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. md , and that they were a systems administrator for sscompany[.]net. WHO’S BEHIND SOCKSESCORT?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Researchers at firmware security firm Eclypsium discovered multiple vulnerabilities referred as USBAnywhere that could be exploited to potentially allow an attacker to take over the baseboard management controller (BMC) for three different models of Supermicro server boards: the X9, X10, and X11. ” continues the analysis.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Various businesses and organizations rely on these systems. Authentication mechanisms such as Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) and Kerberos also rely heavily on time. As such, should there be a severe mismatch in time, users would not be able to authenticate and gain access to systems. Mitigation.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

By using a misconfigured Cisco Duo MFA implementation to force enrollment of a new device, the hackers were then able to use the “PrintNightmare” Windows Print Spooler vulnerability ( CVE-2021-34527 and CVE-2021-36958 ) to obtain administrator privileges. Require all accounts with password logins (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The agencies offered some sound cybersecurity advice for BlackByte that applies pretty generally: Conduct regular backups and store them as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Update and patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates and patches are released. How to Use the CISA Catalog.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

The equivalent of NO_SMT can be forced on system-wide at the firmware level, by setting NVRAM variable SMTDisable to %01 , as described in Apple support article HT210108. This instantly disables NO_SMT system-wide. Unlike NO_SMT , SEGCHK / TECS has no firmware-level equivalent, nor can it be disabled after boot.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Attackers target certain administrative API functions on these devices using specially crafted input. The fix: ASUS released firmware updates to address the vulnerabilities. Users are also urged to carefully inspect the default setups and passwords, especially while installing software. version of Superset.

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