Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In August 2024, several users reported that Dr.Web antivirus detected changes in their TV box system files. Unfortunately, often manufacturers sell older OS versions as newer ones. Doctor Web researchers uncovered a malware, tracked as Vo1d , that infected nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes belonging to users in 197 countries.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In August 2024, several users reported that Dr.Web antivirus detected changes in their TV box system files. Unfortunately, manufacturers often sell older OS versions as newer ones. In September 2024, Doctor Web researchers uncovered a malware, tracked as Vo1d , that infected nearly 1.3

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Regularly updating and patching systems, including antivirus software, firewalls, and SCADA networks, can mitigate this risk. Strategies for protecting oil and gas infrastructure Regular updates and patching: Outdated software and hardware are the most common entry points for cyberattacks.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

” “At present, pre-installed partners cover the entire mobile phone industry chain, including mobile phone chip manufacturers, mobile phone design companies, mobile phone brand manufacturers, mobile phone agents, mobile terminal stores and major e-commerce platforms,” reads a descriptive blurb about the company.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. China dominates the subway car manufacturing industry because of its low prices­ -- the same reason it dominates the 5G hardware industry. Our enemies do it.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide in multiple industries, including government, finance, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare.

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Webroot

MARCH 12, 2025

Many hard drives fail in less than three years , and its been found that the newer drives have shorter lifespans than those manufactured before 2015. Use antivirus protection: Secure your system with antivirus protection to prevent malware and ransomware attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The operators behind the infamous RobbinHood ransomware are exploiting a vulnerable GIGABYTE driver to kill antivirus products. Ransomware operators leverage a custom antivirus killing p ackage that is delivered to workstations to disable security solution before starting encryption. . ” reads the report published by Sophos.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Pasco is Japan’s largest geospatial provider and Kobe Steel is one of the major steel manufacturers. The attackers have exploited a directory traversal and arbitrary file upload vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-18187, in the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus. According to people involved, Chinese hackers Tick may have been involved.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Keep all devices updated with the latest security patches, and use reputable antivirus solutions that can block suspicious downloads and identify malicious software. For businesses, this means implementing strong antivirus software, endpoint protection solutions, and regular software updates.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The digital imaging products manufacturer OmniVision disclosed a data breach after the 2023 ransomware attack. In 2023, the imaging sensors manufacturer was the victim of a Cactus ransomware attack. OmniVision Technologies is a company that specializes in developing advanced digital imaging solutions. OmniVision Technologies Inc.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

” Let’s go to our case study: I received a scan request for a PDF file that was reported to support an antivirus vendor, and it replied that the file was not malicious. Then I thought, “Why not turn a PDF analysis into an article?” Most security tools must always be adapted to this new reality of attack and infection.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Users of the Network attached storage devices manufactured have reported a mystery string of malware attacks that disabled software updates by hijacking entries in host machines’ hosts file. The user ianch99 in the QNAP NAS community forum reported that the antivirus ClamAV was failing to update due to 0.0.0.0 “0.0.0.0

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

The factory specializes in manufacturing, consumer electronics, medical devices, and industrial operations. Based in Tijuana, Mexico, near the California border, the facility is an electronics manufacturing giant employing 5,000 people. using the LockBit 2.0 The ransomware gang demanded over $34 million in bitcoin to be paid as ransom.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The victims include the construction subsector of the critical manufacturing sector, the academia subsector of the government facilities sector, the information technology sector, and the transportation sector.” Install and regularly update antivirus software on all hosts, and enable real time detection.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2020

This info-stealer is also able to kill processes associated with malware analysis related processes and antivirus solutions. “Analyzing the profile of the affected victims, we found them activating in oil & gas, charcoal processing, hydraulic plants, manufacturers of raw materials, and transporters of large merchandise.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Wi-Fi routers come with default settings from the manufacturers. Use an antivirus. You can save yourself from such a nightmare by protecting your computer with an antivirus. The antivirus works to block such malicious links and foreign elements from getting to your system. Change default credentials on your router.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

” “At present, pre-installed partners cover the entire mobile phone industry chain, including mobile phone chip manufacturers, mobile phone design companies, mobile phone brand manufacturers, mobile phone agents, mobile terminal stores and major e-commerce platforms,” reads a descriptive blurb about the company.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

ransomware: The victims of the Lockfile ransomware gang are in the manufacturing, financial services, engineering, legal, business services, and travel and tourism sectors. “This means that after the ransomware attack, there is no ransomware binary for incident responders or antivirus software to find or clean up.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2021

Microsoft announced an improvement of its Defender antivirus that will leverage Intel’s Threat Detection Technology (TDT) to detect processes associated with crypto-miners. This partnership is part of Microsoft’s investment into collaborations with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and technology partners.”

