2022 Encryption Firmware 
Schneier on Security
JULY 26, 2024
The cause: a cryptographic key underpinning Secure Boot on those models that was compromised in 2022. The repository included the private portion of the platform key in encrypted form. The repository was located at [link] and it’s not clear when it was taken down.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 8, 2023
More alarmingly, the company said it appears attackers first started exploiting the flaw in October 2022. “One of the goals of malware is to be hard to remove, and this suggests the malware compromised the firmware itself to make it really hard to remove and really stealthy,” Weaver said.
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Security Affairs
MAY 16, 2023
China-linked APT group Mustang Panda employed a custom firmware implant targeting TP-Link routers in targeted attacks since January 2023. In 2022 campaigns, threat actors used European Union reports on the conflict in Ukraine and Ukrainian government reports as lures. SOCKS tunneling — Relay communication between different clients.
eSecurity Planet
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),
Malwarebytes
MARCH 10, 2022
In this February 2022 ransomware review, we go over some the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. Observed since: February 2022 Ransomware note: read_me.html Ransomware extension: <original file name> [vote2024forjb@protonmail[.]com].encryptedJB SFile (Escal).
Malwarebytes
MAY 6, 2022
April 2022 was most notable for the emergence of three new ransomware-as-a-service ( RaaS ) groups— Onyx , Mindware , and Black Basta —as well as the unwelcome return of REvil , one of the world’s most notorious and dangerous ransomware operations. Ransomware attacks in April 2022. Known ransomware attacks in April 2022 by country.
SecureWorld News
DECEMBER 8, 2024
Recent progress has sparked discussions, but current capabilities are still far from threatening encryption standards like 2048-bit RSA. It is essential to understand the risks posed by quantum computing, as future advancements could compromise today's encrypted data, opening new opportunities for threat actors.
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