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 “One of the easiest methods for threat actors to compromise new hosts is to target outdated firmware or retired hardware.”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.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2025

Since its emergence in 2021, Medusa has targeted over 300 victims across various critical infrastructure sectors, including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing. Attackers employ a double extortion strategy, encrypting victim data and threatening to publicly release it if the ransom is unpaid.

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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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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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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. The exact steps depend on your computer’s manufacturer and model. First of all, the software provider had no right to store this information.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Unfortunately, manufacturers often sell older OS versions as newer ones. Users may also mistakenly believe TV boxes are more secure than smartphones and are less likely to install antivirus software, increasing their risk when downloading third-party apps or unofficial firmware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

Upon the installation, the malicious app registers itself as a foreground service and extracts an encrypted payload that gathers information about the victim’s device (android_id, manufacturer, model, firmware version, etc.) and sends it to a server under the control of the attackers ([link]. ” continues the report.

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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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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A pivotal moment came when the FBI obtained over 7,000 decryption keys, allowing victims to unlock their encrypted data for free. Despite these setbacks, LockBit attempted to maintain its operations, quickly adapting by changing encryption methods and shifting its leak site strategy.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open source tool to encrypt entire drives. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

The malicious code specifically targets QNAP NAS devices manufactured by Taiwanese company QNAP, it already infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS devices. These are encrypted with the actor’s public key and sent to their infrastructure over HTTPS. The QSnatch malware implements multiple functionalities, such as: .

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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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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2021

NAS servers are a privileged target for hackers because they normally store large amounts of data.The ransomware was targeting poorly protected or vulnerable NAS servers manufactured by QNAP, threat actors exploited known vulnerabilities or carried out brute-force attacks.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

BleepingComputer also reported that dozens of ransom notes and encrypted files have been submitted to the ID-Ransomware service by affected QNAP users. Up to date apps and firmware seem not to help either.” The malicious code appends.encrypt extension to filenames of encrypted files.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 8, 2023

While the statement does not reveal a lot of tangible information, this snippet is important: “MSI urges users to obtain firmware/BIOS updates only from its official website, and not to use files from sources other than the official website.” Stop malicious encryption. Among them are household names like Lenovo and HP.

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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

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security experts from security firm SEC Consult have identified over 100 companies that buy and re-brand video surveillance equipment (surveillance cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs), and network video recorders (NVRs)) manufactured by the Chinese firm Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., Xiongmai hereinafter) that are open to hack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The IPMI is a set of computer interface specifications for an autonomous computer subsystem that provides management and monitoring capabilities independently of the host system’s CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system. “In one case, the IPMI interface was using the default manufacturer passwords. . bitcoins.

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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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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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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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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 9, 2023

According to an office statement released by Taiwan-based Micro-Star International (MSI) Co LTD, a ransomware gang named ‘Money Message’ has encrypted its servers and is demanding a huge sum in exchange for the decryption key.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Hackers or other malicious sources can intercept poorly encrypted communications on the web. The Flaws in Manufacturing Process. Vicious insider. It can be prevented through the use of an online VPN.

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SecureList

MARCH 20, 2024

Encrypted C2 address in a chat invitation Tambir supports more then 30 commands that it can retrieve from the C2. Dwphon In November 2023, we stumbled upon an Android malware variant targeting mobile phones by various Chinese OEM manufacturers. Next, the application shapeshifts by changing its icon to that of YouTube.

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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

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. ” reads the report published by the company.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

But once they have access they can use the vulnerability to get permissions to install programs, view, change, or delete data, and encrypt files. ” Which means they spoke to vendors and manufacturers to makes sure the vulnerability had a patch before it could be exploited in the wild.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Driven by the need to secure themselves against increasing threats, organizations (both manufacturers and IoT consumers) realize that they need better built-in security. To secure data exchanged between IoT devices and the software required for operating these devices – bootstrap, firmware, apps – we need to establish a chain of trust.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2025

The UK will neither confirm nor deny that its killing encryption The Verge This is not US-related, but certainly important enough to follow as it may have ramifications in the US in the form of setting precedent. The manufacturer (Hirsch) does not plan a security fix. Malware campaigns covered generally target/affect the end user.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 4, 2025

Vulnerabilities and Malware Primarily includes severe and exploited vulnerabilities in devices or software used by end users (ex: a major router firmware flaw). EOL devices should be replaced as soon as possible, as they are no longer supported by the manufacturer. Malware campaigns covered generally target/affect the end user.

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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. To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. ” reads the joint advisory. “The

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. hard drive, storage device, the cloud).

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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? Encryption: End-to-end encryption isn’t enabled by default for doorbells but should be activated. Encryption: What’s the deal?

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