Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Experts from IoT security firm Sternum discovered vulnerabilities discovered in Medtronic’s MyCareLink Smart 25000 Patient Reader product that could be exploited to take control of a paired cardiac device. The flaw could be exploited by an attacker to remotely execute code taking over the device. ” states the advisory.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

What’s driving the security of IoT? First off, connected vehicles and IoT devices are highly attractive targets to hackers. Unlike servers and devices running in enterprise networks, IoT devices are typically shipped direct to consumers, without any control over the network or environment they run in. Guest Blog: TalkingTrust.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2018

“During the 0DAYALLDAY Research Event a vulnerability was discovered ( CVE-2018-5560 ) in the Guardzilla Security Video System Model #: GZ521W. The vulnerability lies within the design and implementation of Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) credentials inside the Guardzilla Security Camera firmware.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2019

“You can find these chips almost everywhere from smartphones to laptops, smart-TVs and IoT devices. Anguelkov confirmed that two of those vulnerabilities affect both in the Linux kernel and firmware of affected Broadcom chips. In this case, firmware event frames from a remote source will be processed. •

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

There is little you can do in the event we experience widespread DDoS attacks, but one tip is to buy a good book series or a few board games since it might take a while to get the internet working again. It could be Amazon, The New York Times , Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, or Twitter. Update Everything.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Third-party vendor systems include Operating Systems (OS), firmware (software installed on hardware), and applications. but also applies to firmware that controls equipment such as hard drives, network routers, and security cameras. The most common patch requirements will be for endpoint operating systems (macOS, Windows, etc.)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

IoT vulnerabilities. The IoT relies on data-sharing. This makes them susceptible to attack, and as ZDNet outlines, there have been countless new vulnerability exploiting tools constructed just to attack the IoT. Firstly, always keep software up to date – firmware included. The purpose of this is multi-faceted.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2021

Unfortunately, experts noticed that more than 90% of the installs are still using flawed firmware versions and have yet to install the security updates (V3.01.21) provided by the vendor. The Secvest FUAA50000 controller costs about EUR400, it is used to control motion sensors, sirens door/window sensors.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2024

Chalubo (ChaCha-Lua-bot) is a Linux malware that was first spotted in late August 2018 by Sophos Labs while targeting IoT devices. The experts believe with high confidence that the malicious firmware update was a deliberate act intended to cause an outage. Threat actors aimed at creating a botnet used to launch DDoS attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

FortiNAC also delivers network segmentation and automated responses specifically for IoT security. Additionally, FortiNAC can enforce company policies on device patching and firmware version. FortiNAC is integrated with FortiGate and other Fortinet products.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A useful exercise in that regard is to try to foresee the future trends and significant events that might be coming in the near future. Verdict: some incidents, but no major event ❌ Private sector supporting an influx of new APT players. Verdict: prediction partially fulfilled 🆗 (more cases, no major event).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2021

Gafgyt (also known as Bashlite) is a prominent malware family for *nix systems, which mainly target vulnerable IoT devices like Huawei routers, Realtek routers and ASUS devices. Gafgyt uses existing vulnerabilities in IoT devices to turn them into bots and later perform DDoS attacks on specifically targeted IP addresses.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

(Source: MITRE Engenuity, September 2024) With the TIE results in hand, cybersecurity teams can, among other things, do the following: Prioritize techniques to look for while triaging an event. Hackers working for Flax Typhoon created the botnet by breaching 260,000-plus consumer IoT devices in the U.S. and abroad has been dismantled.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

IoT vendor Wyze announced that one of its servers exposed the details of roughly 2.4 IoT vendor Wyze announced that details of roughly 2.4 We are still looking into this event to figure out why and how this happened.” million customers. million customers were accidentally exposed online.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Modern-day attacks increasingly target the firmware and boot stages of computing systems, aiming to compromise devices long before the operating system is fully functional. Firmware Integrity Checks: Firmware sits between the hardware and software, making it an attractive target for attackers.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

The fix: To eliminate malware infections, perform a factory reset, upgrade to the latest firmware, change all default usernames and passwords, and adjust firewall rules to block exposure to unwanted remote management services. The fix: Update libraries and instances to versions patched after February 8, 2024.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

IoT Opens Excessive Entry Points. The Internet of Things (IoT) is undeniably the future of technology. It is imperative for employers to now ensure that all IoT devices are set up correctly and no room for a network breach is left. Indeed, it has added convenience to our hectic schedules. SQL Injection.

