Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

One method is to overwrite the present data with zeroes or random numbers. Some modern drives come with a secure erase command embedded in the firmware, but you need special software to execute the command, and it may require several rounds of overwrite.

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SecureList

APRIL 7, 2025

This is a utility driver used to update PC drivers, BIOS and firmware. Presumably, this is to allow the operator to verify that the tool was run without errors, so that the payload file can be moved without risk of detection.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 20, 2025

Items presented here are typically curated with the end user and small groups (such as families and small/micro businesses) in mind. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw).

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Items presented here are typically curated with the end user and small groups (such as families and small/micro businesses) in mind. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw).

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2025

Items presented here are typically curated with the end user and small groups (such as families and small/micro businesses) in mind. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw).

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Centraleyes

APRIL 7, 2025

Secure Updates: Firmware and software updates must utilize secure delivery methods, such as signed updates with verification mechanisms to prevent tampering. Below are examples of these standards and their implications across various product types: Network Devices (e.g., ensures secure data transmission.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Items presented here are typically curated with the end user and small groups (such as families and small/micro businesses) in mind. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw).

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

LockBit has proven its resilience in the face of law enforcement efforts, presenting the group’s adaptability and persistence. Be Cautious with Smart Devices: Secure your IoT devices by changing default passwords and keeping firmware updated.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Also of concern is the firmware and ROM found on many components that go into the manufacture of systems, nearly of all which are manufactured today in mainland China. Cyber Command presents a comprehensive plan for its next phase. The trouble is that thanks to globalization and decades of dumping by China, most U.S. Cyber Command.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

Items presented here are typically curated with the end user and small groups (such as families and small/micro businesses) in mind. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw).

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 15, 2025

Collaboration with vendors is essential to obtain detailed SBOMs for third-party software and firmware, ensuring timely updates and patches." Traditional methods like slideshow presentations and computer-based training (CBT) are losing effectiveness.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 27, 2025

These environments, often characterized by legacy equipment and unique protocols, present distinct cybersecurity challenges. organization that even touches operational technology (OT) systems.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 4, 2025

Items presented here are typically curated with the end user and small groups (such as families and small/micro businesses) in mind. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw).

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2025

Items presented here are typically curated with the end user and small groups (such as families and small/micro businesses) in mind. Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw).

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 20, 2019

Security researchers Gabriel Campana and Jean-Baptiste Bédrune are giving a hardware security module (HSM) talk at BlackHat in August: This highly technical presentation targets an HSM manufactured by a vendor whose solutions are usually found in major banks and large cloud service providers. Here's a summary in English.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 2, 2021

But there is a similarly serious zero-day flaw present in a much broader range of newer Western Digital MyCloud network storage devices that will remain unfixed for many customers who can’t or won’t upgrade to the latest operating system. “We strongly encourage moving to the My Cloud OS5 firmware,” the statement reads.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2022

They use numerous customized firmware and hardware, without taking into consideration security issues, which make them a target for cybercriminals, especially malware authors. We will present a novel approach of using side channel information to identify the kinds of threats that are targeting the device.

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SecureList

JANUARY 20, 2022

At the end of 2021, we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our Firmware Scanner , which has been integrated into Kaspersky products since the beginning of 2019. This one is made up of implants found in the UEFI firmware within the SPI flash, a non-volatile storage external to the hard drive.

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SecureList

JULY 25, 2022

One of the main draws towards malware nested in such low levels of the operating system is that it is extremely difficult to detect and, in the case of firmware rootkits, will ensure a computer remains in an infected state even if the operating system is reinstalled or the user replaces the machine’s hard drive entirely. Conclusions.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 8, 2023

These sophisticated pieces of malware target the UEFI—short for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface —the low-level and complex chain of firmware responsible for booting up virtually every modern computer. As the mechanism that bridges a PC’s device firmware with its operating system, the UEFI is an OS in its own right.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2024

Under normal circumstances you wouldn’t see the BitLocker Recovery screen unless you enter the wrong PIN too many times or when you’ve made some hardware or firmware changes. If you are affected by this faulty update, you will be presented with a screen similar to this one when you boot the system.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I also looked at custom firmware and soldering and why, to my mind, that was a path I didn't need to go down at this time. Let's got through the options: Firmware Patching I'll start with the devices themselves and pose a question to you: can you remember the last time you patched the firmware in your light globes? Or vibrator.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

Experts at Tenable discovered 15 vulnerabilities in eight wireless presentation systems, including flaws that can be exploited to remotely hack devices. Wireless presentation systems are used to display content on a screen or through several devices, including mobile devices and laptops. ” reads the analysis published by Tenable.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 19, 2022

Three flaws present in consumer laptops can give attackers a way to drop highly persistent malware capable of evading methods to remove it, security vendor says.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 12, 2020

All the evil maid needs to do is unscrew the backplate, attach a device momentarily, reprogram the firmware, reattach the backplate, and the evil maid gets full access to the laptop," says Ruytenberg, who plans to present his Thunderspy research at the Black Hat security conference this summer­or the virtual conference that may replace it.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 26, 2024

The findings focused on outdated software components in router firmware, across sectors from industrial operations to healthcare and critical infrastructure, highlighting associated cyber risks. Equally alarming was the widespread presence of known vulnerabilities, or “n-day” vulnerabilities, in the firmware images.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2018

At the BLACK HAT EUROPE 2018 held in London the duo presented the tool and confirmed that Toyota plans to share the specifications on Github and will start selling the fully built system in Japan. You can download slides and the research paper from the following link: • Download Presentation Slides. • Download White Paper.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2021

The My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices received its final firmware update in 2015. That response also suggested this bug has been present in its devices for at least a decade. . “In some cases, this compromise has led to a factory reset that appears to erase all data on the device.

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Cisco has recently disclosed a series of high-severity vulnerabilities in the Cisco ATA 190 Series Analog Telephone Adapter firmware, including both on-premises and multiplatform variants. These vulnerabilities present a significant... The post Cisco ATA 190 Series Analog Telephone Adapter Firmware Flaws Exposed: Patch Now!

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Researchers have found three vulnerabilities in AMI MegaRAC, a baseband management controller (BMC) firmware used by multiple server manufacturers. If exploited, the flaws could allow attackers to remotely control servers, deploy malware and firmware implants, or trigger damaging actions that leave them inoperable.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Google has presented a plan to strengthen the firmware security on secondary Android SoCs (systems on a chip) by introducing mechanisms like control flow integrity, memory safety systems, and compiler-based sanitizers. [.]

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2022

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has been spotted deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver. The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by relying on exploit in a Dell firmware driver dbutil_2_3.sys, sys, ESET researchers warn. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. The attackers’ research vector is now shifting from software vulnerabilities to those located at the hardware and firmware level. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The US National Security Agency (NSA) published guidance on the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot customization. The United States National Security Agency (NSA) has published guidance on how the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot feature that can be customized organizations.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

The over-the-internet firmware update and OS recovery feature present in 128 Dell computer models suffers from certificate validation and other flaws that could allow man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to compromise the devices at the firmware level and deploy malicious implants. Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

file is a script that is present on most Android devices. “If any malware has root access and the ability to write to the /system system directory, it can anchor itself in the infected device by adding itself to this script (or by creating it from scratch if it is not present in the system). . “The install-recovery.sh

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2022

At the end of 2021, researchers discovered a UEFI firmware-level compromise by analyzing logs from its Firmware Scanner. Threat actors compromised a single component within the firmware image to intercept the original execution flow of the machine’s boot sequence and inject the sophisticated implant. Pierluigi Paganini.

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