Firewall Firmware Surveillance 
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Related: Ransomware remains a scourge The former has been accused of placing hidden backdoors in the firmware of equipment distributed to smaller telecom companies all across the U.S. Firmware is on everything from hard drives, motherboards and routers to office printers and smart medical devices. The Chinese are all over this.
Hacker Combat
JUNE 3, 2021
Industrial switches are made using universal firmware developed by Korenix Technology, a leading provider for industrial networking solutions based in Taiwan. Korenix has developed another firmware that the organization incorporates in its JetNet industrial switches. Malicious firmware and bootloader uploads are possible too.
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eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Security Solutions ICS systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks, so security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption protocols, are vital to protect these critical infrastructures from unauthorized access and malicious activities.
SecureList
JUNE 3, 2024
The attackers were able to bypass this hardware-based security protection using another hardware feature of Apple-designed SoCs (System on a Chip): they did this by writing the data, destination address and data hash to unknown hardware registers of the chip that are not used by the firmware.
Pen Test
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Criminals may use hijacked drones for illegal surveillance, smuggling, or even as weapons. What are the common firmware and software vulnerabilities in RF devices that can be exploited? Vulnerabilities in RF technology often encompass various weaknesses and security gaps within the firmware and software used in RF devices.
SecureList
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The most commonly used preemptive tactic is adding firewall rules that block incoming connection attempts. Paul has discovered critical vulnerabilities in the firmware and protocols of certain webcam models, and one of the vendors he contacted never even got back to him to discuss remediation. Therefore, we did not issue a certificate.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature, a gift for APT groups and cyber crime syndicates. The flaws reside in a feature named the “XMEye P2P Cloud” that is enabled by default which is used to connect surveillance devices to the cloud infrastructure. Pierluigi Paganini.
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