Schneier on Security
MARCH 9, 2023
Here’s a piece of Chinese malware that infects SonicWall security appliances and survives firmware updates. The campaign was notable for the ability of the malware to remain on the devices even after its firmware received new firmware. The malware also adds a backdoor root user to the mounted file.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 25, 2021
The My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices received its final firmware update in 2015. If you’d still like to keep your MyBook connected to your local network (at least until you can find a suitable backup for your backups), please make double sure remote access is not enabled in your device settings (see screenshot above).
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Adam Shostack
JANUARY 3, 2021
As the expression goes, no one cares about backups, they care about restores. Some lessons learned over the last few days: Apple has disabled single user mode as of Mojave, and many recovery options are not available if you use a firmware password. Do yours work? Do not forget that availability is a security property.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Early this month, Evgueni Erchov, Director of IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence at Arete Incident Response, told ZDNet that multiple ransomware gangs are cold-calling victims if they don’t pay the ransom and attempt to restore from backups. Patch operating systems, software, firmware, and endpoints.
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 5, 2018
The second is that some of the patches require updating the computer's firmware. In November, Intel released a firmware update to fix a vulnerability in its Management Engine (ME): another flaw in its microprocessors. The vulnerability that allowed them to be taken over by the Mirai botnet last August simply can't be fixed.
Security Affairs
APRIL 23, 2021
“The Multimedia Console, Media Streaming Add-on, and Hybrid Backup Sync apps need to be updated to the latest available version as well to further secure QNAP NAS from ransomware attacks. The company also recommends updating the Multimedia Console, Media Streaming Add-on, and Hybrid Backup Sync apps to the latest versions.
CyberSecurity Insiders
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Ranzy Locker malware is also available for rent and so any threat actors having the intention to make quick money are seen distributing the newly developed file encrypting malware.
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