Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) after observing Vice Society threat actors disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

The vulnerability is an improper error message handling in Zyxel ZyWALL/USG series firmware versions 4.60 through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, and ATP series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

HP would take up to 90 days to address a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-1707, that resides in the firmware of some business-grade printers. The company pointed out that the information disclosure can be achieved only by exploiting the flaw on vulnerable devices running FutureSmart firmware version 5.6 and having IPsec enabled.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

In order to exploit the flaw, an attacker has to upgrade an affected device to a crafted version of the firmware. “This vulnerability is due to a missing authentication process within the firmware upgrade function.” “Cisco has not released firmware updates to address this vulnerability.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 5, 2023

Complete Title : USENIX Security '22 - Tobias Scharnowski, Nils Bars, Moritz Schloegel, Eric Gustafson, Marius Muench, Giovanni Vigna, Christopher Kruegel, Thorsten Holz, Ali Abbasi - ‘Fuzzware: Using Precise MMIO Modeling For Effective Firmware Fuzzing’.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware. Over the years, experts observed several attacks employing rootkits that were specifically developed to target the firmware to achieve persistence and bypassing security solutions.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 9, 2020

Be it for remote work or a remote education, these devices are critical for your end users, and your organization, to get the job done from home. Private Cryptographic Key Material: do the firmware images contain private cryptographic key material? Home routers are one of the many poster children for 2020. But that's not all.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The list was published with the intent of raising awareness of common hardware weaknesses through CWE and educating designers and programmers on how to address them as part of the product development lifecycle. . The list includes a total of 12 vulnerabilities entries that had a score from 1.03 to 1.42 (the highest possible score was 2.0).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The FBI PIN, Number 20201210-001, was issued on December 10, 2020, and provides details about Doppelpaymer’s criminal activity and the sectors on which the group focuses (Healthcare, Emergency Services, and Educational Institutions). Patch operating systems, software, firmware, and endpoints. PIN Number 20201210-001.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2019

Rockwell has released firmware updates that address the vulnerability for the affected controllers. Below the recommendations published by Rockwell Automation to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability: Update to the latest available firmware revision that addresses the associated risk.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

Firmware updates aren’t only important for performance, they’re also needed to fix security issues when they arise. is a proponent of ISP transparency with regard to routers receiving firmware and security updates, a requirement of the Secure by Design proposal. Lack of updates. A wake up call to ISPs.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Permalink The post BSides Cheltenham 2023 – Stephen – All Your Firmwares Are Belong To Us: A Guide To Successful Acquisition appeared first on Security Boulevard. Many thanks to BSides Cheltenham for publishing their presenter’s outstanding BSides Cheltenham 2023 security content on the organizations’ YouTube channel.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

These systems are widely used in enterprises and educational organizations. Tenable started reporting the vulnerabilities to vendors in January, but at the time of the public disclosure, only Extron and Barco have released firmware updates. “Tenable found multiple vulnerabilities while investigating a Crestron AM-100.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Department of Justice indictment, MSS-affiliated actors have targeted various industries across the United States and other countries—including high-tech manufacturing; medical device, civil, and industrial engineering; business, educational, and gaming software; solar energy; pharmaceuticals; and defense—in a campaign that lasted over ten years.[

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2022

The post BSides Budapest 2021: Daniel Nussko’s ‘Large-scale Security Analysis of IoT Firmware’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to BSides Budapest IT Security Conference for publishing their superb security videos on the organization’s’ YouTube channel.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

AI could also assist sectors that cybercriminals frequently target, such as the education industry. Cybercriminals know that entities in education have historically lacked cybersecurity resources , a problem that makes it easier to pull off successful attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2023

Our education system has been designed to turn out people who can write code for computer systems (firmware, operating systems, and applications), that can develop tests for that code and maintain that code (create release packages etc.). But the implications are even broader than that.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

MSI is urging users to obtain firmware/BIOS updates only from its official website fearing that threat actors could circulate malware-laced versions of the company’s BIOS. In response to the incident, the company announced it is enhancing the information security control measures of its network and infrastructure.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2023

