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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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

MARCH 9, 2025

Through reverse engineering, Targolic researchers discovered hidden commeds (code 0x3F) in the ESP32 Bluetooth firmware. The researchers pointed out that BluetoothUSB aims to democratize security analysis for millions of IoT devices, helping manufacturers develop tools to test and protect Bluetooth-enabled gadgets.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2019

First of all, I have followed the usual Reverse Engineering approach I use for investigating new RF devices and turned on the winning combination LimeSDR/RTL-SDR + URH. Which means, we can easily fuzz and thus exhaust the space between them with the main WHID Elite Firmware. Which allows us to eliminate the Rolling-Code assumption.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A reverse engineering of the firmware running on Ivanti Pulse Secure appliances has revealed numerous weaknesses, once again underscoring the challenge of securing software supply chains. Eclypsiusm, which acquired firmware version 9.1.18.2-24467.1

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 10, 2022

Start Your Management Engine In the process of scanning my systems for firmware vulnerabilities, I discovered that my Intel-based machines are vulnerable to a wide range of issues related to Intel’s Management Engine (ME).

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2025

Additionally, a distributed workforce, ranging from remote maintenance technicians to cabin crews, multiplies entry points for social-engineering tactics like phishing. Aircraft themselves are nodes on data networks, constantly transmitting telemetry, engine performance metrics, and passenger connectivity data.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 7, 2020

efiXplorer – IDA plugin for UEFI firmware analysis and reverse engineering automation Supported versions of Hex-Rays products: every time we focus on the last versions of IDA and Decompiler because trying to use the most... The post efiXplorer v6.0

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 10, 2022

Ten years after it was first unveiled, the powerful firmware analysis platform Ofrak is now available to anyone.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

. “The largest share belongs to the version of firmware previous to the current stable one.” It’s fitting that Meris would rear its head on the five-year anniversary of the emergence of Mirai, an IoT botnet strain that was engineered to out-compete all other IoT botnet strains at the time.

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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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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Multiple security weaknesses have been disclosed in MediaTek system-on-chips (SoCs) that could have enabled a threat actor to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the firmware of the audio processor, effectively allowing the attackers to carry out a "massive eavesdrop campaign" without the users' knowledge.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Firmware security analysis is a critical aspect of modern cybersecurity. As our devices become more interconnected and reliant on firmware, understanding the vulnerabilities in this often overlooked layer of software is paramount. In this article, we delve into EMBA, a powerful open-source firmware security analysis tool.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Patching and vulnerability management Apply timely security updates to operating systems, software, and firmware. Cybersecurity awareness and incident response Train employees to recognize phishing attempts and social engineering. Strengthening identity security Enforce phishing-resistant MFA for all privileged accounts.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 7, 2025

More specifically, we found that the Illumina iSeq 100 used a very outdated implementation of BIOS firmware using CSM mode and without Secure Boot or standard firmware write protections. The post Genetic Engineering Meets Reverse Engineering: DNA Sequencer’s Vulnerable BIOS appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 23, 2024

First vulnerability (CVE-2024-4947) The heart of every web browser is its JavaScript engine. The JavaScript engine of Google Chrome is called V8 — Google’s own open-source JavaScript engine. We started reverse engineering the game’s code and discovered that there was more content available beyond this start menu.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The flaws were discovered by Google security engineer Gynvael Coldwind, Netgear addressed then early this month. NETGEAR urge its customers using the following products to download the latest firmware: GC108P fixed in firmware version 1.0.8.2 GC108PP fixed in firmware version 1.0.8.2 and Draconian Fear (CVSS score: 7.8).

