Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

A security researcher disclosed zero-day flaws in Telestar Digital GmbH IoT radio devices that could be exploited by remote attackers to hijack systems without any user interaction. Kunz and his colleagues were able to brute-force the IoT radio in just 10 minutes and achieve root access with full privileges. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2021

This flaw potentially affects millions of IOT devices manufactured by no less than 17 vendors, including some ISPs. . The ongoing attacks were spotted by researchers from Juniper Threat Labs , experts believe that were conducted by a threat actor that targeted IoT devices in a campaign since February. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2024

Automotive, healthcare, and manufacturing), including critical infrastructure. This collaborative approach ensures that EMB3D remains up-to-date and comprehensive, serving as a valuable resource for enhancing the security of embedded devices. The threat model provides a knowledge base of cyber threats to embedded devices.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Researchers discovered a total of 226 potential security vulnerabilities in nine Wi-Fi popular routers from known manufacturers. The researchers analyzed the network devices using IoT Inspector’s security platform, which checked for thousands of CVEs and security flaws. SecurityAffairs – hacking, routers).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Apart from the electronic toothbrush mess, the Internet of Things (IoT) are privileged targets for many threat actors. Some cases underscore the urgency of securing our smart homes. IoT devices, such as smart fridges, smart meters, or thermostats, are often designed with connectivity in mind, but lack of security.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2023

The LockBit ransomware group claims to have hacked the healthcare company Varian Medical Systems and threatens to leak the medical data of cancer patients. designs, manufactures, sells, and services medical devices and software products for treating cancer and other medical conditions worldwide. Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence Center and Section 52 at Azure Defender for IoT have monitored a new evolution of the threat that extended the list of targets.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2019

Researchers from WootCloud Labs have uncovered a new IoT botnet named Ares that is targeting Android-based devices. Experts from WootCloud Labs have spotted a new IoT botnet tracked as Ares that is targeting Android-based devices that have a debug port exposed online. IoT #malware branches seen in ????????

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Researchers from Nozomi Networks discovered a critical vulnerability that can be exploited to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-32941 can be exploited by an attacker to hack a video surveillance product made by Annke, a provider of home and business security solutions.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

On August 15, firmware security company IoT Inspector published details about the flaws. “On August 16th, three days ago, multiple vulnerabilities in a software SDK distributed as part of Realtek chipsets were disclosed by IoT Inspector Research Lab [1]. ” reported IoT Inspector.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

Microsoft researchers reported that the Mozi botnet was improved by implementing news capabilities to target network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE. Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A hacker collective claims to have hacked over 50,000 home security cameras and published their footage online, some of them on adult sites. A group of hackers claims to have compromised over 50,000 home security cameras and published their private footage online. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IP cameras).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

Siemens Metaverse, a virtual space built to mirror real machines, factories, and other highly complex systems, has exposed sensitive data, including the company’s office plans and internet of things (IoT) devices. The most worrying discovery was that of exposed office management platform ComfyApp user credentials.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2023

Threat actors could abuse this information to gain access to Toyota clients’ phone numbers and email addresses and abuse them to launch phishing attacks. Cybernews has reached out to the car manufacturer, and, at the time of writing, the dataset has been secured. env) hosted on the official Toyota Italy website.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2021

Ivanti fixed a critical code execution issue in Pulse Connect Secure VPN RansomEXX ransomware leaks files stolen from Italian luxury brand Zegna VMware addresses critical flaws in its products CVE-2021-20090 actively exploited to target millions of IoT devices worldwide RansomEXX ransomware hit computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

million vehicles can allow hackers to remotely hack them. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory to warn of multiple security vulnerabilities in MiCODUS MV720 Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers which are used by over 1.5 million vehicles. .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

