SecureList

APRIL 25, 2025

With time, the vulnerabilities were patched, and restrictions were added to the firmware. Attackers are leveraging this by embedding malicious software into Android device firmware. Attackers are now embedding a sophisticated multi-stage loader directly into device firmware. oat ) located in the same directory.

Cryptocurrency 83

Cryptocurrency Malware Firmware Accountability 83

Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. “This is reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance,” French vulnerability researcher Charles Fol tweeted. “Patch your #Fortigate.”

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Whether it be routers, IoT devices or SCADA systems, they are very varied in architecture, use case, and purpose. Netgear N300 MIPS firmware image. What's Special about Firmware? Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. Non-x86 processor architecture.

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Firmware Engineering Architecture Authentication 52

ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Whether it be routers, IoT devices or SCADA systems, they are very varied in architecture, use case, and purpose. Netgear N300 MIPS firmware image. What's Special about Firmware? Fuzzing firmware presents a specific set of challenges that are not often present together in other targets. Non-x86 processor architecture.

Firmware 52

Firmware Engineering Architecture Authentication 52

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In 2020, CVE-2020-28212 , a vulnerability affecting this software, was reported, which could be exploited by a remote unauthorized attacker to gain control of a PLC with the privileges of an operator already authenticated on the controller. UMAS is based on a client-server architecture. Network communication.

Firmware 107

Firmware Passwords Authentication Engineering 107

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The unranked list contains 12 entries that categorize data found in hardware programming, design, and architecture. CWE-1277 : Firmware Not Updateable – firmware exploitation exposes the victim to a permanent risk without any possibility to patch weaknesses. The most popular firmware is BIOS and UEFI.

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Software Firmware Computers and Electronics Risk 117

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2020

Multiple, if not all, Zyxel NAS products running firmware versions up to 5.21 are vulnerable to this pre-authentication command injection vulnerability. ZyXEL NAS devices achieve authentication by using the weblogin.cgi CGI executable. The vendor advisory is also available. reads the advisory published by CERT/CC.

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DDOS Authentication Advertising Firmware 134

SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

The findings of the study reveal a number of serious security issues, including the use of hard-coded credentials, and an insecure firmware update process. We later managed to extract the firmware from the EEPROM for further static reverse engineering. Further hardware analysis of the circuit board helped us identify chips.

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Firmware Passwords Manufacturing Mobile 106

SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

This report includes an analysis of the ISaGRAF framework, its architecture, the IXL and SNCP protocols that are used to program and control ISaGRAF-based devices and to communicate with them. Since authentication data is encrypted with a preset symmetric key, the attacker could decrypt an intercepted target (device) password.

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Passwords Authentication Architecture Encryption 110

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

“The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices. . “The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices.

Passwords 140

Passwords Backups Architecture Cyber Attacks 140

eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2022

This attack relies on a client-server architecture and consists of using other protocols such as TCP or SSH to tunnel malware through DNS requests. port 53) that can be blocked by some firewalls and conflicts with existing architectures, which could ultimately force users to go back to unencrypted DNS requests. DNS tunneling.

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DNS Encryption Penetration Testing Architecture 137

eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Built-in edge security, including encryption , URL filtering, and malware protection Cloud-agnostic branch connectivity, SaaS optimization, and IaaS integrations Application aware enterprise NGFW, Snort IPS, and malware sandboxing Microsegmentation and identity-based policy management Self-healing firmware to prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities.

Firewall 120

Firewall Architecture Encryption Network Security 120

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, there is a difference between the Mirai malware and the new malware variants using Go, including differences in the language in which it is written and the malware architectures. Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier. NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50. 7)C0 NAS520 before firmware V5.21(AASZ.3)C0

Malware 85

Malware IoT Firmware Authentication 85

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker.

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IoT Computers and Electronics Manufacturing Firmware 71

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Vital defense strategies include timely patching and updating of software, as well as locking down network access with multifactor authentication (MFA) and privileged access management (PAM) solutions. Accordingly, organizations should expect an increase in phishing campaigns. Supply chain attacks will intensify.

Cybersecurity 116

Cybersecurity Cybercrime Social Engineering Risk 116

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2021

7fe8e2efba37466b5c8cd28ae6af2504484e1925187edffbcc63a60d2e4e1bd8 and 25461130a268f3728a0465722135e78fd00369f4bccdede4dd61e0c374d88eb8 ) also contained multiple exploits, like the RCE exploit in Huawei Routers and the authentication bypass exploit in GPON Home Routers (see Figure 6, 7, 8). Some of the recent Gafgyt variants (e.g.,

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Malware DDOS IoT Authentication 131

Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2019

This attack takes advantage of the way open ADB ports don’t have authentication by default, similar to the Satori botnet variant we previously reported.” In order to determine what miner to deliver, the bot collects system information, such as manufacturer, hardware details, and processor architecture. The script for a.

Cryptocurrency 99

Cryptocurrency Malware Advertising Firmware 99

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Over-the-air (OTA) software and firmware updates must be delivered securely and effectively. Electronic control unit (ECU) threats : malicious firmware updates act as a ‘trojan horse’ which allows the hacker to imitate trust and remotely access vehicle control systems.

IoT 77

IoT Firmware Manufacturing Encryption 77

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 20, 2021

Even fewer (19%) told Proofpoint that they had updated their Wi-Fi router’s firmware. These are foundational principles to design next generation security architectures. Meanwhile, Verizon found in its MSI 2021 that less than half (47%) of respondents with a VPN installed on their devices activated it. According to the U.S.

