Firmware Hacking Passwords 
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 28, 2019
Many have argued that this is an unnecessary step, as the same results could be achieved by just sending a security alert to all users, as there's no guarantee that the users found to be using default or easy-to-guess passwords would change their passwords after being notified in private. I am interested in the results of this survey.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 18, 2021
My Cloud OS firmware is reaching the end of support, Western Digital customers have to update their WD My Cloud devices to the latest version. Devices on these older firmware versions will not receive security fixes or technical support.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Western Digital). Pierluigi Paganini.
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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.
Security Affairs
JULY 15, 2022
Threat actors behind the campaign used multiple accounts across several social media platforms to advertise password-cracking software for Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Human-Machine Interface (HMI), and project files. The password cracking software also acts as a dropper for the Sality P2P bot. ” concludes the report.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 16, 2024
The “Showcase.apk” package, developed by Smith Micro, is part of the firmware image on millions of Android Pixel phones, potentially enhancing sales in Verizon stores. The app is preinstalled in Pixel firmware and included in Google’s OTA updates for Pixel devices.
Pen Test Partners
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Despite increasing OS, firmware and hardware protections, enterprise systems and remote DMA-enabled networks such as cloud environments continue to be vulnerable to DMA attacks. Malware that has already compromised a system could modify firmware to gain privileges within the system via DMA. What is DMA?
Security Affairs
AUGUST 3, 2019
Dragonblood researchers found two new weaknesses in WPA3 protocol that could be exploited to hack WPA3 protected WiFi passwords. passwords. We first met this team of experts in April when they discovered weaknesses in WPA3 that could be exploited to recover WiFi passwords by abusing timing or cache-based side-channel leaks.
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