Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

.” The IT giant revealed that the vulnerabilities affect the following Cisco Small Business Routers if they are running a firmware release earlier than Release 1.0.01.02: RV160 VPN Router RV160W Wireless-AC VPN Router RV260 VPN Router RV260P VPN Router with POE RV260W Wireless-AC VPN Router.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

According to the research paper published by the experts, modern mobile devices use separate wireless chips to manage wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and LTE. The researchers explained that it is possible to use these shared resources to launch lateral privilege escalation attacks across wireless chip boundaries.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Below is the list of exploits used by the bot: Vulnerability Affected devices CVE-2020-8515 DrayTek Vigor2960 1.3.1_Beta, Vigor3900 1.4.4_Beta, and Vigor300B 1.3.3_Beta, 1.4.2.1_Beta, and 1.4.4_Beta devices CVE-2015-2051 D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router Rev. Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier CVE-2016-1555 Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2021

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass issue (CVE-2021-20090 ) affecting home routers with Arcadyan firmware. Threat actors actively exploit a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20090 , impacting home routers with Arcadyan firmware to deploy a Mirai bot.

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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.” ” Experts pointed out that when an iPhone is turned off, most wireless chips (Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), and Ultra-wideband (UWB)) continue to operate. .”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

A close look at the ongoing campaign revealed that the bot also targets wireless LAN routers built for hotels and residential applications. On December 6, The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) published the first update to the InfectedSlurs advisory series. and earlier. and earlier (5.0.0 released June 21, 2014).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The FXA3000 and FXA2000 Series are access points that are manufactured by Japan-based firm Contec that conform to IEEE 802.11n/a/b/g wireless. “It is found that our wireless products, FLEXLAN FX3000/2000 series, have a firmware vulnerability. . ” reads the post published by the Necrum Security Labs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power low-bandwidth needs, designed for small scale projects which need wireless connection. ZigBee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2019

The expert explained that the attackers can set up a rogue WiFi access point and exploit wireless connection feature of the Canon EOS 80D DSLR cameras, another scenario sees attacker compromising the device through the PC it connects to. Owners of Canon EOS 80D DSLR can address the issues by installing the firmware version 1.0.3.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

. “Multiple critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the MoFi4500 router, an OpenWRT based wireless router that provides Internet access via LTE. “Several firmware versions have been released, but some of the vulnerabilities have not been fully patched.” ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2023

ASUS addressed critical vulnerabilities in multiple router models, urging customers to immediately install firmware updates. ASUS is warning customers to update some router models to the latest firmware to address critical vulnerabilities. “Update your router to the latest firmware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

Realtek published a security advisory on August 15 to warn customers about security updates to address vulnerabilities in its software developers kits (SDK) which is used by at least 65 separate vendors. On August 15, firmware security company IoT Inspector published details about the flaws.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2021

Researchers from Eye Security have found thousands of unpatched ABUS Secvest home alarm systems exposed online despite the vendor has addressed a critical bug (CVE-2020-28973) in January. “The ABUS Secvest wireless alarm system FUAA50000 (v3.01.17) fails to properly authenticate some requests to its built-in HTTPS interface.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2023

Keep the printer’s firmware and software up to date and disable unnecessary services or protocols on the printer that are not required for its intended function. Of course, change default passwords immediately after installation and conduct periodic security audits of the printer’s settings and configurations.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2022

Below is the list of vulnerable products and related patches: Affected model Affected firmware version Patch availability USG FLEX 100(W), 200, 500, 700 ZLD V5.00 If possible, enable automatic firmware updates. Commands are executed as the nobody user.” ” reads the report published by Rapid7. through ZLD V5.21

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2019

The WiFi Protected Access 3 ( WPA3) protocol was launched in June 2018 to address all known security issues affecting the previous standards and mitigate wireless attacks such as the KRACK attacks and DEAUTH attacks. Although this makes attacks harder, it does not prevent them.” ” the experts added.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Cisco disclosed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20968, impacting its IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series (except Cisco Wireless IP Phone 8821). Cisco disclosed a high-severity flaw in its IP phones that can be exploited to gain remote code execution and conduct DoS attacks. ” reads the advisory published by the company.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

. “Once the attacker gains full access to the device through the botnet, the firmware level can be changed and additional malware can be planted on the device.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2022

.” If the wpa_supplicant system app (which allows controlling wireless connections) was involved in the launch of the backdoor, Android.BackDoor.3104 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.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Industrial networks include wired and wireless technologies such as Ethernet, Modbus, and Profibus. NIST SP 800-82: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines focused on securing ICS environments. ISO/IEC 27001: An international standard on managing information security, including within industrial contexts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The company produces inexpensive smart home products and wireless cameras. . The leak was reported to Wyze on December 26th at around 10:00 AM and the company immediately secured the database and launched an investigation. IoT vendor Wyze announced that one of its servers exposed the details of roughly 2.4 million customers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

Deploy patches Add multi-factor authentication to security controls Upgrade or replace vulnerable IT Resource Isolate and protect vulnerable IT Resource (network segmentation, disconnect wireless access, etc.) Broader is always better to control risks, but can be more costly.] Vulnerability Management Policy & Procedure A.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 13, 2019

House of Representatives and the Senate both introduced new legislation this week to secure the burgeoning Internet of Things. Federal Government to meet strict information security standards. To find out, we sat down with Sameer Dixit, the Senior Director of Security Consulting at Spirent Communications.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Firmware attacks: Attackers target vulnerabilities in the simplified software that runs computer hard drives, printers, medical devices, and other Internet of Things (IoT) or operational technology (OT) devices to gain unauthorized access, control the devices, or use them as a launching pad for other attacks.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

There's the you know, these little ESP chips that have like, all in one Wi Fi and a little Linux or a little you know that OS that's just trivial and you download the firmware, you tweak a few things and you've got blinky lights, the magic can talk to other things and like do all sorts of cool stuff. Everybody's building their own badges.

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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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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

And so I was always kind of into you know, wireless stuff. It's always seems kind of magical, I guess to people, you know, wireless transmission and everything else and how it works. A lot of embedded parts, some wireless aspects. For a long time I was working purely on analyzing the wireless network.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 8, 2022

And if that means a bad actor can create a wireless key for your new Tesla, that price is pretty steep. At CanSecWest 2022, researcher Martin Herfurt announced a new tool, TeslaKee.com , which he hopes prevents wireless key attacks from happening. I bet there are others who like commercial free narrative information security podcasts.

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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. The wireless village has been around for quite some time. Hey, if you enjoy this podcast, tell a friend I bet there are others who like commercial free narrative information security podcasts.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2024

million individuals The FBI warns of HiatusRAT scanning campaigns against Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs Russia FSB relies on Ukrainian minors for criminal activities disguised as “quest games” U.S.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

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? Roberts: We've got some great so secure repairs I founded in 2019. I merged that re and so secure repairs.org and there's a link to join us.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

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? Roberts: We've got some great so secure repairs I founded in 2019. I merged that re and so secure repairs.org and there's a link to join us.

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