Google Security

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For the purposes of this blog, we refer to the software that runs on all these other processors as “Firmware”. Android’s defense-in-depth strategy also applies to the firmware running on bare-metal environments in these microcontrollers, as they are a critical part of the attack surface of a device.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2021

A new report published by Microsoft revealed that 80% of global enterprises were victims of a firmware-focused cyberattack. The study pointed out that only 29% of the targeted organizations have allocated budgets to protect firmware. Firmware vulnerabilities are also exacerbated by a lack of awareness and a lack of automation.”

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2019

Locking down firmware. Starks Federal Communications Commission member Geoffrey Starks recently alluded to the possibility that China may have secretly coded the firmware in Huawei’s equipment to support cyber espionage and cyber infrastructure attacks. telecoms by Chinese tech giant Huawei.

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SecureList

JULY 25, 2022

In our APT predictions for 2022 , we noted that despite these risks, we expected more attackers to reach the sophistication level required to develop such tools. In this report, we present a UEFI firmware rootkit that we called CosmicStrand and attribute to an unknown Chinese-speaking threat actor. an evil maid attack scenario).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2022

The analysis of the internal chats of the Conti ransomware group revealed the gang was working on firmware attack techniques. The analysis of Conti group’s chats , which were leaked earlier this year, revealed that the ransomware gang has been working on firmware attack techniques. ” reads the post published by Eclypsium.

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Dark Reading

JULY 22, 2019

A recently announced pair of vulnerabilities in server firmware could put enterprise IT at risk.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Intel disclosed two high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-0157 and CVE-2021-0158, that affect the BIOS firmware in several processor families. Intel disclosed two high-severity vulnerabilities that affect the BIOS firmware in several processor families, both vulnerabilities have received a CVSS v3 score of 8.2.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 2, 2021

As organizations look to address those challenges, it’s critical to start with what is arguably the most integral piece of the supply chain: the firmware layer. Firmware is, essentially, the foundational code within a device.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Once again, supply chain risks are in the news, with Bloomberg reporting attacks compromising servers via malicious firmware updates. The post A Secure Supply Chain Requires Independent Visibility Into Firmware appeared first on Security Boulevard. Organizations today face […]. Organizations today face […].

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Heimadal Security

JULY 15, 2021

Ransomware risk is at every corner. Now a new SonicWall security notification announced on the company’s website informs users about an imminent threat of ransomware risk. x firmware. x Firmware: SonicWall Security Notification Released appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. What’s the goal? What’s the goal? […].

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 27, 2021

The post Cigent Technology Extends Firmware to Secure SSDs appeared first on Security Boulevard. Cigent Data Defense is based on an existing D³E for Windows platform that can employed in a standalone fashion or in combination with K2 Secure SSDs provided by Cigent.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 26, 2021

The events also became a watershed moment, one in which cyber risk to national security fully materialized. […]. The post May Firmware Threat Report appeared first on Security Boulevard. The SolarWinds and related supply chain attacks put our government through the crucible of painful incident response and restoration efforts.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 18, 2022

t turns out that the iPhone’s Bluetooth chip­ — which is key to making features like Find My work­ — has no mechanism for digitally signing or even encrypting the firmware it runs. The research is the first — or at least among the first — to study the risk posed by chips running in low-power mode.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 24, 2021

A feature of the computer maker's update utility does not correctly handle certificates, leaving systems open to firmware-level compromises.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 25, 2021

Because tech vendors have turned to over-the-air updates – the idea is to not give their customers any excuses for not keeping firmware current – Eclypsium’s discovery of a chain of four vulnerabilities in the BIOSConnect feature within Dell Client BIOS all the more alarming. The flaws, which affect 129 models of Dell laptops, desktops.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 14, 2021

SonicWall has just issued an urgent security notice detailing "critical risk" to some unpatched vulnerabilities on a couple of its products. x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials. x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials. x firmware are past temporary mitigations.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2024

Explore the vulnerabilities in EV systems and potential risks, proposing mitigation strategies like firmware updates, user authentication, intrusion detection systems, and collaboration. The rise of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure necessitates robust security measures, especially in the context of IoT integration.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2023

Researchers from firmware security firm Eclypsium have discovered a suspected backdoor-like behavior within Gigabyte systems. The experts discovered that the firmware in Gigabyte systems drops and executes a Windows native executable during the system startup process. The executable resides in a UEFI firmware volume.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

