SecureWorld News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Air-gapping a device or system is thought of as a way to isolate your device from the internet, or other public-facing networks, so that it is highly secure and untouchable to threat actors. If malware were installed on the device, it could control the LEDs by blinking and changing colors with firmware commands.

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Firmware Social Engineering Surveillance Malware 78

Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

The identifier could be obtained via social engineering. The attacker would also need to obtain Kalay UIDs through social engineering or other vulnerabilities in APIs or services that return Kalay UIDs. This varies from device to device but typically is used for device telemetry, firmware updates, and device control.”

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IoT Hacking Social Engineering Firmware 112

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Today, malware is a common threat to the devices and data of anyone who uses the Internet. Ransomware is one of the most virulent forms of malware on the modern Internet. Firmware rootkits are also known as “hardware rootkits.”. It’s one of the most infectious forms of malware out there.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

On June 3, Check Point published a report about an ongoing surveillance operation targeting a Southeast Asian government, and attributed the malicious activities to a Chinese-speaking threat actor named SharpPanda. In this quarter we focused on researching and dismantling surveillance frameworks following malicious activities we detected.

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Malware Government Surveillance Spyware 143