Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

internet-service providers in recent months in pursuit of sensitive information, according to people familiar with the matter.” China has long targeted global internet service providers and recent attacks are aligned with past operations linked to Beijing. Wall Street Journal reported. and around the globe.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

UScellular, one of the largest wireless carriers in the US, has disclosed a data breach after the hack suffered in December 2021. United States Cellular Corporation, is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the United States, with over 4.9 ” The attackers attempted to use this information to fraudulently port numbers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

The Planet WGS-804HPT industrial switch is used in building and home automation networks to provide connectivity of Internet of things (IoT) devices, IP surveillance cameras, and wireless LAN network applications. This switch family is equipped with a web service and SNMP management interface.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) estimates the cost of a full replacement of all Huawei and ZTE hardware on American wireless networks at $1.837bn. ” The report aims at promoting the security of our national communications networks by providing information from the US carriers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2023

Researchers at Censys have identified hundreds of devices deployed within federal networks that have internet-exposed management interfaces. The experts focused on roughly 1,300 of these hosts that were accessible online and discovered hundreds of devices with management interfaces exposed to the public internet.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Sweden is banning Chinese tech giant Huawei and ZTE from building new 5G wireless networks due to national security concerns. The Chinese giant was already excluded by several countries from building their 5G internet networks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority announced that four wireless carriers bidding for frequencies in an upcoming spectrum auction for the new 5G networks (Hi3G Access, Net4Mobility, Telia Sverige and Teracom) cannot use network equipment from the Chinese firms.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Ireland is a strategic place for intercontinental communications because it represents the place where undersea cables which carry internet traffic connect to Europe. The GCHQ paid Cable & Wireless more than £5 million ($9 million) as part of an annual lease for GCHQ to access the undersea cables. ” reported The Sunday Times.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2024

The company confirmed that this vulnerability does not affect the following RV Series Small Business Routers: RV160 VPN Routers RV160W Wireless-AC VPN Routers RV260 VPN Routers RV260P VPN Routers with PoE RV260W Wireless-AC VPN Routers RV340 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Routers RV340W Dual WAN Gigabit Wireless-AC VPN Routers RV345 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Routers (..)

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Anyway, the economic impact of the replacement could be greater than initial thought, the AP Agency reports the case of a trade group for small rural wireless carriers that would spend up to $1 billion for its dozen companies to replace the Huawei and ZTE equipment. Currently, Huawei has tens of customers in the U.S.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2021

Through the network, if, for instance, a home WiFi network shuts down, the Amazon smart devices connected to that home network will still be able to function, as they will be borrowing internet connectivity from neighboring products. link] — Whitney Merrill (@wbm312) May 30, 2021.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company has identified an active a zero-day vulnerability in the TP-Link device with model number TL-XVR1800L (Enterprise AX1800 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Wireless VPN Router), which is primarily suited to enterprises.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2021

Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to fix multiple vulnerabilities in the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router. Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Quad7 botnet evolves and targets new SOHO devices, including Axentra media servers, Ruckus wireless routers and Zyxel VPN appliances. Some of these clusters specifically target Axentra media servers, Ruckus wireless routers and Zyxel VPN appliances. These routers are used to relay brute-force attacks on Microsoft 365 accounts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2024

An Evil Twin Wi-Fi attack is a type of cyberattack where a threat actor sets up a rogue wireless access point that mimics a legitimate one. The investigators found a portable wireless access device, a laptop, and a mobile phone in the man’s luggage at Perth Airport.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

SK Telecom is South Koreas largest wireless telecom company, a major player in the countrys mobile and tech landscape. The Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) is a smart card used in mobile devices, it securely stores subscriber information, including the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and cryptographic keys.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

is pushing its allies for banning Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese companies, Washington highlighted the risks for national security in case of adoption of Huawei equipment and is urging internet providers and telco operators in allied countries to ban Chinese firms.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Critical flaws in the Realtek RTL8195A Wi-Fi module could have been exploited to gain root access and take over devices’ wireless communications. The Realtek RTL8195AM is a highly integrated single-chip with a low-power-consumption mechanism ideal for IoT (Internet of Things) applications in multiple industries.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

A close look at the ongoing campaign revealed that the bot also targets wireless LAN routers built for hotels and residential applications. On December 6, The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) published the first update to the InfectedSlurs advisory series.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

