Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
US and Japanese authorities warn that a China-linked APT BlackTech planted backdoor in Cisco router firmware to hack the businesses in both countries. The state-sponsored hackers was observed using a custom firmware backdoor which was enabled and disabled by sending specially crafted TCP or UDP packets to the devices.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 30, 2021
A previously unknown rootkit, dubbed iLOBleed, was used in attacks aimed at HP Enterprise servers that wiped data off the infected systems. The module has full access to all the firmware, hardware, software, and operating system installed on the server. . ” reads the report published by the expers.
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SecureWorld News
JANUARY 13, 2021
“Even when ransomware infiltrates a system, Intel vPro platform PCs with Intel Hardware Shield can help restrict lateral movement with hardware-enforced isolation of virtualized containers, memory protections, secure boot and below the OS firmware security.”. Intel's Hardware Shield and Threat Detection Technology.
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.
Krebs on Security
JULY 25, 2023
Spur tracks SocksEscort as a malware-based proxy offering, which means the machines doing the proxying of traffic for SocksEscort customers have been infected with malicious software that turns them into a traffic relay. Usually, these users have no idea their systems are compromised. WHO’S BEHIND SOCKSESCORT?
Malwarebytes
AUGUST 25, 2021
The problem stems from the fact that when you plug a Razer device into Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer, the operating system tries to be helpful by automatically downloading and installing the Razer software that allows you to alter the settings for that mouse. The researcher also warned there are probably more out there too.
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.
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