Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

As an increasing number of connected devices are deployed within IoT ecosystems, enterprises need to identify and authenticate them. Typically, when they are manufactured, IoT devices receive their initial identity in the form of a “digital birth certificate.” We all know that software and firmware updates are an everyday occurrence.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2024

The Outpost24 researcher Timothy Hjort reported the flaw to the manufacturer and published a detailed analysis and PoC exploit codes for the flaws. The vulnerabilities affect NAS326 running firmware versions 5.21(AAZF.16)C0 16)C0 and earlier, and NAS542 running firmware versions 5.21(ABAG.13)C0 13)C0 and older.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

Enhance your security posture by detecting risks on authenticator devices. Not only are mobile devices used as end points to access corporate mail and other enterprise applications, they are also frequently used as authentication devices. Limited visibility on users’ devices can undermine authentication integrity.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 16, 2020

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. In this post, we will cover how to deal with each one of these challenges in the firmware fuzzing context. Is a MIPS Linux firmware.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 15, 2020

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. In this post, we will cover how to deal with each one of these challenges in the firmware fuzzing context. Is a MIPS Linux firmware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Please contact your device manufacturer for more information on the patch status about specific devices.” WLAN Firmware Internal CVE-2023-24855 : Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Modem. .” WLAN Firmware Internal CVE-2023-24855 : Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Modem. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

Manufacturers need a scalable solution to address concerns like authentication, data encryption, and the integrity of firmware on connected devices. Security in IoT devices has lagged behind their production. The post Securing the IoT at Scale: How PKI Can Help appeared first on Keyfactor.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

Enhance your security posture by detecting risks on authenticator devices. Not only are mobile devices used as end points to access corporate mail and other enterprise applications, they are also frequently used as authentication devices. Limited visibility on users’ devices can undermine authentication integrity.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Europol said the gang focused on cars from two unnamed French car manufacturers, which probably means the developers found a vulnerability in the car’s firmware that allowed them to replace the original software. Vulnerabilities in the keyless entry systems have been found in the firmware of other car manufactures.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Researchers found multiple backdoors in popular VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) appliance made by the German manufacturer Auerswald. Researchers from RedTeam Pentesting discovered multiple backdoors in a popular VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) appliance made by the German manufacturer Auerswald. “Firmware Update 8.2B

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After looking at 28 of the most popular manufacturers, our research team found 3.5 While the default security settings have improved over the review period, some popular brands either offer default passwords or no authentication, meaning anyone can spy on the spies. Surge in internet-facing cameras. The reign of a Chinese brand.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2024

ChargePoint, with its last firmware update, has disabled the HTTP server and updated the NTP client to address the issues. During the firmware analysis, Sternum identified: •an outdated HTTP server, •deprecated NTP client with known vulnerabilities, •deprecated kernel, and •device certificates with unlimited expiration time (See figure 1).

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Manufacturers: Ring doorbell security SimpliSafe smart home security Swann smart home security Yale smart home security Ring doorbell security: What do you need to know? Privacy and Passwords: Two-step verification is done by default, but multi-factor authentication (MFA) is recommended. Who is Ring? What is SimpliSafe?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2022

The flaws impact products manufactured by LenelS2, a provider of advanced physical security solutions (i.e. The experts focused on Carrier’s LenelS2 access control panels, manufactured by HID Mercury. CVE-2022-31486 Authenticated command injection <=1.291 (no patch) Base 8.8, ” reads the post published by Trellix.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2020

A high-severity vulnerability affecting CompactRIO controllers manufactured by the vendor National Instruments (NI) could allow remote attackers to disrupt production processes in an organization. Update the firmware on CompactRIO controllers to v8.5 Updating the firmware patches the Safe Mode where defaults are loaded.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2021

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass issue (CVE-2021-20090 ) affecting home routers with Arcadyan firmware. Threat actors actively exploit a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20090 , impacting home routers with Arcadyan firmware to deploy a Mirai bot.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“According to Vladimir Kononovich, some manufacturers rely on security through obscurity, with proprietary protocols that are poorly studied and the goal of making it difficult for attackers to procure equipment to find vulnerabilities in such devices. Wincor is currently owned by ATM manufacturer giant Diebold Nixdorf.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 14, 2024

