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MyBook Users Urged to Unplug Devices from Internet

Krebs on Security

Hard drive giant Western Digital is urging users of its MyBook Live brand of network storage drives to disconnect them from the Internet, warning that malicious hackers are remotely wiping the drives using a critical flaw that can be triggered by anyone who knows the Internet address of an affected device.

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Ransomware threat to SonicWall Customers

CyberSecurity Insiders

SonicWall that offers next generation firewalls and various Cybersecurity solutions has announced that its customers using certain products are at a risk of being cyber attacked with ransomware. x firmware is going to reach its EOL aka End of Life. x firmware is going to reach its EOL aka End of Life.

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P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices

Krebs on Security

iLnkP2p is bundled with millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including security cameras and Webcams, baby monitors, smart doorbells, and digital video recorders. Furthermore, even if software patches were issued, the likelihood of most users updating their device firmware is low.

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

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. Back to the bit about risks impacting data collected by IoT devices and back again to CloudPets, Context Security's piece aligned with my own story about kids' CloudPets messages being left exposed to the internet.

IoT 358
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SonicWall warns users of “imminent ransomware campaign”

Malwarebytes

The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of SonicWall firmware. x versions of the firmware. The notice mentions by type: Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series Older Secure Remote Access (SRA) series. x firmware. x firmware versions. Devices at risk. 34 or 9.0.0.10

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A daily average of 80,000 printers exposed online via IPP

Security Affairs

The Shadowserver Foundation is a nonprofit security organization working altruistically behind the scenes to make the Internet more secure for everyone. The researchers scanned the Internet for printers that are exposing their Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) port online. and printers (or print servers).

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Beyond the Office: Securing Home Devices and Networks Against Corporate Breaches

SecureWorld News

Avoid charging mobile devices through a computer; instead, use separate adapters. Turn off the internet connection if you will not be using it for an extended period. Use the administrator account only for maintenance, software installation, or firmware updates. Fully utilize firewall capabilities.