A large number of these attacks attempted to deliver malware to vulnerable IoT devices. Palo Alto Networks also observed a new distributed IoT denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet developed in Golang, tracked as RedGoBot. It has been estimated that the flaw CVE-2021-35394 affects almost 190 models of devices from 66 different manufacturers.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Related Stories Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling Episode 226: The Cyber Consequences Of Our Throw Away Culture Spotlight: Automation Beckons as DevOps, IoT Drive PKI Explosion. In recent years, even “old economy” industrial and manufacturing firms like Ford, GM and John Deere got into the act. Click the icon below to listen.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Once again, the lack of a global framework of norms of state behavior in cyberspace and the absence of sanctions for rogue nation-state actors will continue to encourage state-sponsored hacking. 3) IoT devices under attack. SecurityAffairs – cybersecurity predictions, hacking). the Mirai bot). the Mirai bot).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. Earlier in August, Microsoft researchers reported that the Mozi botnet was improved by implementing news capabilities to target network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

A series of vulnerabilities in multiple smart devices manufactured by Nexx can be exploited to remotely open garage doors, and take control of alarms and plugs.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

This email address is also connected to accounts on several Russian cybercrime forums, including “ __edman__ ,” who had a history of selling “logs” — large amounts of data stolen from many bot-infected computers — as well as giving away access to hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Attackers are hacking NSC Linear eMerge E3 building access systems to launch DDoS attacks. Hacking Wi-Fi networks by exploiting a flaw in Philips Smart Light Bulbs. Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel disclose security breaches. Facebooks official Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked by OurMine.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In this phase of the project that started in 2013 ( SOHOpelessly Broken 1.0 ) , the researchers assessed the security of 13 SOHO router and NAS devices and found a total of 125 new vulnerabilities. . This research project aimed to uncover and leverage new techniques to circumvent these new security controls in embedded devices.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Now experts found 12 vulnerabilities in the BLE software development kits (SDKs) of seven SoC vendors (Texas Instruments, NXP, Cypress, Dialog Semiconductors, Microchip, STMicroelectronics and Telink Semiconductor) that could be exploited to hack into various smart devices, including devices and environmental tracking or sensing systems.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP published an alert urging its customers to secure their devices after a growing number of users reported that their devices have been hit by brute-force attacks. “With increasing reports of brute-force attacks, QNAP urges its users to take immediate action to enhance the security of their devices.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

The FBI is working with private sector partners who manufacture smart devices to advise customers about the scheme and how to avoid being victimized. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Swatting). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k , in Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress expose over a billion devices to hack. Cybersecurity researchers from ESET have discovered a new high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k , that affects Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

. “we disclose BrakTooth, a family of new security vulnerabilities in commercial BT stacks that range from denial of service (DoS) via firmware crashes and deadlocks in commodity hardware to arbitrary code execution (ACE) in certain IoTs.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, BrakTooth). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

600,000 GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’ Avast researchers found at least 600,000 GPS trackers manufactured by a Chinese vendor that were exposed online with a default password of “123456.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

IoT gizmos make our lives easier, but we forget that these doohickeys are IP endpoints that act as mini-radios. Department of Homeland Security described IoT security as a matter of homeland security. IoT devices expose users to two main weaknesses. The first is the very well-known lack of device security.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2022

NAS servers are a privileged target for hackers because they normally store large amounts of data.The ransomware was targeting poorly protected or vulnerable NAS servers manufactured by QNAP, threat actors exploited known vulnerabilities or carried out brute-force attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, QNAP NAS ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

“After disclosing these findings to Google, they shared the report with other Android manufacturers, and Samsung confirmed the vulnerabilities existed in their smartphones as well. ” reads the report published by Checkmarx. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The Niagara framework is widely adopted, especially in the commercial facilities, government facilities, critical manufacturing and IT sectors. The security flaws impact Niagara AX 3.8u4, 4.4u3 and 4.7u1. SecurityAffairs – Tridium, IoT). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a joint advisory about a massive ongoing campaign spreading the QSnatch data-stealing malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, QSnatch). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

The malicious code specifically targets QNAP NAS devices manufactured by Taiwanese company QNAP, it already infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, QSnatch). The post QNAP urges users to update Malware Remover after QSnatch joint alert appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Like any other criminal hack. So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. It’s about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living.

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