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SecureList

MARCH 14, 2022

We advise organizations to: Take typical measures against DDoS attacks, ransomware and destructive malware, phishing, targeted attacks, supply-chain attacks and firmware attacks. Set up extensive logging that will allow defenders to be alerted about suspicious events. Install security software on endpoints.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

“In such an event, the victim could lose access to the console and even a shell, and thereby would not be able to re-establish a new password.” Since TP-Link Archer routers only implement admin user type with root privileges, and all processes run as root, an attacker could operate as admin and take full control over the devic e.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 16, 2019

Sarah Zatko of the Cyber Independent Testing Lab joins us to talk about CITL's big new study of firmware security. » Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: Unpacking Black Hat Hacks with Digicert CTO Dan Timpson Episode 156: Looming over Black Hat: doing Security at Massive Scale Huge Survey of Firmware Finds No Security Gains in 15 Years.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Incident Response is a systematic method for addressing and managing security incidents in organizations, focused on minimizing and investigating the impact of events and restoring normal operations. Confirmation of a security event: The criteria and method for confirming and validating the occurrence of a security event.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Hacktivist alliances also emerge in response to fast-moving events, such as when hacktivists united to deface French websites in response to the arrest of Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov. Additionally, IoT devices frequently run on embedded systems with firmware that can be easily analyzed for vulnerabilities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

initiative , such as industrial IoT, the amount of IT-related equipment can balloon to 40 percent of the OT infrastructure. They also don't have event logs or audit trails. • Configuration control that tracks all changes to code, OS & firmware regardless. For organizations that have implemented an Industry 4.0

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

The vendor’s Secure SD-WAN product sits under Barracuda’s Network Protection solutions alongside zero trust access, industrial security for OT and IoT networks , and SASE. By separating the data and control plane, SD-WAN gives organizations more flexibility to optimize WANs and secure cloud, edge, and IoT networks.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Product: H685t-w Vulnerable Firmware Version: 3.2.334 Links: CVE-2024-45682 icsa-24-261-02 Proroute changelogs Description Two authenticated command injection vulnerabilities have been identified in the H685t-w-P2 Compact 4G router running firmware version 3.2.334. High) CVSS: 3.1/ Medium) CVSS:3.1/

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2024

Last week, critical vulnerability news surfaced across many platforms, with the majority of events occurring just before the Fourth of July. These vulnerabilities affected diverse areas, including network infrastructure, software libraries, IoT devices, and even CPUs. Rockwell Automation handled RCE issues.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Expanding attack surfaces require additional skills to secure, maintain, and monitor an ever-expanding environment of assets such as mobile, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT). assets (endpoints, servers, IoT, routers, etc.), and installed software (operating systems, applications, firmware, etc.).

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

With the benefit of hindsight, this was a naïve question: Alright clever IoT folks, I've got two of these garage door openers, what do you reckon the best way of connecting them with Apple HomeKit is? Instead, I found myself heading down the rabbit hole into a world of soldering, custom firmware and community-driven home automation kits.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Some applications, cloud infrastructure, networking equipment, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices may require more sophisticated ITAM or additional tools to detect them. IoT devices such as security cameras, temperature sensors, or heat monitors will be added to networks and often possess security flaws.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

After the attacks came to light, the manufacturer promptly released a firmware update for configuring verification of incoming requests. Given the hype surrounding the event, it may have been caused by an influx of fans tuning in. Consequently, the victims received reply packets several times larger in size.

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Centraleyes

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Tools : Collect and analyze security data to detect and respond to threats. Splunk provides advanced Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) capabilities, allowing organizations to monitor and analyze network traffic for signs of malicious activity.

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

APRIL 19, 2023

However, it is also possible to host a private LoRaWAN server, which will provide the same service as a cloud service provider but remain anonymous in an IR event. Lab Equipment LA66 USB LoRaWAN Adapter : Cost $20-$35 – This is a flexible serial to LoRa module that has P2P firmware supporting the open-source peer-to-peer LoRa protocol.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

This is the fifth and final part of the IoT unravelled blog series. Part 1 was all about what a mess the IoT landscape is, but then there's Home Assistant to unify it all. Part 3 was all about security and how that's all a bit of a mess too, particularly as it relates to firmware patching and device isolation on networks.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Despite the continuing surge in ransomware attacks, many vendors provide effective solutions to detect, slow, and even block ransomware or data theft attempts before they become crippling events. 90% report at least 250 security events per week. 30% report at least 1000 security events per week.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

For example, a network and firewall penetration testing expert will be unlikely to also have expertise to test web applications for SQL injection , or to understand internet-of-things (IoT) firmware hacking.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2022

User complaints tend to focus on price, the speed of technical support, and firmware releases that can take a considerable amount of time to become stable. Combined with automated event aggregation and filtering and drill-down options, this makes it easier to understand application flows and related risks. Recent developments.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It was a rare and notable event to observe a Linux ELF application being used to try to spread malware across platforms to Windows computers. This incident highlights the necessity of keeping machines inside the firewall perimeter up to date, and serves as a reminder that any IOT device could be abused as a foothold to reach Windows machines.

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