Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently warned administrators about a vulnerability that would allow threat actors to take control of devices produced by Hikvision, a Chinese state-owned video surveillance company. In 2018, the U.S. agencies and organizations using Chinese technology.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2018

Positive Technologies discovered two flaws affecting Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuums that can be used to perform video surveillance. The two vulnerabilities have been tracked as CVE-2018-10987 and CVE-2018-10988 , the former could be exploited by a remote attacker meanwhile the latter needs physical access to the device.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Based on forensic analysis of numerous mobile devices, Amnesty International’s Security Lab found that the software was repeatedly used in an abusive manner for surveillance. Moreover, the malware mentioned by Google matched ThreatNeedle – malware that we have been tracking since 2018. Firmware vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2018

The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-3937, is a command injection issue that affects the measurementBitrateExec features implemented in the IPELA E Series Network Camera. Both vulnerabilities effects Sony IPELA E series G5 firmware 1.87.00, the tech giant released an update last week to address them.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Criminals may use hijacked drones for illegal surveillance, smuggling, or even as weapons. What are the common firmware and software vulnerabilities in RF devices that can be exploited? Vulnerabilities in RF technology often encompass various weaknesses and security gaps within the firmware and software used in RF devices.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

We had initially analyzed this Delphi malware in April 2018. In December we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanning technology. Some capabilities we analyzed are similar to those provided in other notorious post-exploitation toolkits. Other interesting discoveries.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

At the end of September, at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit , our researchers provided an overview of FinSpy , an infamous surveillance toolset that several NGOs have repeatedly reported being used against journalists, political dissidents and human rights activists.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2018, we got some broader exemptions for all data, all devices all types of devices. The Mirai botnet contributed to a massive denial of service attack that brought parts of the Internet to a standstill, what was remarkable was that Mariah was constructed from 1000s of Internet of Things devices, namely surveillance cameras.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2018, we got some broader exemptions for all data, all devices all types of devices. The Mirai botnet contributed to a massive denial of service attack that brought parts of the Internet to a standstill, what was remarkable was that Mariah was constructed from 1000s of Internet of Things devices, namely surveillance cameras.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It was for 1000s of compromised, Internet of Things, enabled devices, such as surveillance cameras, residential gateways, internet connected printers, and even in home baby monitors these devices themselves are often thought of as not having much in the way of resources, and really they don't have many computing resources. Probably not.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 26, 2021

On June 3, Check Point published a report about an ongoing surveillance operation targeting a Southeast Asian government, and attributed the malicious activities to a Chinese-speaking threat actor named SharpPanda. Lyceum is a threat group operating against high-profile targets in the Middle East since at least 2018. Middle East.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2024

million individuals The FBI warns of HiatusRAT scanning campaigns against Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs Russia FSB relies on Ukrainian minors for criminal activities disguised as “quest games” U.S.

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