CSO Magazine

MAY 31, 2023

Researchers warn that the UEFI firmware in many motherboards made by PC hardware manufacturer Gigabyte injects executable code inside the Windows kernel in an unsafe way that can be abused by attackers to compromise systems. Sophisticated APT groups are abusing similar implementations in the wild.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 16, 2022

Supply chains have vulnerabilities at touchpoints with manufacturers, suppliers, and other service providers.”. Then there are firmware developers, transport agencies, testing facilities, and security evaluation agencies that handle the device before it is sent to the corporate client.

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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. What is Medusa ransomware? Organizations must proactively implement robust cybersecurity measures to defend against such attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The manufacturer also addressed two high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-45696 and CVE-2024-45698. “We do not recommend that security researchers act in this manner, as they expose end-users to further risks without patches being available from the manufacturer.” COVR-X1870 firmware version v1.02

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 9, 2025

and European manufacturing capabilities have disappeared, leaving few safe manufacturing sources," Staynings said. Many of those may in fact be compromised, as California-based Taiwan manufacturer Supermicro found out with motherboards it produced for Congress.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Unfortunately, often manufacturers 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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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2022

“I found all kinds of problems back then, and reported it to the DHS, FBI and the manufacturer,” Pyle said in an interview with KrebsOnSecurity. That may be because the patches were included in version 4 of the firmware for the EAS devices, and many older models apparently do not support the new software.

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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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SC Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

Today’s columnist, Matt Wyckhouse of Finite State, says to lock down IoT devices, manufacturers have to build security in from the start. A recent Microsoft Security Signals survey found that just 29% of companies have any budget allocated to protect firmware at all. How device manufacturers can stem the tide.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After looking at 28 of the most popular manufacturers, our research team found 3.5 What is more, the overwhelming majority of internet-facing cameras are manufactured by Chinese companies. Most of the public-facing cameras we discovered are manufactured by the Chinese company Hikvision: the Cybernews research team found over 3.37

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The researchers discovered the issue by analyzing firmware images used devices from the above manufacturers. The experts analyzed one of the core frameworks EDKII used as a part of any UEFI firmware which has its own submodule and wrapper over the OpenSSL library ( OpensslLib ) in the CryptoPkg component. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

This and many other vulnerabilities pose a significant risk, as they not only permit unauthorized access to individual devices but also enable hackers to infiltrate huge hospital networks and cause mass disruption through malicious software. Vulnerabilities in medical devices present significant risks, expanding the potential for breaches.

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Google Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

However, the GPU software and firmware stack has become a way for attackers to gain permissions and entitlements (privilege escalation) to Android-based devices. Evaluate the reference implementation and vendor-specific changes: Phone manufacturers often modify the upstream implementation of GPUs. You, me, and the entire ecosystem!

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

A flaw, dubbed Cable Haunt, in Broadcom’s cable modem firmware exposed as many as 200 million home broadband gateways in Europe alone, at risk of remote hijackings. Hundreds of millions of Broadcom-based cable modems are at risk of remote hijacking due to the presence of a vulnerability dubbed Cable Haunt, CVE-2019-19494.

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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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The researchers analyzed the firmware and set up a 2G base station in order to intercept and analyze the devices’ communications. Itel it2160 – The device was spotted transferring some info to the domain asv.transsion.com (Country, Model, Firmware version, Language. And the manufacturer if you find any incomprehensible activity.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The European Union is poised to place more demands on manufacturers to design greater security into their wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Manufacturers will be required to adhere to the new cybersecurity safeguards when designing and producing these products. percent over the same period in 2020, with 313.2

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2023

New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing your Wi-Fi network password at risk. There are some workarounds suggested to “fix” these issues, but they’re aimed at the manufacturers as opposed to the users.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

The researchers focused their analysis on the firmware integrity verification process implemented in the Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC. “There is an access mode used during manufacturing of S7-1200 CPUs that allows additional diagnostic functionality. ” reads a security advisory published by Siemens.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Researchers at Applied Risk discovered serious flaws in some PLC gateways manufactured by industrial tech company ABB. Security experts at Applied Risk are affected by potentially serious flaws and the bad news is that the vendor will not release firmware updates because the impacted products have reached the end of life.