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Pen Test Partners

MAY 21, 2025

Crucially, due to a combination of outdated firmware resulting in unintended exposure of network services and cleartext transmission of weak, reused and default passwords, these dual-homed devices could enable an attacker to compromise critical control and safety networks from untrusted network zones.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 26, 2019

ME Analyzer is a tool which parses Intel Engine firmware images from the Converged Security Management Engine, Converged Security Trusted Execution Engine, Converged Security Server Platform Services, Management Engine, Trusted Execution Engine & Server... The post ME Analyzer v1.304.4

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 5, 2018

Unlike our computer and phones, these systems are designed and produced at a lower profit margin with less engineering expertise. The second is that some of the patches require updating the computer's firmware. The first is that these vulnerabilities affect embedded computers in consumer devices. It also requires more coordination.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2018

A security researcher discovered that the IoT search engine ZoomEye has cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs. The IoT search engine ZoomEye has cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs, the discovery was made by security researcher Ankit Anubhav, Principal Researcher at NewSky Security.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2018

A group of security researchers has published a proof-of-concept exploit code for a vulnerability in the Intel Management Engine JTAG. A team of security researchers has published a proof-of-concept exploit code for a vulnerability in the Intel Management Engine JTAG. debugging connectors. “A special USB 3.0

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

o System Reboots: Industrial machines may require manual resets or firmware updates that IT personnel cannot perform remotely. Communication Gaps: Effective collaboration between IT teams and production floor engineers is critical to resolving incidents quickly.

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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. “In our research, we unpacked the router firmware and found three vulnerabilities that can be reliably exploited.” html) and the firmware image itself (.chk

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The Hacker News

JULY 18, 2022

Industrial engineers and operators are the target of a new campaign that leverages password cracking software to seize control of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and co-opt the machines to a botnet.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

Flashing Firmware: Flashing BUSSide firmware inside the NodeMCU is quick and easy: # apt-get install esptool # git clone [link] # esptool --port /dev/ttyUSB0 write_flash 0x00000 BUSSide/FirmwareImages/*.bin. his majesty, the Firmware). In a couple of minutes you should get extracted the firmware. What do you do?

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Google Security

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As part of our efforts to harden firmware on Android devices , we are increasingly using Rust in these bare-metal environments too. To that end, we have rewritten the Android Virtualization Framework’s protected VM (pVM) firmware in Rust to provide a memory safe foundation for the pVM root of trust.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Netgear N300 MIPS firmware image. Binary Ninja (or other disassembler) and a strong knowledge of reverse engineering. What's Special about Firmware? Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. Is a MIPS Linux firmware. Extracting Firmware.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Netgear N300 MIPS firmware image. Binary Ninja (or other disassembler) and a strong knowledge of reverse engineering. What's Special about Firmware? Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. Is a MIPS Linux firmware. Extracting Firmware.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 29, 2019

Come to the August event and learn how Intel's Converged Security and Manageability Engine has been fine-tuned to guard against low-level firmware attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2022

Dragos researchers uncovered a small-scale campaign targeting industrial engineers and operators with Sality malware. During a routine vulnerability assessment, Dragos researchers discovered a campaign targeting industrial engineers and operators with Sality malware. ” reads the advisory published by Dragos.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 2, 2022

Leaked internal chats from the Conti ransomware gang suggests the group has been researching and developing code to compromise the Intel Management Engine (Intel ME), the out-of-band management functionality built into Intel chipsets. To read this article in full, please click here

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The FailOverFlow hacker group, known to have published in the past several PlayStation jailbreaks, published a message on Twitter that shows PS5 firmware symmetric root keys, Another one bites the dust pic.twitter.com/Y1ty93AvaE — fail0verflow (@fail0verflow) November 8, 2021. Translation: We got all (symmetric) ps5 root keys.

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Google Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

However, the GPU software and firmware stack has become a way for attackers to gain permissions and entitlements (privilege escalation) to Android-based devices. By combining the expertise of Google’s engineers with IP owners and OEMs, we can ensure the Android ecosystem retains a strong measure of integrity. Why investigate GPUs?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It could be quite easy for threat actors in the wild to find exposed Dahua devices using a search engine like Shodan and attempt to hack them using the available PoC code. In order to protect Dahua devices, users have to install the latest firmware version. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The flaws, which were discovered and reported to Netgear by Google security engineer Gynvael Coldwind, impact the following models - GC108P (fixed in firmware

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 10, 2024

The post Eclypsium’s Digital Supply Chain Security Platform Releases AI-Assisted Binary Analysis Engine appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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