Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

AMD is going to release patches for a flaw affecting the System Management Mode (SMM) of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). The vulnerability was discovered by the security researcher Danny Odler, it resides in the AMD’s Mini PC could allow attackers to manipulate secure firmware and execute arbitrary code.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

An attacker can trigger the flaw to gain remote code execution and conduct denial-of-service attacks under specific conditions, exposing operational technology (OT) environments to hacking. could put operational technology (OT) infrastructure at risk of attacks, such as remote code execution (RCE) and denial of service (DoS).”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The victims include the construction subsector of the critical manufacturing sector, the academia subsector of the government facilities sector, the information technology sector, and the transportation sector.” Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates/patches are released.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The state of IoT is poor enough as it is, security wise. But manufacturers of agricultural equipment have spent the last few years locked in an automation arms race, and the side effects of this race are starting to show. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. Implement a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, secure location (i.e., ransomware and phishing scams).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Upgrade to the latest firmware version. Change any default usernames and passwords.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

.” The IoT radio devices are manufactured by Imperial & Dabman (Series I and D) and are distributed in Germany by Telestar, but experts pointed out that it is possible to buy them via Ebay and Amazon by resellers. The devices have httpd web server , Web GUI, Wifi, or Bluetooth on board. ” continues the experts.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. In Silicon Valley, the initial technology seeds were planted in World War II, when the U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

According to the flash alert published by the FBI, the Mamba ransomware was employed in attacks against local governments, public transportation agencies, legal services, technology services, industrial, commercial, manufacturing, and construction businesses. hard drive, storage device, the cloud).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Garbelini , Sudipta Chattopadhyay, and Chundong Wang from the Singapore University of Technology and Design. We envision substantial amendments to the BLE stack certification to avoid SweynTooth style security flaws. The group was composed of researchers Matheus E. ” continues the experts. SDK (CVE-2019-17519).

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

For example, a vulnerability in a wi-fi router firewall configuration may expose Windows 95 machines required to run manufacturing equipment. The risk of the exposed router also includes the risk of the exposed Windows 95 machines and subsequent operational risk of compromised manufacturing equipment. Appendix I.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 8, 2022

As with most advances in automotive, this technology started at the higher end models. Even so, the car manufacturers carved out large groups of codes. Since then, car manufacturers have improved on this. So the thing was that one major German car manufacturer had the standard pin of 1234. So the car would start.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

Our research shows that large and small manufacturers are identifiable, with Aastra-Mitel topping the list. Aastra-Mitel tops the manufacturer list, the United States leads the list among countries, and London tops the chart among cities. Devices made by the US manufacturer Polycom, a subsidiary of Plantronics Inc.,

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NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

When the malware hit Saudi Aramco four years ago, it propelled the company into a technological dark age, forcing the company to rely on typewriters and faxes while it recovered. Attacks can also be for technological acquisition. It gives the example of Hacking Team, based in Italy, and Vupen Security, based in France.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Introduction This guide deals with threat modelling and early stages of development so that security issues and controls are identified before committing to manufacturing. Current attack methods, and the pitfalls we find in embedded designs, have been highlighted so that a finished product is as secure as it can be.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

An attacker could also use advanced IR camera technologies that can allow to take a good picture even from a distance. Enhanced Sign-in Security is a new security feature in Windows which requires specialized hardware, drivers, and firmware that are pre-installed on the system by device manufacturers in the factory.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

From the 1960’s to 2000 infusion pumps were mostly electromechanical devices with some embedded electronics, but the turn of the century delivered “smarter” devices with better safety mechanisms and the possibility to program them, which slowly opened the door to information security challenges.

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SecureList

JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2023, ransomware attacks consolidated their hold on the top of the ranking of information security threats to industrial enterprises. Vehicle manufacturers and service providers sometimes do likewise. Ransomware Ransomware will remain the No. 1 scourge of industrial enterprises in 2024.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

So nothing to do with electronics whatsoever other than we sell, you know, technology products, right, and cameras and things like that. And so this is purely because I like to be kind of in the weeds on technology and things like that. And I remember asking questions, who were the manufacturers? You know, in that job.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Whether it's finding a bug, whether it's for analyzing malware, it's just more of a like a compiler, it dooleys technology. And dealing with technology has new constraints. But now you know, the rise of cybercrime like that's actually problematic and it's a bad idea to make that your start into information security.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

Anyone who has anyone in the information security community is usually melting under the hot Nevada sun. There is other ones such as the car hacking village and stuff but so the the API says village started several years ago at DEF CON to bring education awareness and exposure to industrial control systems technology security.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

What if the right to repair something that you own was denied simply because a manufacturer decided it could do that? As Stuart Brand said back in 1984 “information wants to be free.” ” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? But you have no other choice.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

What if the right to repair something that you own was denied simply because a manufacturer decided it could do that? As Stuart Brand said back in 1984 “information wants to be free.” ” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? But you have no other choice.

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