SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Firmware integrity checks: Regularly check that each device's firmware is up to date and verified—especially when outdated firmware is one of the most common entry points for attackers. End-to-end encryption: Encrypt all data from sensors to controller.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

While the AgeLocker ransomware continues to target QNAP NAS systems, the Taiwanese vendor urges customers to update the firmware and apps. Taiwanese vendor QNAP is urging its customers to update the firmware and apps installed on their network-attached storage (NAS) devices to prevent AgeLocker ransomware infections.

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SecureList

JANUARY 20, 2022

At the end of 2021, we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our Firmware Scanner , which has been integrated into Kaspersky products since the beginning of 2019. This one is made up of implants found in the UEFI firmware within the SPI flash, a non-volatile storage external to the hard drive.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

If someone has physical access to your shut-down computer, they can probably break the hard-drive's encryption. The protection works by creating a simple check between an operating system and a computer's firmware, the fundamental code that coordinates hardware and software for things like initiating booting.

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SecureList

JULY 6, 2022

As a rule, this means that the source code of the device’s firmware is unavailable and all the researcher can use is the user manual and a few threads on some user forum discussing the device’s operation. The vulnerability assessment of IoT/IIoT devices is based on analyzing their firmware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Researchers from Google disclosed an improper signature verification vulnerability, tracked asCVE-2024-56161 (CVSS score of 7.2), in AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV). SEV encrypts VM memory using an encryption key unique to each VM, ensuring that even if the hypervisor is compromised, the VM’s memory remains protected.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 1, 2019

government due to a firmware flaw. The company issued a security advisory today that warned of an issue in YubiKey FIPS Series devices with firmware versions 4.4.2 Wow, is this an embarrassing bug : Yubico is recalling a line of security keys used by the U.S. that reduced the randomness of the cryptographic keys it generates.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Intel's addition of memory encryption to its upcoming 3rd generation Xeon Scalable processors matches AMD's Secure Memory Encryption (SME) feature.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 27, 2021

Cigent Technology today launched Cigent Data Defense, an offering that combines existing multifactor authentication and encryption capabilities to secure sensitive data residing on solid-state drives (SSDs). The post Cigent Technology Extends Firmware to Secure SSDs appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A hacking group dubbed Fail0verflow announced on Twitter that they have got the PS5 root encryption keys. These types of keys are usually used to perform PS5’s firmware decryption. Hackers Have PS5 Root Encryption Keys: Details […].

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Schneier on Security

MAY 12, 2020

The attack requires physical access to the computer, but it's pretty devastating : On Thunderbolt-enabled Windows or Linux PCs manufactured before 2019, his technique can bypass the login screen of a sleeping or locked computer -- and even its hard disk encryption -- to gain full access to the computer's data.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The encryption system implemented by popular solid-state drives (SSDs) is affected by critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited by a local attacker to decrypt data. “We have analyzed the hardware full-disk encryption of several SSDs by reverse engineering their firmware.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

When they’ll be, they’ll most likely be integrated as firmware or operating system updates for Bluetooth capable devices. However, patches are expected to be available at one point.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2023

Nicholas Weaver , a researcher at University of California, Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), said it is likely that the malware was able to corrupt the underlying firmware that powers the ESG devices in some irreparable way. “That’s not a ransomware actor, that’s a state actor.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2021

This data may include your name, email address, and the one-way encrypted password to your account (in technical terms, the passwords are hashed and salted). The statement continues: “We are not currently aware of evidence of access to any databases that host user data, but we cannot be certain that user data has not been exposed.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 19, 2020

Update the Firmware: Router manufacturers are constantly issuing updates and patches for newly discovered firmware vulnerabilities. If an employee hasn’t updated their router firmware since the day they bought it, chances are there are some security holes that need to be addressed.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