While it is not reasonable or feasible to expect firmware and software to be completely free of security issues, perhaps in the modern age some shouldn't be as prevalent as they are (ex: failing to sanitize input or straight up broken security controls). Specifically, the vulnerability was in the web management interface of this model.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

In response, manufacturers are intensifying their cybersecurity efforts, incorporating advanced CI/CD workflows to safeguard medical devices from escalating attacks. New security solutions are now aiding healthcare organizations' IT teams in promptly resolving issues, even with devices from various manufacturers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Flow computers are used to calculate volume and flow rates for oil and gas that are critical to electric power manufacturing and distribution. The industrial automation giant ABB addressed the flaw with the release of firmware updates on July 14, 2022. The critical systems are widely used by oil and gas organizations worldwide.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

The experts pointed out that the exploiting the vulnerabilities requires user authentication, as well as deep knowledge of the proprietary protocol of CODESYS V3 and the structure of the different services that the protocol uses. Check with the device manufacturers for available patches and update the device firmware to version to 3.5.19.0

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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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

“we disclose BrakTooth, a family of new security vulnerabilities in commercial BT stacks that range from denial of service (DoS) via firmware crashes and deadlocks in commodity hardware to arbitrary code execution (ACE) in certain IoTs.” ” reads the post published by the researchers. ” continue the researchers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With devices needing SIMs to authenticate them for mobile networks, advances in SIM technology will be critical f or the expansion of the connected world in years to come. . So how can manufacturers seamlessly manage this growth, while also ensuring secure access to cellular networks? Key benefits of the iSIM .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 13, 2021

Tenable researchers claim hackers are exploiting a security flaw termed authentication-bypass vulnerability that is impact routers and internet of things (IoT) devices. What’s interesting about this attack campaign is the hackers are targeting devices running on the firmware that is being supplied by Arcadyan.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

But according to an in-depth analysis shared with KrebsOnSecurity by security researcher Paul Marrapese , iLnkP2P devices offer no authentication or encryption and can be easily enumerated, allowing potential attackers to establish a direct connection to these devices while bypassing any firewall restrictions.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I also looked at custom firmware and soldering and why, to my mind, that was a path I didn't need to go down at this time. Let's got through the options: Firmware Patching I'll start with the devices themselves and pose a question to you: can you remember the last time you patched the firmware in your light globes? Or vibrator.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Security researchers at CyberArk Labs discovered a security bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-34466 , affecting the Windows Hello facial authentication process, An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to login systems running the Windows 10 OS. link] “ Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2020

The backdoor accounts in the firmware of 29 FTTH Optical Line Termination (OLT) devices from popular vendor C-Data. The security duo, composed of Pierre Kim and Alexandre Torres, disclosed seven vulnerabilities in the firmware of FTTH OLT devices manufactured by C-Data. ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

From backdoors- As the Korean giant creates, validates and manufactures its computing devices all on its own, its every piece of hardware, wiring and firmware is securely drafted at its high secure R&D plants & factories in the world.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. Co-ordination is key.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Industrial control systems (ICS) are the backbone of critical infrastructure, powering essential operations in the energy, manufacturing, water treatment, and transportation sectors. These systems are integral to the smooth operation of industries such as manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, water management, and more.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

reads the advisory The vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow issue and according to the vendor it may have been exploited in a limited number of attacks aimed at government, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure sectors. The researcher describes the issue as a reachable pre-authentication that impacts every SSL VPN appliance.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 24, 2021

Last time it was a vulnerability in the Arcadyan firmware found in devices distributed by some of today’s biggest router vendors and internet service providers, such as ASUS, Orange, Vodafone, Telstra, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, and British Telecom. Exactly what Mirai wants. Vulnerabilities. Same botnet, same operator? Mitigation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 16, 2021

The cars we drive today have become truly connected objects, capable of a variety of functionalities that both users and manufacturers could have only dreamed of in past decades. However, with increased connectivity in our cars, new challenges are arising for both manufacturers and users. Technologies that enable connectivity in cars.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Researchers at industrial and IoT cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks have discovered a critical flaw affecting a video surveillance product made by Annke, a popular manufacturer of surveillance systems and solutions. The experts performed reverse engineering of the firmware to fully unrestricted SSH access. – Source Nozomi.

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