The report stems from a detailed analysis of attacks targeting StormWall’s clientele, which spans various sectors such as finance, e-commerce, telecommunications, entertainment, transportation, education, and logistics.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 7, 2020

Tip #4: Update your Wi-Fi router firmware. One of the cyber hygiene fundamentals is to keep your software, and firmware updated. There is an urgent need to educate users around the world of the risks associated with working remotely, home security and set up guidelines which every companies’ staff needs to adhere to strictly.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

CISA has put together a chart which represents the ten most common malware strains that have affected state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) educational institutions this year, Shlayer and ZeuS being the top two. Aside from ransomware, malware has also been a problem for K-12 schools.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Digitally signing software and firmware to ensure integrity and protect from malware. Because it is issued by a trusted government source, that piece of paper certifies to those running the educational ecosystem that in that context we are indeed who we say we are. Controlling Production Runs. Digital Code Signing.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 5, 2023

Tens of thousands of new security vulnerabilities are discovered each year; the value of CISA’s KEV catalog is that it helps organizations prioritize the software and firmware flaws that threat groups are actively exploiting — and many of those exploited flaws are older ones that users have failed to apply patches for.

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Kali Linux

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

additionally due to the new firmware in use on it, if you use an A2 rated microSD card, you should see 2-3x speedup of random access Pinebook kernel has been reverted back to a 6.1 Here they are: Bulgaria : mirror.telepoint.bg sponsored by Telepoint and thanks to Valentin Nikolov Italy : kali.mirror.garr.it

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

In March, TP-Link released a firmware update to address multiple issues, including this vulnerability. The vulnerability was first reported to ZDI during the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 event. Working exploits for LAN and WAN interface accesses were respectively reported by Team Viettel and Qrious Security.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

By offering insights into previous traffic, this technique improves threat detection, troubleshooting, and overall security by enabling for educated decision-making and proactive optimization of firewall configurations. Vigilant monitoring, frequent testing, and user education all contribute to a proactive protection plan.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Permalink The post USENIX Security ’22 – Yi He, Zhenhua Zou, Kun Sun, Zhuotao Liu, Ke Xu, Qian Wang, Chao Shen, Zhi Wang, Qi Li – ‘RapidPatch: Firmware Hotpatching for Real-Time Embedded Devices’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Non-privileged threat actors can exploit these drivers to gain complete device control, execute arbitrary code, modify firmware, and escalate operating system privileges, posing a significant security risk. Twelve drivers can subvert security mechanisms, while seven enable firmware erasure in SPI flash memory, rendering the system unbootable.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Ensuring that employees – both those in the office and those working from home (a more common scenario since the COVID-19 pandemic) – are educated about how such attacks work and the mitigation procedures available, as well keeping security devices up-to-date or upgrading them, are key to protecting a company, Ngo said.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Upgrade to the latest firmware version. ” reads the joint report.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

Over the last decade, K–12 schools have made great strides in employing technologies that facilitate learning—especially since the onset of pandemic-induced distance education. By January 2023, education had claimed over 80 percent of all global malware incidents —a staggering lead that has held since 2020.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Patch management: Keeping software and firmware up to date to close security gaps. Firmware Manipulation Attackers can manipulate firmware in ICS components, such as controllers and sensors, by inserting malicious code to compromise operations.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

When multiple devices are interconnected into one network, there is often a vulnerable point in this network—typically, a device with less sophisticated and secure software or firmware. Hackers can exploit such a device as an entry point, enabling them to navigate laterally across the entire network in search of valuable info.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

While anyone can fall victim to these threat actors, the FBI noted that this malware has been used to target a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure organizations, including defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, technology companies, and especially organizations in the healthcare and medical industries.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2024

Connected devices and smart technology are pivotal to enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of public sector organizations, from optimizing critical infrastructure management to transforming remote education and smart city initiatives. The education sector experienced a staggering 961% increase in IoT malware attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

The agencies recommend updating to the latest firmware and switching from SNMP to NETCONF or RESTCONF for network management. It includes discovery of other devices on the network by querying the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table to obtain MAC addresses. ” continues the report.

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