SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Patching and vulnerability management Apply timely security updates to operating systems, software, and firmware. Report ransomware incidents to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) , CISA, or MS-ISAC. Prioritize fixing vulnerabilities exploited by Ghost, such as ProxyShell (CVE-2021-34473, CVE-2021-34523, CVE-2021-31207).

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2022

A Digital Alert Systems EAS encoder/decoder that Pyle said he acquired off eBay in 2019. Pyle said he started acquiring old EAS equipment off of eBay in 2019, and that he quickly identified a number of serious security vulnerabilities in a device that is broadly used by states and localities to encode and decode EAS alert signals.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Today’s generation of kids and teens consider their devices and the Internet as extensions of their lives. So without further ado, let’s dive into what we should be teaching our kids about Internet safety and what we can do to enforce these teachings. 7 Internet safety tips. Update your child’s device’s firmware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

In November 2019, security experts first spotted the QSnatch malware that at the time infected thousands of QNAP NAS devices worldwide. Weitere Informationen von unseren Kollegen bei @CERTFI : [link] — CERT-Bund (@certbund) October 31, 2019. Webshell functionality for remote access. ” reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2020

The list includes: IP addresses of Pulse Secure VPN servers Pulse Secure VPN server firmware version SSH keys for each server A list of all local users and their password hashes Admin account details Last VPN logins (including usernames and cleartext passwords) VPN session cookies. reads the advisory. 830) and Germany (789).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The experts are monitoring the Mirai-based botnet since November 2019 and observed it exploiting two Tenda router 0-day vulnerabilities to spread a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). ” When the botnet was first detected in 2019, experts noticed it was exploiting the Tenda zero-day flaw tracked as CVE-2020-10987.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

According to the Chinese security firm Qihoo 360’s Netlab team, operators of several botnets , including Chalubo , FBot , and Moobot , targeting LILIN DVRs at least since August 30, 2019. The new firmware released by the vendors validated the hostname passed as input to prevent command execution. ” Netlab concludes.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

These issues usually occur due to some improper synchronization between user code and the SDK firmware distributed by the SoC vendor, Security Bypass : Vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers in radio range to bypass the latest secure pairing mode of BLE. 2.60 (CVE-2019-16336) and NXP KW41Z 3.40 SDK (CVE-2019-17519).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier CVE-2016-1555 Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3 CVE-2017-6077 NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 181024 CVE-2019-19824 TOTOLINK Realtek SDK based routers, this affects A3002RU through 2.0.0, Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier CVE-2016-1555 Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

We had a chance to meet again at Black Hat 2019. Now consider that cloud computing is still on the rise, and that the Internet of Things is on the verge of rapid expansion as more 5G networks come on line. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2021

The eCh0raix ransomware has been active since at least 2019, when eExperts from security firms Intezer and Anomali separately discovered sample of the ransomware targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Independent experts observed a surge in eCh0raix ransomware infection reports between April 19 and April 26.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2019

Firmware updates that address this vulnerability are not currently available. The first one could be exploited by a remote and unauthenticated attacker with admin privileges to obtain sensitive information ( CVE-2019-1653 ), while the second one can be exploited for command injection ( CVE-2019-1652 ). through 1.4.2.20.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Cyclops Blink has been found in WatchGuard’s firewall devices since at least June 2019. But the NCSC warns that it is likely that Sandworm is capable of compiling the same or very similar malware for other architectures and firmware. Internet access to the management interface of any device is a security risk.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

L inear eMerge E3 smart building access systems designed by N ortek Security & Control (NSC) are affected by a severe vulnerability (CVE-2019-7256) that has yet to be fixed and attackers are actively scanning the internet for vulnerable devices. CVE-2019-7256 is actively being exploited by DDoS botnet operators.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

Hackers appeared to be taking advantage of a vulnerability first published in 2019. Western Digital stopped supporting My Live drives in 2015, and have not updated their firmware since. Western Digital is asking customers to disconnect My Book Live hard drives from the internet to prevent malware from wiping them of data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Security experts at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs disclosed a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-16920. The vulnerability is an unauthenticated command injection issue that was discovered on September 2019. The flaw has received a CVSS v31 base score of 9.8 and a CVSS v20 base score of 10.0.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2019

The first one could be exploited by a remote and unauthenticated attacker with admin privileges to obtain sensitive information ( CVE-2019-1653 ), while the second one can be exploited for command injection ( CVE-2019-1652 ). Firmware updates that address this vulnerability are not currently available.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In May, the Department of Energy confirmed that on March 5, 2019, between 9 a.m. “Have as few internet facing devices as possible,” NERC urged in its report.” “ After seeing no adverse effects, the entity deployed the firmware patch at an operational generation site that night.” and 7 p.m.,

