address the vulnerability. ” reads the advisory published by the chip maker.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2020

The CVE-2019-0090 vulnerability affects the firmware running on the ROM of the Intel’s Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME). Intel CSME is responsible for initial authentication of Intel-based systems by loading and verifying all other firmware for modern platforms.” x, SPS_E3_05.00.04.027.0. .

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Conclusion, always do your homework before putting your hands on the target: FCC database, Google, and Chinese search engines are your best friend when doing a hardware hacking research! This will help me later in the case I will be able to obtain a firmware that eventually is encrypted (i.e. known-plaintext attack).

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

Since then Hash started a reverse engineering wiki site called Recessim and created dozens of YouTube videos in a channel of that same name to chronicle his adventures. And in this episode, I'm going to be discussing the world of reverse engineering hardware. Vamosi: Welcome to the hacker mind and original podcast from for all secure.

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

The findings of the study reveal a number of serious security issues, including the use of hard-coded credentials, and an insecure firmware update process. Then, more specifically, we analyzed the mobile application itself using static reverse engineering of the different use cases.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

ESET’s malware engine and ransomware shield are powerful tools for detecting signs of infection. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) scanner is a valuable tool for protecting firmware. Adds Full Disk Encryption and Cloud Sandbox. Full Disk Encryption No Yes Yes. Notable features.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2022

North Korean state-sponsored cyber-actors used Maui ransomware in these incidents to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services—including electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services. Keep operating systems, applications, and firmware up to date.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

However, even with the best planning, organizations can find a few users, machines, or systems that were overlooked or whose backup may be corrupted or encrypted. How Does Ransomware Encryption Work? Ransomware encryption works like any other encryption. The file extensions of the encrypted files will also provide a clue.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The WiFi chip encrypts network traffic and holds the current WiFi credentials, thereby providing the attacker with further information.” Threat actors can execute code by exploiting an unpatched or new security issue over-the-air, or abusing the local OS firmware update mechanism. ” concludes the paper. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

ESET’s malware engine and ransomware shield are powerful tools for detecting signs of infection. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) scanner is a valuable tool for protecting firmware. Adds Full Disk Encryption and Cloud Sandbox. Full Disk Encryption No Yes Yes. Notable features.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

today detected the security threat DEADBOLT leveraging exploitation of Photo Station vulnerability to encrypt QNAP NAS that are directly connected to the Internet. Once encrypted the content of the device, the ransomware appends. The attacks started on Saturday meantime the Taiwanese vendor has addressed the vulnerability.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 24, 2022

If malware were installed on the device, it could control the LEDs by blinking and changing colors with firmware commands. The infection of a device can be achieved via supply chain attacks, social engineering techniques, or the use of hardware with installed software or firmware. encryption keys, biometric information).

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2022

.” Since January, DeadBolt ransomware operators are targeting QNAP NAS devices worldwide , its operators claim the availability of a zero-day exploit that allows them to encrypt the content of the infected systems. Once encrypted the content of the device, the ransomware appends.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

The leak was first published by Till Kottmann, a Swiss software engineer, who manage a very popular Telegram channel on data leak. The engineering received the files from an anonymous hacker who claimed to have hacked the company earlier this year, the experts believe that this leak is just a first lot on a larger collection.

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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. Use AES encryption. link] [link] Have a software/firmware update mechanism. Encrypt in transit.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

With this article I wanna bring more light regarding: Which are the differences between C-U0007 & C-U0012 How to Build USBsamurai with a C-U0012 How to flash the C-U0012 with the LIGHTSPEED Firmware How to Flash the C-U0007 with the G700 firmware to achieve better performances and get the Air-Gap Bypass feature How to setup LOGITacker.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

At the time, the Maze ransomware operators only released three screenshots as proof of the data breaches on the Maze ransomware leak site: Researchers from ZDNet who analyzed the leaked data confirmed that it included source code for the firmware of various LG products, including phones and laptops.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

But once they have access they can use the vulnerability to get permissions to install programs, view, change, or delete data, and encrypt files. But after disclosure and publication of the patches, which will no doubt be reverse engineered, this can happen anytime soon. Mitigation. HP offers an update to patch the vulnerability.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2024

Immediately update your QNAP devices to the most recent firmware to mitigate these issues. The problem: CVE-2024-4985 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that uses SAML single sign-on (SSO) with encrypted assertions. for Linux and 125.0.6422.76/.77

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

million NPM packages found containing the TurkoRat infostealer Lemon Group gang pre-infected 9 million Android devices for fraudulent activities Apple fixed three new actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities KeePass 2.X

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 15, 2022

Code signing certificates assign a digital signature on executable software and firmware to allow them and mark them as trusted. They can also be used by malicious actors to mimic a legitimate company,” said Pratik Savla, Senior Security Engineer at Venafi. How to protect your code signing keys. But first things first.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 5, 2021

United Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). UEFI is a specification for the firmware that controls the first stages of booting up a computer, before the operating system is loaded. (It’s It’s a replacement for the more widely-known BIOS.)

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In Secure Kali Pi (2022) , the first blog post in the Raspberry Pi series, we set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with full disk encryption. author: Broadcom Corporation firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.bin bin firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.txt We mentioned that we can leave it somewhere as a drop box. wireless LAN fullmac driver.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. WHO’S BEHIND SOCKSESCORT? form [sic] hackers on public networks.”

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Adware is often smuggled onto a device, either by users who don’t know what they’re downloading or by hiding it in an otherwise innocuous piece of software like a search engine toolbar plugin for your browser. Activation: The ransomware begins encrypting sensitive files or locking down the system. Ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2022

Around the turn of the century, cybersecurity was not a big concern, and during the development of some systems no special cybersecurity parameters were deployed because engineers thought the technology was too advanced for a hacker to compromise. Recommendations. Enforce principle of least privilege through authorization policies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Currently, there are two technologies that attempt to address this use-case – homomorphic encryption and secure enclaves. While homomorphic encryption has great promise, the practical implementations are limited to very niche solutions that can tolerate additional compute-intensive overhead. Encryption. The Pitfalls.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 20, 2021

Even fewer (19%) told Proofpoint that they had updated their Wi-Fi router’s firmware. Encryption. Encryption Key Management. Ashvin Kamaraju | Vice President of Engineering, Strategy & Innovation. A fifth of survey participants said that they never use it or activated it only when there was no other option. Data security.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, we decided not to update the toy immediately in order to explore what could be extracted from the older firmware version. After the robot’s software was updated, the aforementioned requests, which previously had been transmitted through the insecure HTTP protocol, started using the secure encryption protocol HTTPS.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Ransomware: Encryption, Exfiltration, and Extortion. Ransomware perpetrators of the past presented a problem of availability through encryption. Detect Focus on encryption Assume exfiltration. From BIOS and firmware to UEFI code, VBOS is an attack vector that requires more attention. Old way New way. Current Target: VBOS.

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