Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. User files were encrypted, with the device’s interface displaying a ransom note demanding payment of 0.03 BTC to recover the data. Regrettably, vendors could have done a much better job fixing those.

IoT 91

IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 91

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. We later managed to extract the firmware from the EEPROM for further static reverse engineering. Further hardware analysis of the circuit board helped us identify chips.

Firmware 91

Firmware Passwords Manufacturing Mobile 91

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

At the end of September, at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit , our researchers provided an overview of FinSpy , an infamous surveillance toolset that several NGOs have repeatedly reported being used against journalists, political dissidents and human rights activists. FinSpy: analysis of current capabilities.

Malware 91

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 91

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

The second law we talked about is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA, the DMCA was written in the 1990s and updated in the early 2000s I believe, and it's meant to prevent pirating of DVDs and other media. Vamosi: So we have some hardware tools, there's still the issue of the various communications protocols and firmware itself.

IoT 52

IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

The second law we talked about is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA, the DMCA was written in the 1990s and updated in the early 2000s I believe, and it's meant to prevent pirating of DVDs and other media. Vamosi: So we have some hardware tools, there's still the issue of the various communications protocols and firmware itself.

IoT 52

IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

However, instead of encrypting the data, it purposefully destroyed it in the affected systems. A creative avenue for threat actors is to expand their surveillance efforts to include devices such as smart home cameras, connected car systems and beyond. They attribute the wiper, named SwiftSlicer, to Sandworm (aka Hades).

Hacking 108

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 108