CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 16, 2021

Therefore, customers using Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) products are being urged to disconnect those devices from internet as they are on the verge of getting cyber attacked and injected with file encrypting malware as its 8.x x firmware is going to reach its EOL aka End of Life.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Today’s generation of kids and teens consider their devices and the Internet as extensions of their lives. So without further ado, let’s dive into what we should be teaching our kids about Internet safety and what we can do to enforce these teachings. 7 Internet safety tips. Update your child’s device’s firmware.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

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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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.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. SocksEscort[.]com com , is what’s known as a “SOCKS Proxy” service. WHO’S BEHIND SOCKSESCORT?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

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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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. The flaw could be exploited by an attacker to remotely execute code taking over the device. ” states the advisory.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

In that piece I wanted to link to some safe internet practices—which some used to call Safe Hex—but I couldn’t find anything newer than nine years old. Keep your firmware and software updated. don’t install software from random places on the internet. So, I decided to update the advice myself.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2022

Then the Internet took off and trusting the connection between a user’s device and a web server became of paramount importance. This results in ephemeral connections firing off at a vast scale — humans-to-software and software-to-software – all across the Internet Cloud. Related: Leveraging PKI to advance electronic signatures.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 13, 2021

A researcher has found out that it is possible to upload arbitrary data from non-internet-connected devices by sending Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) broadcasts to nearby Apple devices that will happily upload the data for you. To demonstrate their point, they released an ESP32 firmware that turns the micro-controller into an (upload only) modem.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Now consider that cloud computing is still on the rise, and that the Internet of Things is on the verge of rapid expansion as more 5G networks come on line. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW I agree with Hudson. I’ll keep watch.

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SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

Introduction In today’s interconnected world, more and more devices are being connected to the internet, including everyday household items like pet feeders that are becoming smart by virtue of this simple fact. Typically, pet feeders are controlled by a mobile application that allows you to set, update and manage them.

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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

JUNE 25, 2020

trillion), LG comprises four business units: Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliances & Air Solutions, and Vehicle Components employing a total of 83,000 people. LG Electronics is part of the fourth-largest chaebol (large family-owned business conglomerate) in South Korea (LG Corporation). ” continues Cyble.

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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 ” reads the advisory published by the company.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 8, 2022

NetGear has made a hotfix available for its Nighthawk routers after researchers found a network misconfiguration in the firmware allowed unrestricted communication with the internet facing ports of the device listening through IPv6. No auto-update. The NetGear Nighthawk RAX 30 (image courtesy of NetGear).

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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

AUGUST 30, 2019

The Russian Government obliges national ISPs to purchase and install the probes used by SORM system that allows the Federal Security Service (FSB) to monitor Internet traffic including online communications. . ‘System for Operative Investigative Activities’ ) had been leaking data online.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

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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SecureList

JUNE 8, 2022

A router is a gateway from the internet to a home or office — despite being conceived quite the opposite. According to cve.mitre.org , the number of vulnerabilities discovered in various routers, from mobile to industrial, has grown over the past decade. Keeping this gate locked so that no one can stroll right through is no easy task.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

How it works When you set up a Wyze camera , your user ID will be digitally stamped onto the camera's firmware. It will be rolled out through an update, so if your Wyze app and camera firmware stay up to date, you'll receive the feature. The camera then digitally stamps that same ID onto every photo, video, and livestream.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 4, 2025

Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw). It appears that primarily internet-facing devices are vulnerable (they typically have remote management interfaces exposed to the internet in most cases).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

For all individual computing device users, think twice before you open an email attachment, click to a link or download a new mobile app. Make sure you do everything possible to secure your mobile devices and that both the firmware and software are routinely updated. Do you really need to do it? Always remember. Never trust.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of networking protocols that permits networked devices, such as personal computers, printers, Internet gateways, Wi-Fi access points, and mobile devices to seamlessly discover each other’s presence on the network and establish functional network services. How to make sure you are safe.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Most likely you didn’t pause before you clicked, and got phished or compromised in some other way–possibly by an internet of things device connected to your home network. And be judicious about any app you might download to your mobile device. Tip: Back up everything (for more, see below). Your Finances Glitch.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The European Union is poised to place more demands on manufacturers to design greater security into their wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. New vulnerabilities are created every day by cybercriminals, leading to many IoT devices being installed with out-of-date firmware and other exploitable vulnerabilities.”.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

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. Use the 3-2-1 backup rule. Opt for strong, hard-to-crack passwords.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

” For instance, educational robots that connect to the internet and support video calls. ” Interactive features include gaming and educational applications for children, a voice assistant, internet access and connection to the parent app for smartphones.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

Mobile statistics IT threat evolution Q1 2024. The attackers were able to bypass this hardware-based security protection using another hardware feature of Apple-designed SoCs (System on a Chip): they did this by writing the data, destination address and data hash to unknown hardware registers of the chip that are not used by the firmware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

Wireless presentation systems are used to display content on a screen or through several devices, including mobile devices and laptops. Tenable started reporting the vulnerabilities to vendors in January, but at the time of the public disclosure, only Extron and Barco have released firmware updates.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 13, 2021

We use WiFi to connect to the Internet, but what is it, and what does it stand for? How does it have such a catchy name, and why do we sometimes have a weak Internet connection with a strong WiFi signal and vice versa? What is the difference between WiFi and Internet? Can you have WiFi without Internet?

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

This will help me later in the case I will be able to obtain a firmware that eventually is encrypted (i.e. Just to be 100% sure I won’t fry the board while attempting the firmware dump, I double-checked with the multimeter that the pinout of the SWD interface was still correct. known-plaintext attack). And indeed it was!

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 20, 2022

Incidents of malware targeting Linux-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices jumped by more than a third in 2021, with three malware families the primary drivers behind the increase. However, with more than 30 billion IoT devices expected to be connected to the internet by 2026, attacks against them can have wide-ranging impacts.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Mobile devices exposed to wide attacks. Although 2022 did not feature any mobile intrusion story on the scale of the Pegasus scandal, a number of 0-days have still been exploited in the wild by threat actors. But first, let’s examine how they fared with the predictions for 2022. What we predicted in 2022.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The most severe vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-16593 is a command-injection flaw that resides in the Sony application Photo Sharing Plus that allows users to share multimedia content from their mobile devices via Sony Smart TVs. Click the Firmware update link for details about how to check the software version.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On January, 29 SonicWall announced it is still investigating the presence of a zero-day vulnerability in the Secure Mobile Access (SMA) gateways. . We have also tested the shared PoC code and have so far concluded that it is not effective against firmware released after the 2015 patch.” ” reads SonicWall’s update.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It sells a range of Internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security, including devices providing services for network firewalls, unified threat management (UTM), virtual private networks (VPNs), and anti-spam for email. SonicWall is a company that specializes in securing networks. Mitigation.

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