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is a prime example of why it’s important to always keep third-party PC manufacturer software, which is often neglected, up to date, as well as to add vulnerable versions to blocklists. This is the first ever recorded abuse of this vulnerability in the wild. basically blinding security solutions in a very generic and robust way.”

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

Instead of having to trick users one by one, fraudsters only have to deceive the device manufacturer, or some other party involved in the supply chain, and thereby get their malicious code delivered far and wide. In a nutshell: lock your device; click judiciously; use antivirus. Why did they go there? Talk more soon.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

Despite billions of dollars spent on the latest, greatest antivirus suites, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, enterprises continue to suffer breaches that can be traced back to the actions of a single, unsuspecting employee. Yet there is a single point of failure common to just about all network break-ins: humans.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group uses a double-extortion model, with most of the victims in the manufacturing and IT industries. “Rust language is becoming more popular among threat actors as it is more difficult to analyze and has a lower detection rate by antivirus engines.” AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

” Guard Provider is developed by Xiaomi that includes three antivirus software, Avast, AVL, and Tencent, and allows users to choose the one they prefer. “ It is completely understandable that users would put their trust in smartphone manufacturers’ preinstalled apps, especially when those apps claim to protect the phone itself.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 16, 2019

based life sciences and high-tech manufacturing companies sheds light on how digital transformation – and the rising role of third-party partners – have combined to create unprecedented operational challenges in the brave new world of digital commerce. Related: AI one-upsmanship prevails in antivirus field.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since at least 2014, experts at FireEye have observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with an interest in Vietnam’s manufacturing, consumer products, and hospitality sectors. “To perform DLL sideloading, BISMUTH introduced outdated versions of various applications, including Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. ” reads the alert. ” reads the alert. ” continues the alert.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Experts from antivirus firm Doctor Web discovered ten apps in AppGallery that were containing the malicious code. the official app store from the Huawei Android device manufacturer.” The spyware is able to steal SMS messages, contact lists, and device information and to sign victims up for premium service subscriptions.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The nation-state actors used a “ Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver ” technique to evade detection bypassing or killing defense solutions such as EDRs and antivirus (AVs) software. The cyberspies used an open-source project called “EDRSandBlast” to remove protected process light (PPL) protection.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 22, 2024

shop|online) /img/ Below is an example of such an injection for the online store of a popular European beer manufacturer: Here’s another example for a Canadian university, also compromised in a similar way. Interestingly, across different hacked websites we noticed the same naming pattern: {domain}.{shop|online)

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. Our selection was based on: Device location (to cover the entire globe) Device manufacturer Protocols used to access the printers. Original post: [link]. Not so much.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

The campaign began in June 2022 and is still ongoing, the attacks hit organizations in multiple industries, such as Automotive, Chemicals Manufacturing, and others. ” reads the post published by Zscaler. That’s not all. Grandoreiro is a continuously evolving threat that represents a serious threat to organizations worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. in , where the group recruited many of its distributors. “Our name became a generic term for ransomware in the underground.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2024

The affected manufacturers include Baicells, D-Link, Hikvision, Red Lion, Orpak, Phoenix Contact, Teltonika, and Unitronics. The malware remained undetected by VirusTotal antivirus engines as of December 2024. IOCONTROL is a custom-built, modular malware that can run on a variety of platforms from different vendors.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2024

Keep operating systems and applications up-to-date, and use updated antivirus software with real-time detection. Stay informed about government cybersecurity advisories and act promptly on manufacturer recommendations. Implement strict approval policies for software distribution to prevent vulnerabilities in automated deployment.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 22, 2023

. “The unprecedented threat needs to be settled in cooperation of both smartphone and fingerprint sensor manufacturers, while the problems can also be mitigated in OSes,” they wrote. “We hope this work can inspire the community to improve SFA security.”

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