Mobile 71

Mobile Architecture Data breaches Authentication 71

Malwarebytes

JUNE 21, 2023

BOD 23-02 is titled Mitigating the Risk from Internet-Exposed Management Interfaces, and requires federal civilian agencies to remove specific networked management interfaces from the public-facing internet, or implement Zero Trust Architecture capabilities that enforce access control to the interface within 14 days of discovery.

Internet 97

Internet Internet Firmware Cyber Risk 97

Google Security

MARCH 12, 2021

We've confirmed that this proof-of-concept, or its variants, function across a variety of operating systems, processor architectures, and hardware generations. Cross-Origin Embedder Policy (COEP) ensures that any authenticated resources requested by the application have explicitly opted in to being loaded.

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Engineering Architecture Software Firmware 145

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Patch management: Keeping software and firmware up to date to close security gaps. Remote Access Vulnerabilities ICS systems often require remote access for monitoring and maintenance, but attackers can exploit weak authentication methods or insecure remote access points.

Firmware 109

Firmware Encryption Manufacturing Risk 109

eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

Unauthenticated vulnerability scans should be conducted to view the systems from the perspective of an external hacker and authenticated vulnerability scans should be conducted to view systems from the perspective of a hacker with stolen credentials.

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Penetration Testing Risk Firmware Software 109

SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This archive is discreetly hosted on legitimate websites, cleverly disguised as firmware binaries for enigmatic devices labeled “m100” The Bitbucket repository was created on June 21, 2018, under the account of Julie Heilman, and it remains the sole repository associated with this profile. onion ghtyqipha6mcwxiz[.]onion

Malware 145

Malware DNS Encryption Ransomware 145

Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

Some best practices to secure IoT at the network level include map and monitor all connected devices, use network segmentation to prevent the spread of attacks, ensure your network architecture is secure, and disable any features or services that you aren’t using. Device security brings its own difficulties. It’s basic but it works.

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Internet Internet IoT Software 137

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This isolation is supported by strong cryptography to enable verification of authenticity of the enclave, along with providing privacy and integrity of both the enclave code as well as the sensitive data being processed. And all these sources of complexity provide opportunities for failing in an insecure manner.

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Architecture Encryption Technology Firmware 62

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

The Mirai botnet targets mostly routers and IoT devices, and it supports different architectures including Linux x64, different ARM versions, MIPS, PowerPC, and more. Install security and firmware upgrades from vendors, as soon as possible. 2830690: ETPRO EXPLOIT GPON Authentication Bypass Attempt (CVE-2018-10561). Conclusion.

Malware 81

Malware IoT Authentication Antivirus 81

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Many organizations have opted to converge their IT and OT environments, which can yield many benefits such as efficiency and more elegant architecture; at the same time, these decisions are not without risk. These often use proprietary network protocols and lack basic security controls like authentication or encryption. Conclusion.

Energy and Utilities 101

Energy and Utilities Threat Detection Manufacturing Technology 101

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Although beyond the scope of the network, effective network security relies upon the effective authentication of the user elsewhere in the security stack. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) : In today’s ransomware-riddled environment, two-factor authentication should also be considered a minimum requirement for all forms of remote access.

Firewall 109

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 109

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Additionally, FortiNAC can enforce company policies on device patching and firmware version. FortiNAC provides profiling of each device on the network and enables granular network segmentation and automated responses for changes in device status or behavior. FortiNAC is integrated with FortiGate and other Fortinet products.

IoT 98

IoT Firewall Wireless Mobile 98

SecureList

JULY 19, 2023

The connection to the remote SMB server sends the user’s Net-NTLMv2 hash in a negotiation message, which the threat actor can use to either: Relay for authentication against other systems that support NTLMv2 authentication. Perform offline cracking to extract the password.

Firmware 98

Firmware Internet Internet Government 98

Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

To enable wireless support, we need to find: The kernel Wi-Fi modules that need to be in the initramfs (Depends on hardware) The Wi-Fi firmware files that need to be in the initramfs (Depends on hardware) The Wireless interface name (Kali defaults to: wlan0 ) Additional packages to increase functionally. bin firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.txt

Firmware 52

Firmware Wireless Passwords VPN 52

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Drivers, Firmware, Software : Cloud providers bear responsibility to secure, test, and update the software and code that supports the firmware and the basic software infrastructure of the cloud. This responsibility does not extend to software that customers install on cloud devices. Access security controls.

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Backups Firewall Encryption Software 128

eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

“With a cyberattack, it’s more than just data that needs protecting—at risk is really the entire physical infrastructure from applications and operating systems down to low-level firmware and BIOS. Druva’s metadata-centric architecture supports management and security of data in the cloud with long-term retention, and regulatory compliance.

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Backups Ransomware Technology Marketing 142

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Keep software and firmware patched and updated. Maintain a comprehensive asset inventory, and keep software updated and patched. Segment networks and block outbound connections from internet-facing servers to prevent lateral movement and privilege escalation. Replace default passwords with strong passwords.

Cybersecurity 97

Cybersecurity IoT Hacking Risk 97

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The RSA algorithm remains the most popular public key cryptographic system today and introduced the concept of digital signatures for authentication outside of academia. Still, research remains in early stages, so initial standards remain in draft form and a full mitigation architecture for federal agencies isn’t expected until the 2030s.

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Encryption Passwords Authentication Password Management 109

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Passwordless authentication : Eliminates passwords in favor of other types of authentication such as passkeys, SSO, biometrics, or email access.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 121