New Firmware Flaws Resurrect Cold Boot Attacks. A team of security researchers demonstrated that the firmware running on nearly all modern computers is vulnerable to cold boot attacks. encryption keys, passwords) from a running operating system after using a cold reboot to restart the machine. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With the default configuration of these printers, it’s possible to retrieve these credentials in an encrypted format without authenticating to the printer. A vulnerability in the encryption process of these credentials means that you can decrypt them with responses from the web interface. This is the IV for the encryption algorithm.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Ghost ransomware actors, identified as operating from China, have been targeting unpatched systems and stolen credentials to infiltrate networks, encrypt data, and demand ransom payments. Patching and vulnerability management Apply timely security updates to operating systems, software, and firmware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

China-linked APT group Mustang Panda employed a custom firmware implant targeting TP-Link routers in targeted attacks since January 2023. In most recent attacks observed by Check Point, the threat actors employed custom firmware implant designed explicitly for TP-Link routers. ” reads the report published by Check point.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2023

The malware was likely deployed in 2021, and was able to persist on the appliances tenaciously, even surviving firmware upgrades. The malware checked for the presence of a firmware upgrade every ten seconds. The malware was able to steal user credentials and provide shell access.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

D-Link has released a firmware update to address three security flaws impacting the DIR-865L home router model, but left some issue unpatched. D-Link has recently released a firmware update to address three out of six security flaws impacting the DIR-865L wireless home router. D-Link’s DIR-865L is no longer supported for U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 11, 2024

The elevated access could then be weaponized to decrypt encrypted firmware files and encrypted data such as passwords in configuration files, and even get correctly signed X.509 509 VPN certificates for foreign

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

An attacker with access to the dispenser controller’s USB port can install an outdated or modified firmware version to bypass the encryption and make cash withdrawals. An attacker without encryption keys cannot withdraw money. Wincor is currently owned by ATM manufacturer giant Diebold Nixdorf. score of 6.8.

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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. Neither payload is encrypted.

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SecureList

APRIL 7, 2025

This is a utility driver used to update PC drivers, BIOS and firmware. Our analysis of the tool code found that the data in the payload file is encrypted using AES-128. Snippet of code for determining the encryption algorithm The decryption key is in the first 32 bytes of the payload file, followed by the encrypted data block.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The experts pointed out that this Mirai variant has been modified to use improved encryption algorithms. “One of the easiest methods for threat actors to compromise new hosts is to target outdated firmware or retired hardware.” TheMiraivariant incorporates ChaCha20 and XOR decryption algorithms. in newer ones.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2020

The CVE-2019-0090 vulnerability affects the firmware running on the ROM of the Intel’s Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME). Intel CSME is responsible for initial authentication of Intel-based systems by loading and verifying all other firmware for modern platforms.” x, SPS_E3_05.00.04.027.0. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

Microsoft experts have disclosed a series of vulnerabilities in the firmware of Netgear routers which could lead to data leaks and full system takeover. The traffic was TLS-encrypted, so the researchers focused on the router and investigate the presence of security weaknesses that can be exploited by threat actors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 16, 2021

Therefore, customers using Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) products are being urged to disconnect those devices from internet as they are on the verge of getting cyber attacked and injected with file encrypting malware as its 8.x x firmware is going to reach its EOL aka End of Life.

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 26, 2022

The DeadBolt ransomware organization is encrypting QNAP NAS systems all around the globe, claiming that they are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the device’s firmware to do so. QNAP Systems, Inc. What Happened? When […]. The post QNAP Devices Targeted in Ransomware Attack appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Some modern drives come with a secure erase command embedded in the firmware, but you need special software to execute the command, and it may require several rounds of overwrite. This is the type of method we would like to see when it comes to sensitive data like medical information.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Security researchers have found a way to extract a global encryption key that was hardcoded in the CPUs of several Siemens programmable logic controller (PLC) product lines, allowing them to compromise their secure communications and authentication.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Researchers discovered multiple high-risk vulnerabilities affecting the latest firmware version for the Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 router. Researchers from Tenable have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the latest firmware version (version 1.0.4.120) of the popular Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 WiFi router. ” states Tenable.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2025

Attackers employ a double extortion strategy, encrypting victim data and threatening to publicly release it if the ransom is unpaid. Initially a closed operation, Medusa has transitioned to an affiliate-based model, maintaining centralized control over crucial operations like ransom negotiations.

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