Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s not often that a zero-day vulnerability causes a network security vendor to urge customers to physically remove and decommission an entire line of affected hardware — as opposed to just applying software updates. “That’s not a ransomware actor, that’s a state actor.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 30, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed critical security vulnerabilities affecting NETGEAR DGN2200v1 series routers, which they say could be reliably abused as a jumping-off point to compromise a network's security and gain unfettered access. The three HTTPd authentication security weaknesses (CVSS scores: 7.1 – 9.4)

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

But depending on what code and data the hackers got access to, the worst-case scenario is that cyber criminals could create malicious firmware — and signed certificates to vouch for its authenticity. As one Slashdot commenter put it , “Everyone should assume that firmware on WD drives cannot be trusted at this point.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

Hackers target QNAP NAS devices running multiple firmware versions vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) flaw addressed by the vendor 3 years ago. QNAP addressed the vulnerability with the release of firmware version 4.3.3 on July 21, 2017. The fix proposed by the vendor replace the function used to run the command strings.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 18, 2023

“Cisco has not and will not release firmware updates to address the vulnerabilities described in the advisory for these devices,” the company stated. The researchers say the implant’s firmware-agnostic design could allow it to be integrated into other brands of routers as well.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2021

SonicWall urges customers to address a post-authentication flaw that affects on-premises versions of the Network Security Manager (NSM). SonicWall urges customers to ‘immediately’ address a post-authentication vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20026 , impacting on-premises versions of the Network Security Manager (NSM).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Security researchers provided technical details about an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint that has been exploiting two zero-days in Tenda routers. Security researchers at Netlab, the network security division Qihoo 360, have published a report that details an IoT botnet dubbed Ttint. ” concludes the report.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

SonicWall has issued an urgent security notice warning users of unpatched End-Of-Life (EOL) SRA & SMA 8.X The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of SonicWall firmware. The devices that the security notice mentions are running 8.x x versions of the firmware. x firmware.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The consistent implementation of firewall best practices establish a strong defense against cyber attacks to secure sensitive data, protect the integrity and continuity of business activities, and ensure network security measures function optimally. Why It Matters By restricting access, this strategy mitigates potential damage.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Take note of your security requirements, physical environment, and component interoperability. Disabling default accounts and changing passwords improve security, as does requiring strong passwords for administrator accounts. Controlling outgoing traffic prevents unauthorized data leaks and maintains network security.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

As you might expect, that company “strongly recommends that you download the latest firmware as soon as possible”. A serious and fresh vulnerability discovered in September led to a notice in November from NETGEAR.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Check Point experts discovered a high-severity flaw in Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs that can be exploited to gain entry into a targeted WiFi network. The bridge discovers the hacker-controlled bulb with updated firmware, and the user adds it back onto their network.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

When multiple devices are interconnected into one network, there is often a vulnerable point in this network—typically, a device with less sophisticated and secure software or firmware.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. This guide to major network security threats covers detection methods as well as mitigation strategies for your organization to follow.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2021

The vendor released security updates for all these devices and urges customers to update their installs, it also released mitigations to address the flaws. “GE strongly recommends users with impacted firmware versions update their UR devices to UR firmware Version 8.10, or greater to resolve these vulnerabilities.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

SonicWall is a company that specializes in securing networks. 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.

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Cytelligence

MARCH 3, 2023

Firewalls Firewalls are an essential part of network security. They help prevent unauthorized access to your network by blocking incoming traffic from suspicious IP addresses. This can help prevent unauthorized access to your network by employees or outside hackers. This can include monitoring for unusual traffic.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

They lay a foundation for continuous network security updates and improvements. Then, review your firewall rules and whether they’re still a good fit for your security infrastructure and overall network security. Those networking appliances should be replaced as soon as possible. Check firmware, too.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For firmware updates to critical systems (routers, servers, etc.), a backup system may be required to be in place should the firmware update render the original device non-functional. It is acknowledged that firmware, IT appliances (routers, etc.), Some patches and updates (especially firmware) will require a manual process.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