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 10, 2018

Android smartphones from Asus, LG, Essential, and ZTE are the focus of a new analysis about risks from firmware bugs introduced by manufacturers and carriers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The experts also shared a list of additional five weaknesses, included in the Hardware Weaknesses on the Cusp, that should be addressed by risk managers. CIOs and security managers could also use the list to assess the efficiency of their program to secure hardware within in their organizations. ” reads the announcement.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Users of the Network attached storage devices manufactured have reported a mystery string of malware attacks that disabled software updates by hijacking entries in host machines’ hosts file. “Since recent firmware updates, the ClamAV Antivirus fails to update due to 700+ clamav.net entries in /etc/hosts, all set to 0.0.0.0

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

Enhance your security posture by detecting risks on authenticator devices. We frequently hear from IT security professionals that “the risk associated with the mobile device is something we care about. SafeNet Trusted Access can detect risks on devices equipped with the SafeNet MobilePASS+ authenticator app.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang hacked the hotel chain Motel One FBI warns of dual ransomware attacks Progress Software fixed two critical severity flaws in WS_FTP Server Child abuse site taken down, organized child exploitation crime suspected – exclusive A still unpatched zero-day RCE impacts more than 3.5M

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Agriculture may not be the first industry you associate with cybersecurity problems, but we all need to aware of the risks created by connecting this ancient part of our food supply chain to the Internet. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. ” Internet of Things.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2022

Two of these vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-31805 and CVE-2022-31806, have been rated critical (CVSS scores: 9.8), 7 as high risk, and 2 as medium risk. However, many vendors who use CODESYS V2 runtime have not yet updated in time, in which case factories using these affected products are still in serious risk.”

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2024

ChargePoint, with its last firmware update, has disabled the HTTP server and updated the NTP client to address the issues. This tunnel, intended to allow ChargePoint to access each charger for telemetry and diagnostics, presents a potential security risk. The vulnerability arises from the way these devices handle their SSH connections.

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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. As hackers grow more sophisticated, understanding the risks and how to mitigate them is more important than ever. What are the Key Components of ICS?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

Industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty published its third Biannual ICS Risk & Vulnerability Report that analyzes the vulnerability landscape relevant to leading automation products used across the ICS domain. Of the vulnerabilities with no, or partial, remediation, 61.96% were found in firmware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The case offered a stark demonstration of the risks U.S. “ After seeing no adverse effects, the entity deployed the firmware patch at an operational generation site that night.” “ After seeing no adverse effects, the entity deployed the firmware patch at an operational generation site that night.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

” The IoT radio devices are manufactured by Imperial & Dabman (Series I and D) and are distributed in Germany by Telestar, but experts pointed out that it is possible to buy them via Ebay and Amazon by resellers. .” Nevertheless, the protocol on network level and in end devices is still a bigger topic than originally thought.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

600,000 GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’ Avast researchers found at least 600,000 GPS trackers manufactured by a Chinese vendor that were exposed online with a default password of “123456.”

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Elite ransomware authors have concluded that profit sharing and risk mitigation are key contributors to their consistent success and evasion of authorities. Akira’s victims spanned a wide range of sectors, with a particular focus on manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, and critical infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

US agencies warn that groups employed DarkSide ransomware in attacks aimed at organizations across various Critical Infrastructure sectors, including manufacturing, legal, insurance, healthcare, and energy. Update software , including operating systems, applications, and firmware on IT network assets, in a timely manner.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This analysis from Dirk Schrader, Vice President of Security Research, and Michael Paye, Vice President of Research and Development, is based on Netwrix’s global experience across a wide range of verticals, including technology, finance, manufacturing, government and healthcare. Understaffing will increase the role of channel partners.

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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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