CVE-2024-20307 – CVE-2024-20308 (CVSS score 8.6) – Multiple vulnerabilities in the Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) fragmentation feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software. An attacker could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a heap overflow or corruption on an affected system.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Netgear addressed a high-severity bug affecting multiple WiFi router models, including Wireless AC Nighthawk , Wireless AX Nighthawk (WiFi 6) , and Wireless AC. Netgear fixed a bug affecting multiple WiFi router models, including Wireless AC Nighthawk , Wireless AX Nighthawk (WiFi 6) , and Wireless AC router models.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2020

Wireless carrier T-Mobile suffered a major outage in the United States, that impacted service at other carriers, due to a “massive” DDoS attack. Wireless carrier T-Mobile suffered a massive DDoS attack that caused a major outage in the United States that impacted service at other carriers due to a “massive” DDoS attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The FXA3000 and FXA2000 Series are access points that are manufactured by Japan-based firm Contec that conform to IEEE 802.11n/a/b/g wireless. “It is found that our wireless products, FLEXLAN FX3000/2000 series, have a firmware vulnerability. “[CVE-2022-36158] – Hidden system command web page.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The vendor has addressed multiple critical vulnerabilities, but in some cases, the proposed fixes introduced other security issues. “Multiple critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the MoFi4500 router, an OpenWRT based wireless router that provides Internet access via LTE. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2019

Many security experts are warning of the risks of using the popular app, threat actors could be potentially interested in data collected by FaceApp. FaceApp was developed in 2017 by Wireless Lab, when it was downloaded 80 million times, but now thanks to the challenge it is becoming viral.

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Data collection Wireless Advertising Risk 111

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Tier 2 servers are distributed globally, managing the control and exploitation capabilities of the bot. “This botnet has targeted entities in the U.S. and Taiwan across various sectors, including military, government, higher education, telecommunications, defense industrial base, and IT.” ” concludes the report.

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IoT Wireless DDOS Architecture 139

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-10964 , is an improper access control issue that could be exploited by an attack er with adjacent access to one of the vulnerable insulin pumps to interfere with the wireless RF (radio frequency) communications to or from the product. ” reads the security advisory published by the US-CERT.

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Hacking Wireless Healthcare Advertising 111

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Below the list of info stolen by the threat actor and available for sale: – Project Specification:[ Electrical, Power System, Architectural, Chief Engineering, Civil, Construction Mgnt, Environmental, Instrument & Control, Interface Mgnt, Machinery – Rotating, Mechanical – Vessels, Piping, Project Engineering, Safety Engineering, Telecommunications (..)

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

Firewalls are used to segment or isolate networks and are an essential component to limit cyber threats and protect internal networks from the internet and untrusted networks. Establish a network diagram to identify all connections between the cardholder data environment and other networks, including any wireless networks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If you’re unsure, avoid entering sensitive information or use a privacy screen to block prying eyes. DNS Spoofing DNS (Domain Name System) is like the internet’s phone book, translating domain names into IP addresses. Use a VPN to encrypt your internet traffic and avoid connecting to unfamiliar Wi-Fi networks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

” The malicious payloads added to this variant target D-Link devices, Netis wireless router, Sunhillo SureLine, Geutebruck IP camera, Yealink Device Management, Zyxel devices, TP-Link Archer, Korenix Jetwave, and TOTOLINK routers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

We identified at least 65 different affected vendors with close to 200 unique fingerprints, thanks both to Shodan’s scanning capabilities and some misconfiguration by vendors and manufacturers who expose those devices to the Internet. The exploit attempts to deploy a Mirai variant detected in March by Palo Alto Networks [3].

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IoT Firmware Internet Internet 135

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power low-bandwidth needs, designed for small scale projects which need wireless connection. ZigBee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based

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Hacking IoT Wireless Firmware 142

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2024

“Compared to our research on OT, we found a smaller percentage of unpatched and end-of-life IT routers in DrayTek compared to OT routers (Sierra Wireless). .” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, IoT)

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Wireless Manufacturing IoT Hacking 138

Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

The threat actors deployed QUIETEXIT on network appliances within the target network, including load balancers and wireless access point controllers. The experts pointed out that these systems are not protected by security solutions, for this reason, the attackers remain undetected in victim environments for at least 18 months.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2021

Researchers from Eye Security have found thousands of unpatched ABUS Secvest home alarm systems exposed online despite the vendor has addressed a critical bug (CVE-2020-28973) in January. “The ABUS Secvest wireless alarm system FUAA50000 (v3.01.17) fails to properly authenticate some requests to its built-in HTTPS interface.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Personal and social information of 1.2B T-Mobile discloses data breach affecting prepaid wireless customers. people exposed on an open Elasticsearch install. Russian author of NeverQuest banking malware gets 4 Years in U.S. Catch Hospitality Group discloses PoS malware infection at its restaurants.

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