IT Resource Asset List [As per the Asset Management Policy,] the asset list of the organization should cover all systems, software, firmware and devices of the organization. The executive that signs should be senior enough that their signature will compel other departments to comply with the policy.] Appendix I.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Third-party vendor systems include Operating Systems (OS), firmware (software installed on hardware), and applications. but also applies to firmware that controls equipment such as hard drives, network routers, and security cameras. and installed software (browsers, accounting software, etc.),

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The flaw can only be exploited if the device using the chip has the over-the-air firmware download (OAD) feature enabled. “A vulnerability exists in the firmware of embedded BLE radios that are part of some Aruba access points. ” continues the post. ” reads the advisory published by Aruba. . ” concludes Armis.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2023

While the HYAS researchers may have been wearing white hats, Mandiant researchers this week reported on a “suspected Chinese campaign that involves maintaining long term persistence by running malware on an unpatched SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliance.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2022

Below is the list of protection and recommendations recommended by the researchers: locate the affected products behind the security protection devices and perform a defense-in-depth strategy for network security. Try using secure VPN networks when remote access is required, and perform adequate access control and auditing.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

In October last year, experts reported a critical stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-5135 , in SonicWall Network Security Appliance (NSA) appliances. ” reads the post published by Tripwire. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Authentication measures being introduced means unauthorised individuals cannot communicate with the nodes on a Modbus network, which would help mitigate the reconnaissance attacks. In ICS security hardware and firmware tends to be developed protocol-specific, meaning they tend to be incompatible with different or newer protocols.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

“So, for example, if you’re enclaving off a bunch of IoT devices so that they are protected from the internet, you may also be protecting them from firmware updates. And how do you vet those firmware updates? There are all kinds of interesting challenges that will need to be sorted out.”.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 13, 2022

In addition, IT teams and other groups may rely on shell scripts to automate critical business functions such as onboarding new employees, backing up critical databases, or performing network security functions. Firmware and embedded software . Computing devices contain software in many nooks and crannies.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Endpoint Security: Install and update antivirus software on all hosts. Network Security : Monitor network ports, protocols, and services by activating security settings on network infrastructure devices such as firewalls and routers. Patch operating systems, software, and firmware on a regular basis.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 5, 2023

Tens of thousands of new security vulnerabilities are discovered each year; the value of CISA’s KEV catalog is that it helps organizations prioritize the software and firmware flaws that threat groups are actively exploiting — and many of those exploited flaws are older ones that users have failed to apply patches for.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Non-privileged threat actors can exploit these drivers to gain complete device control, execute arbitrary code, modify firmware, and escalate operating system privileges, posing a significant security risk.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

Why do developers say security is their biggest IoT challenge? The threat landscape for IoT is extremely broad and complex, and it involves both physical device security and network security. Furthermore, to fully secure IoT devices, you need to address both hardware and software. .

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 14, 2019

Many attacks today begin with a targeted phishing attacks to get a toehold inside a network. Once inside, attacks increasingly deploy so-called ‘fileless” attacks , that come and go only when a certain compromised piece of software – or firmware — is opened in memory. We also have a really broad offering in network security.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 20, 2022

Many require firmware updates rather than use such tools as yum or apt for patching, adding that users can’t deploy endpoint protection on most of them. If valuable enough data was stored on a Commodore 64 to make it worth a criminal’s while, they’ll drop a zero-day on that, too. IoT devices have made botnets great again,” Bambenek said.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2023

See the Best Patch Management Software & Tools Flaw Leveraged by BlackLotus for Evasion Separate Microsoft guidance notes that the vulnerability addressed by CVE-2023-24932 is being used by the BlackLotus bootkit to exploit CVE-2022-21894 , a Secure Boot vulnerability first patched more than a year ago.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2021

Common in all the affected devices is firmware from Arcadyan, a communications device maker. Vulnerabilities like these highlight the difficulty in assessing network problems, according to Yaniv Bar-Dayan, co-founder and CEO of Vulcan Cyber, a risk remediation firm.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Automated patch management can help prevent security breaches by automatically identifying, downloading, testing, and delivering software and firmware updates to devices and applications through the use of specialized software tools. Software updates are critical for keeping a system’s integrity and security intact.

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