On June 11, Fortinet released a half-dozen security updates for its FortiOS firmware, including a weakness that researchers said allows an attacker to run malware on virtually any Fortinet SSL VPN appliance. “This is reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance,” French vulnerability researcher Charles Fol tweeted.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Permalink The post BSides Cheltenham 2023 – Stephen – All Your Firmwares Are Belong To Us: A Guide To Successful Acquisition appeared first on Security Boulevard. Many thanks to BSides Cheltenham for publishing their presenter’s outstanding BSides Cheltenham 2023 security content on the organizations’ YouTube channel.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2021

A new vulnerability/s discovered by security researchers has reportedly put over 30 million Dell PC users at risk. Note 1- To mitigate cyber risks, Dell is asking its users to update to the latest Dell Client BIOS version ASAP. It is a chain of 4 bugs that have been assigned a cumulative CVSS score of 8.4 which is high/severe.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

D-Link has released a firmware update to address three security flaws impacting the DIR-865L home router model, but left some issue unpatched. D-Link has recently released a firmware update to address three out of six security flaws impacting the DIR-865L wireless home router. ” reads the analysis published by Palo Alto Networks.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

An analysis of firmware images across devices from Dell, HP, and Lenovo has revealed the presence of outdated versions of the OpenSSL cryptographic library, underscoring a supply chain risk.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

Based on its assessment, it reckons that at least two million Britons are at risk from routers that haven’t been updated since 2016. Firmware updates aren’t only important for performance, they’re also needed to fix security issues when they arise. Local network vulnerabilities. Lack of updates. A wake up call to ISPs.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Critical vulnerabilities discovered by Digital Defense can allow attackers to gain root access and take over devices running same firmware.

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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. Back to the bit about risks impacting data collected by IoT devices and back again to CloudPets, Context Security's piece aligned with my own story about kids' CloudPets messages being left exposed to the internet.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 14, 2021

SonicWall has just issued an urgent security notice detailing "critical risk" to some unpatched vulnerabilities on a couple of its products. x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials. x firmware in an imminent ransomware campaign using stolen credentials. x firmware are past temporary mitigations.

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Researchers have found half a dozen high-risk vulnerabilities in the latest firmware version for the Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 router. At publishing time the flaws remain unpatched. [.].

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 14, 2019

A survey of more than 6,000 firmware images spanning more than a decade finds no improvement in firmware security and lax security standards for the software running connected devices by Linksys, NETGEAR and other major vendors.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2023

New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing your Wi-Fi network password at risk. We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

New Firmware Flaws Resurrect Cold Boot Attacks. A team of security researchers demonstrated that the firmware running on nearly all modern computers is vulnerable to cold boot attacks. Passwords, credentials to corporate networks, and any data stored on the machine are at risk,” reads the blog post published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The researchers discovered the issue by analyzing firmware images used devices from the above manufacturers. The experts analyzed one of the core frameworks EDKII used as a part of any UEFI firmware which has its own submodule and wrapper over the OpenSSL library ( OpensslLib ) in the CryptoPkg component. that dates back to 2009.

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We Live Security

MAY 6, 2021

Millions of Brits could be at risk of cyberattacks due to poor default passwords and a lack of firmware updates. The post Popular routers found vulnerable to hacker attacks appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 26, 2023

The CVEs patched in these updates are: CVE-2023-33009 : A buffer overflow vulnerability in the notification function in Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 Patch 1, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 Patch 1, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 4.25 Patch 1, USG20(W)-VPN firmware versions 4.25

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

According to the researchers, the affected devices are “well-known IoT devices running the latest firmware.” Admins need to apply the latest updates to all vendors and watch for the next firmware releases. The post New DNS Spoofing Threat Puts Millions of Devices at Risk appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“To assess the threat level posed by these vulnerabilities, we inspected JFrog’s database of more than 10,000 embedded firmware images (composed of only publicly available firmware images, and not ones uploaded to JFrog Artifactory).” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 19, 2023

ASUS has released firmware updates for several router models fixing two critical and several other security issues. You will find the latest firmware available for download from the ASUS support page or the appropriate product page. The Asuswrt-Merlin New Gen is an open source firmware alternative for Asus routers.

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