Security Affairs
JUNE 21, 2024
A serious vulnerability (CVE-2024-0762) in the Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware potentially impacts hundreds of PC and server models. Firmware security firm Eclypsium discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-0762 (CVSS of 7.5), in the Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware. ” concludes the report.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Researchers warn that more than 70,000 Android smartphones, CTV boxes, and tablets were shipped with backdoored firmware as part of BADBOX network. Cybersecurity researchers at Human Security discovered a global network of consumer products, dubbed BADBOX, with firmware backdoors installed and sold through a compromised hardware supply chain.
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Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
US and Japanese authorities warn that a China-linked APT BlackTech planted backdoor in Cisco router firmware to hack the businesses in both countries. The state-sponsored hackers was observed using a custom firmware backdoor which was enabled and disabled by sending specially crafted TCP or UDP packets to the devices.
Security Affairs
JUNE 13, 2024
Google is warning of a security vulnerability impacting its Pixel Firmware that has been actively exploited in the wild as a zero-day. Google warned of an elevation of privilege vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-32896, in the Pixel Firmware, which has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day. ” reads the advisory.
Security Affairs
APRIL 5, 2021
A new report published by Microsoft revealed that 80% of global enterprises were victims of a firmware-focused cyberattack. The study pointed out that only 29% of the targeted organizations have allocated budgets to protect firmware. Firmware vulnerabilities are also exacerbated by a lack of awareness and a lack of automation.”
Security Affairs
JULY 13, 2022
IT giant Lenovo released security fixes to address three vulnerabilities that impact the UEFI firmware shipped with over 70 product models. A remote attacker can trigger these flaws to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable systems in the early stages of the boot avoiding the detection of security features.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Sophos backports the patch for CVE-2022-3236 for end-of-life (EOL) firewall firmware versions due to ongoing attacks exploiting the issue. No action is required if organizations have upgraded their firewalls to a supported firmware version after September 2022. All the vulnerable devices are running end-of-life (EOL) firmware.
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