Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zeppelin ransomware).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

Upon the installation, the malicious app registers itself as a foreground service and extracts an encrypted payload that gathers information about the victim’s device (android_id, manufacturer, model, firmware version, etc.) and sends it to a server under the control of the attackers ([link]. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2020

The backdoor accounts in the firmware of 29 FTTH Optical Line Termination (OLT) devices from popular vendor C-Data. The security duo, composed of Pierre Kim and Alexandre Torres, disclosed seven vulnerabilities in the firmware of FTTH OLT devices manufactured by C-Data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FTTH devices ).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Mirai, Jeep Hack, etc.) Driven by the need to secure themselves against increasing threats, organizations (both manufacturers and IoT consumers) realize that they need better built-in security. IoT manufacturers may elect either using an on-premises HSM or (even better) using a managed, on-demand cloud-based HSM service.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

BleepingComputer also reported that dozens of ransom notes and encrypted files have been submitted to the ID-Ransomware service by affected QNAP users. Up to date apps and firmware seem not to help either.” The malicious code appends.encrypt extension to filenames of encrypted files. SecurityAffairs – hacking, QNAP NAS).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. SecurityAffairs – hacking, AvosLocker ransomware).

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

The malicious code specifically targets QNAP NAS devices manufactured by Taiwanese company QNAP, it already infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS devices. These are encrypted with the actor’s public key and sent to their infrastructure over HTTPS. SecurityAffairs – hacking, QSnatch). Webshell functionality for remote access.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

To protect against those threats, a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol is recommended. WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES). WEP and WPA are both under 4%, while WPA2 commands a 73% share of known wireless encryption connections.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 8, 2022

Even so, the car manufacturers carved out large groups of codes. Since then, car manufacturers have improved on this. Certainly no one uses 40 bit encryption anymore. It's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. It wasn't very robust. It was a mere 40 bit key length. I'm Robert Vamosi.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Hackers or other malicious sources can intercept poorly encrypted communications on the web. Nobody told them that their coffee machine could be hacked into or that their camera could be used to launch a DDoS attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FBI). hard drive, storage device, the cloud). Pierluigi Paganini.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. Vamosi: I once lived near a large urban park.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. Vamosi: I once lived near a large urban park.

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SecureList

JUNE 8, 2022

Routers are forever being hacked and infected, and used to infiltrate local networks. At the time of writing, of the 87 critical vulnerabilities published in 2021, more than a quarter (29.9%) remain unpatched and unreported by the vendor: Router manufacturers’ response to vulnerabilities found in their products in 2021 ( download ).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The IPMI is a set of computer interface specifications for an autonomous computer subsystem that provides management and monitoring capabilities independently of the host system’s CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system. “In one case, the IPMI interface was using the default manufacturer passwords. . bitcoins.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices. Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. per day, or $1350 per month. BTC to recover the data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The expert pointed out that only routers supporting roaming features are vulnerable to the PMKID attack, however, the research demonstrated that routers manufactured by major vendors are vulnerable. Update your router firmware version. Disable weak encryption protocols (as WAP or WAP1). SecurityAffairs – hacking, WiFi).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

A new piece of malware dubbed QSnatch is infecting thousands of NAS devices manufactured by the Taiwanese vendor QNAP. “The original infection method remains unknown, but during that phase malicious code is injected to the firmware of the target system, and the code is then run as part of normal operations within the device.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

According to open-source reporting, since August 2020, DarkSide actors have been targeting multiple large, high-revenue organizations, resulting in the encryption and theft of sensitive data. Update software , including operating systems, applications, and firmware on IT network assets, in a timely manner. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Non-privileged threat actors can exploit these drivers to gain complete device control, execute arbitrary code, modify firmware, and escalate operating system privileges, posing a significant security risk. Twelve drivers can subvert security mechanisms, while seven enable firmware erasure in SPI flash memory, rendering the system unbootable.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Supermicro has assembly facilities in California, the Netherlands, and Taiwan, but its motherboards—its core product—are nearly all manufactured by contractors in China. The reason is that by nearly all accounts it would be punishingly expensive to replicate that manufacturing process here in the United States. Even if the U.S.

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

These smart devices include cars, household appliances, building systems such as lighting and heating, televisions, medical devices, manufacturing equipment, and many other types of systems used both in a consumer and industrial setting. Lack of Data Encryption 70% of devices were found to send data over the network unencrypted.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

IoT has helped mitigate many risks associated with fraud and has helped detect and block hacked accounts. Although governments and institutions are taking many steps towards securing the manufacturing of these critical devices (e.g., Secure Firmware Updates Are a Necessity for Resilient IoT Deployments. Fraud detection.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Advanced persistent threats come from skilled attackers possessing advanced hacking tools, sophisticated techniques, and possibly large teams. Threat groups have been tolerated in Russia, for example, in exchange for assurances that their hacking activity will be conducted in other countries. Manufactured BackDoor Vulnerabilities.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In July, we reported a rootkit that we found in modified Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, the code that loads and initiates the boot process when the computer is turned on. It also turned out that the motherboards infected in all known cases came from just two manufacturers. Mobile statistics.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

Unique Considerations for Infusion Pump Hacking. Lastly, the pump runs its own custom Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and firmware on a M32C microcontroller. We detail this analysis in section “Unique Consideration for Infusion Pump Hacking” below. Unique Considerations for Infusion Pump Hacking. Initial Access.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

It's about challenging her expectations about the people who hack reliving. And what it's like to hack sensors such as a lidar, or even a smart meter. Vamosi: Hash initially didn't start out hacking smart meters. Vamosi: So here we are: The tinkerer, the word hack, literally means to take things apart. I'm Robert Vamosi.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this episode I’m talking to the organizers of the Lockpicking Village,the ICS village, the Car Hacking Village, and the Aerospace Village. And, there’s thirty more villages including Girls Hack Village, the Voting Machine Hacking village, the IoT Village, and the Bio Hacking village. I'm Robert Vamosi.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Modern variants of ransomware, called crypto ransomware, entomb the files stored on a hard drive using strong encryption. It gives the example of Hacking Team, based in Italy, and Vupen Security, based in France. Most have to depend on third-party suppliers and manufacturers to function.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

How do the current DMCA laws impact those who hack digital devices? What if the right to repair something that you own was denied simply because a manufacturer decided it could do that? ” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? Want to Learn More About Fuzz Testing?

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

How do the current DMCA laws impact those who hack digital devices? What if the right to repair something that you own was denied simply because a manufacturer decided it could do that? ” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal?

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