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2022

The three flaws reported by the cybersecurity firm are: An authentication bypass tracked CVE-2019-9564 A stack-based buffer overflow, tracked as CVE-2019-12266 , which could lead to remote control execution. A remote attacker could exploit the CVE-2019-9564 flaw to take over the device, including turning on/off the camera.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The Mozi botnet accounted for 90% of the IoT network traffic observed between October 2019 and June 2020, IBM reported. 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. ” continues the analysis.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2022

Malicious actors tend to focus on internet-facing systems to gain entry into a network, such as email and virtual private network (VPN) servers, using exploits targeting newly disclosed vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-11510. CVE-2019-19781. CVE-2019-18935. Also read: Best Patch Management Software & Tools. “U.S.,

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Malwarebytes

JULY 15, 2021

The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of SonicWall firmware. x versions of the firmware. x firmware. x firmware versions. The notice mentions the following products along with recommended actions: SRA 4600/1600 (EOL 2019) disconnect immediately and reset passwords.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The number of infected devices is impressive, on 2019-11-30 a trusted security partner in the US informed Qihoo 360’s Netlab Cybersecurity reported to have observed 1,962,308 unique daily active IPs from the Pink botnet targeting its systems. According to the experts, Pink is the largest botnet they have observed in the last six years.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 4, 2025

Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw). It appears that primarily internet-facing devices are vulnerable (they typically have remote management interfaces exposed to the internet in most cases).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The bridge discovers the hacker-controlled bulb with updated firmware, and the user adds it back onto their network. ” Check Point reported the issue to Philips and Signify (owner of the Philips Hue brand) in November 2019. The company released firmware p atches for the device in January.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The vulnerabilities have been tracked as CVE-2019-13473 and CVE-2019-13474. . The hardware of the terminals is equipped with Shenzen technology, while the firmware is based on BusyBox Linux Debian. . The devices have httpd web server , Web GUI, Wifi, or Bluetooth on board. ” continues the experts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

which is a product that became end-of-life (EOL) in 2015 and end-of-support-life (EOSL) in 2019.” “There is no evidence to support any other firmware versions are vulnerable at this point in time and these findings have been shared with Symantec.” ” reads the analysis published by Palo Alto Networks.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers discovered a new variant of the Zerobot botnet (aka ZeroStresser) that was improved with the capabilities to target more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Maintain device health with updates: Make sure devices are up to date with the latest firmware and patches.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2019

The vulnerabilyt was tracked as CVE-2019-10955 and received a CVSS score of 7.1 Rockwell has released firmware updates that address the vulnerability for the affected controllers. Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2019

In April 2019, experts at Bad Packets uncovered a new wave of attacks mainly aimed at compromising D-Link routers, many of them hosted belonging to Brazilian users. . According to Avast, in the first half of 2019, hackers have modified the DNS settings of over 180,000 Brazilian routers with even more complex attacks. concludes Avast.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

After the attacks came to light, the manufacturer promptly released a firmware update for configuring verification of incoming requests. In 2020, when much of life shifted online, internet resources repeatedly suffered from surges in totally legitimate activity. Share of smart attacks, Q3/Q4 2020 and Q4 2019 ( download ).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The threat actors are actively exploiting the following vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2018-13379 ; CVE-2020-12812 ; CVE-2019-5591. In March 2021, government experts observed state sponsored hackers scanning the internet for servers vulnerable to the above flaws, the attackers were probing systems on ports 4443, 8443, and 10443.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 14, 2019

With all the talk of escalating cyber warfare , the spread of counterfeit smartphones and new forms of self-replicating malware , I came away from Black Hat USA 2019 (my 15 th ) marveling, once more, at the panache of modern cyber criminals. Many attacks today begin with a targeted phishing attacks to get a toehold inside a network.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 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. According to the researchers, in the last months of 2019, the botnet was mainly involved in DDoS attacks. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

The most severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-7670, is an OS command injection flaw. Another issue, tracked as CVE-2019-7669, is an improper validation of file extensions when uploading files that was rated as CVSS score of 9.1. Another critical issue, tracked as CVE-2019-7672, received a CVSS score of 8.8.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

The first iLnkP2P flaw tracked as CVE-2019-11219 is an enumeration vulnerability that could be exploited by an attacker to discover devices exposed online. The second issue tracked as CVE-2019-11220 can be exploited by an attacker to intercept connections to vulnerable devices and conduct man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

If you look at the dynamics of attacks on mobile users in 2020, you will see that the average monthly number of attacks decreased by 865,000 compared to 2019. Number of attacks on mobile users in 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Number of adware attacks on mobile users in 2019 and 2020 ( download ). Number of mobile users attacked.

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