Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Before we dive into the specific cybersecurity concerns, let us remind you about the attack that took place in October 2016. Before the device applies the update, it sends a backup to the servers. Here are five significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities with IoT in 2020. The Threat is Definitely Real. Shadow IoT Devices.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

When it first surfaced in September 2016, they were using TrickBot , aka TrickLoader, a highly popular banking Trojan. Below is a list of recommended mitigations from the FBI, which it issued along with an alert on Conti ransomware late last week: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In 2016, the Mirai botnet attack left most of the eastern U.S. Often organizations can mitigate ransomware attacks by having up-to-date backups. If their files become locked, they can simply wipe the system and reboot from an offline backup. Firmware rootkit. with no internet. How to Defend Against Ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

According to GAO , thousands of K–12 students had their personal information compromised in data breaches between 2016 and 2020. Keep all operating systems, software, and firmware up to date. To protect students’ wellbeing, K–12 schools must do more than meet the basic minimum requirements for compliance.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In 2016, Logan Lamb, a former Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, found over 6 million voter registration files exposed on a state-sponsored server at Kennesaw State college in Georgia. He responsibly reported this to the Georgia Secretary of State, but the issue wasn’t really addressed until after the 2016 election.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In 2016, Logan Lamb, a former Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, found over 6 million voter registration files exposed on a state-sponsored server at Kennesaw State college in Georgia. He responsibly reported this to the Georgia Secretary of State, but the issue wasn’t really addressed until after the 2016 election.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In 2016, Logan Lamb, a former Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, found over 6 million voter registration files exposed on a state-sponsored server at Kennesaw State college in Georgia. He responsibly reported this to the Georgia Secretary of State, but the issue wasn’t really addressed until after the 2016 election.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

In December, 2016, the lights went out in Kyiv, Ukraine. So the reality is that there was a team of criminal hackers, and like all intrusions, this attack didn’t just start in December 2016; it began months before it was executed. The updates are done through firmware, firmware updates that we get from the vendor.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Firmware Rootkit. A firmware rootkit uses device or platform firmware to create a persistent malware image in the router, network card, hard drive or the basic input/output system (BIOS). The rootkit is able to remain hidden because firmware is not usually inspected for code integrity.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

In late 2021, we encountered a malicious DXE driver incorporated into several UEFI firmware images that were flagged by our firmware scanner (integrated into Kaspersky products at the start of 2019). Our two private reports provided technical information on the Windows and SPARC variants respectively. Final thoughts.

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