Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2022

It allows a remote or local client to connect and operate in the “mysh” console application, which must first be installed on the device or initially present in its firmware. To avoid the risk of becoming a victim of such malware attacks, experts recommend to purchase mobile devices only from official stores and legitimate distributors.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2022

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw (CVE-2021-20038) in SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) gateways addressed in December. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-20038 , in SonicWall’s Secure Mobile Access (SMA) gateways addressed by the vendor in December.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2023

A set of flaws, collectively called 5Ghoul, in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major vendors impacts Android and iOS devices. Such a family of vulnerabilities are present in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors i.e., Qualcomm and MediaTek.”

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The Hacker News

MARCH 10, 2023

A suspecting China-linked hacking campaign has been observed targeting unpatched SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 appliances to drop malware and establish long-term persistence.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2021

Threat actors could target unpatched devices belonging to Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) families. x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials.” “The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of firmware.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2021

Threat actors could target unpatched devices belonging to Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) families. x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials.” The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of firmware.”.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2018

The research revealed that millions of mobile devices from eleven smartphone vendors are vulnerable to attacks carried out using AT commands. The team published a website containing the list of phone models and firmware versions that expose the AT interface. camera control). In many cases, the commands are not documented by vendors.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Lightbulbs could be remotely controlled through a mobile app or via a digital home assistant, owners could control the light in the environment and even calibrate the color of each lightbulb. The bridge discovers the hacker-controlled bulb with updated firmware, and the user adds it back onto their network. ZigBee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2022

SonicWall warns customers to address several high-risk security flaws impacting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series line of products. SonicWall urges customers to address several high-risk security vulnerabilities affecting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series line of products. SecurityAffairs – hacking, SMA).

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2022

Researchers devised an attack technique to tamper the firmware and execute a malware onto a Bluetooth chip when an iPhone is “off.” Unlike NFC and UWB chips, the Bluetooth firmware is neither signed nor encrypted opening the doors to modification. SecurityAffairs – hacking, domain name system). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2021

Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to fix multiple vulnerabilities in the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router. Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router. ” states the vendor.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

SonicWall fixed a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-20034, that impacts some Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series products that can allow device takeover. SonicWall has addressed a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20034 , that impacting several Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series products.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2019

Anguelkov confirmed that two of those vulnerabilities affect both in the Linux kernel and firmware of affected Broadcom chips. Below the details for the flaws: Vulnerabilities in the open source brcmfmac driver: • CVE-2019-9503 : If the brcmfmac driver receives the firmware event frame from the host, the appropriate handler is called.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

that impacted several routers, including Future X Communications (FXC) AE1021 and AE1021PE wall routers, running firmware versions 2.0.9 “QNAP considers these devices discontinued for support; however, the vendor recommends upgrading VioStor firmware on existing devices to the latest available version. and earlier.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The CVE-2020-25183 is an improper authentication issue that could be exploited by an attacker to bypass the authentication between the MCL Smart Patient Reader and the Medtronic MyCareLink Smart mobile app. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Medtronic). ” states the advisory. ” states the advisory. . ” states the advisory.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2020

Researchers devised a technique dubbed BadPower to alter the firmware of fast chargers to cause damage to connected systems or cause the device to catch fire. BadPower consists of corrupting the firmware of fast chargers. “Most BadPower problems can be fixed by updating the device firmware.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2019

A Russian security researcher accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. The Russian security researcher Anna Prosvetova, from Saint Petersburg, has accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A group of researchers from the University of Darmstadt, University of Brescia, CNIT, and the Secure Mobile Networking Lab, have discovered security vulnerabilities in WiFi chips that can be exploited to extract passwords and manipulate traffic on a WiFi chip by targeting a device’s Bluetooth component. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Twinkly smart decoration could be controlled via a mobile app, the experts focused their tests on the communication. The mobile app uses a UDP broadcast to port 5555 to discover the LEDs, in turn, it receives the IP address and the name of the device. ” reads the analysis published by MWR InfoSecurity. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2022

access control, video surveillance and mobile credentialing) owned by HVAC giant Carrier. Below is the list of flaws discovered by the researchers: CVE Detail Summary Mercury Firmware Version CVSS Score CVE-2022-31479 Unauthenticated command injection <=1.291 Base 9.0, SecurityAffairs – hacking, HID Mercury Access Controllers).

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 18, 2017

The hack exposes firmware code, and could be a major blow to iOS security, a key component of Apple's hardware strategy.

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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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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A topic of importance came from Kryptowire, a mobile security research firm that found firmware vulnerabilities in as many as 10 million Android devices in the United States that have remote escalation privileges. Was an 11-year old really able to hack election results? Straight on the heels of Black Hat was DEF CON 26.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 374 by Pierluigi Paganini appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

This email address is also connected to accounts on several Russian cybercrime forums, including “ __edman__ ,” who had a history of selling “logs” — large amounts of data stolen from many bot-infected computers — as well as giving away access to hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

Researchers discovered two serious flaws, QualPwn bugs, in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon SoC WLAN firmware that could be exploited to hack Android device over the air. The second flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-10540, is a buffer overflow issue that affects the Qualcomm WLAN and modem firmware that ships with Qualcomm chips.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

SonicWall this week released firmware updates (version 10.2.0.5-29sv) 29sv) to address an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances. “SonicWall is announcing the availability of an SMA 100 series firmware 10.2.0.5-29sv SecurityAffairs – hacking, SonicWall).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

The malware is distributed as a popular cleaner and speed optimization app for mobile devices, most of the infections reported by Kaspersky are in Russia (80.56%), India (3.43%), and Algeria (2.43%). In this case, reflashing is pointless, so it would be worth considering alternative firmwares for your device.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Passive Recon & OSINT: First of all (even without attempting to open the token) we can immediately notice our best-hardware-hacking-friend: the FCC ID. Conclusion, always do your homework before putting your hands on the target: FCC database, Google, and Chinese search engines are your best friend when doing a hardware hacking research!

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Threatpost

JANUARY 18, 2018

Intel says its firmware updates for Meltdown and Spectre are causing additional reboots and hits to performance.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2020

Netgear is addressing ten vulnerabilities affecting nearly 80 of its products, including issues discovered at the Pwn2Own hacking competition. Some of the vulnerabilities were discovered during the Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 hacking contest and reported through the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). SecurityAffairs – hacking, Netgear).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

The iLnkP2P system allows users to remotely connect to their IoT devices using a mobile phone or a PC. Furthermore, even if software patches were issued, the likelihood of most users updating their device firmware is low. Potentially affected IoT devices include cameras and smart doorbells. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

T-Mobile confirms Lapsus$ had access its systems Are you using Java 15/16/17 or 18 in production? SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here.

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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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IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. Usually, these users have no idea their systems are compromised.

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