Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

More information : Meanwhile, Graykey’s performance with Android phones varies, largely due to the diversity of devices and manufacturers. The documents do not appear to contain information about what Graykey can access from the public release of iOS 18.1, which was released on October 28.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 30, 2020

While the FBI is currently working with smart home device manufacturers to increase security settings, consumers with camera and voice activated home internet devices are urged to update their passwords, enable multi-factor authentication, and practice good cyber hygiene.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 16, 2023

Cellebrite is an cyberweapons arms manufacturer that sells smartphone forensic software to governments around the world. MSAB is a Swedish company that does the same thing. Someone has released software and documentation from both companies.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 25, 2023

This article talks about new Mexican laws about food labeling, and the lengths to which food manufacturers are going to ensure that they are not effective. There are the typical high-pressure lobbying tactics and lawsuits.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

Wired is reporting on a company called Mollitiam Industries: Marketing materials left exposed online by a third-party claim Mollitiam’s interception products, dubbed “Invisible Man” and “Night Crawler,” are capable of remotely accessing a target’s files, location, and covertly turning on a device’s camera and (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The group has extended its operations to countries in Asia and targets various sectors, including healthcare, real estate, construction, IT, food, and manufacturing.” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking, ransomware)

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2022

Threat actors that go online with the moniker Adrastea claim to have hacked the multinational manufacturer of missiles MBDA. A threat actor that goes online with the moniker Adrastea , and that defines itself as a group of independent cybersecurity specialists and researchers, claims to have hacked MBDA. “Hello! .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The Alphv ransomware group claims to have hacked Clarion, the global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars and other vehicles. The Alphv ransomware group added Clarion, the global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars and other vehicles, to the list of victims on its Tor leak site.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

Doctor Web warns that the attackers gained access to the supply chain of a number of Chinese manufacturers of Android-based smartphones. A third of the models listed below are manufactured under the SHOWJI brand.“ The kits analyzed by the company are commercialized by many manufacturers including Huawei, Lenovo and Xiaomi.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 20, 2019

Security researchers Gabriel Campana and Jean-Baptiste Bédrune are giving a hardware security module (HSM) talk at BlackHat in August: This highly technical presentation targets an HSM manufactured by a vendor whose solutions are usually found in major banks and large cloud service providers.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Citizen Lab is reporting on two zero-click iMessage exploits, in spyware sold by the cyberweapons arms manufacturer NSO Group to the Bahraini government. The victim receives a text message, and then they are hacked. More on this here.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

“InfraGard connects critical infrastructure owners, operators, and stakeholders with the FBI to provide education, networking, and information-sharing on security threats and risks,” the FBI’s InfraGard fact sheet reads.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

GreyNoise worked with VulnCheck to disclose the two vulnerabilities responsibly. “The vulnerabilities impact NDI-enabled pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras from multiple manufacturers. VulnCheck alerted affected manufacturers to the flaws, only receiving a response from PTZOptics. ” reads the analysis published by GreyNoise.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2025

Experts discovered an undocumented hidden feature in the ESP32 microchip manufactured by Espressif, which is used in over 1 billion devices. At the RootedCON , researchers at Tarlogic Innovation presented their findings on undocumented commands in the ESP32 microchip designed by the Chinese manufacturer Espressif.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Trend Micro spotted an allegedly China-linked threat actor, tracked TIDRONE, targeting drone manufacturers in Taiwan. The attacks were detected in Taiwan and mostly targeted military-related industries, specifically the manufacturer of drones. “we investigated TIDRONE , a threat actor linked to Chinese-speaking groups.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Linus Larsson , the journalist who broke the story, says the hacked material was uploaded to a public server during the second half of September, and it is not known how many people may have gained access to it. The REvil actor claimed that on average roughly one in three of its victims agrees to pay an extortion fee.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP patched the second zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50387 , which was exploited by security researchers during the recent Pwn2Own Ireland 2024. reads the advisory published by the Taiwanese manufacturer. The vulnerability is a SQL injection (SQLi) issue that impacts the QNAP’s SMB Service.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

“Some utilities are afraid that if their vulnerabilities are shared the hackers will have some inside knowledge on how to hack them,” Arceneaux said. “He was defending this person who’d hacked into a drinking water system and had gotten all the way to the pumps and control systems,” Weiss recalled.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 23, 2021

The threat to people's lives is terrifying, so auto manufacturers need to change their old-school strategies to protect people.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2025

. “During the half-day meeting in Geneva, Wang Lei, a top cyber official with Chinas Ministry of Foreign Affairs, indicated that the infrastructure hacks resulted from the U.S.s “Wang or the other Chinese officials didnt directly state that China was responsible for the hacking, the U.S. ” states the WSJ.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Security researcher Rick de Jager demonstrated the vulner ability, called RISK:STATION by cybersecurity firm Midnight Blue, at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest. 0795 or above) Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP also patched three zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited by security researchers during the recent Pwn2Own Ireland 2024.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2024

QNAP addressed a critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50388, which was exploited by white hat hackers against a TS-464 NAS device during the recent Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking competition. ” reads the advisory published by the Taiwanese manufacturer. The vulnerability impacts version 25.1.x

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Schneier on Security

MAY 15, 2019

WhatsApp fixed a devastating vulnerability that allowed someone to remotely hack a phone by initiating a WhatsApp voice call. The Israeli cyber-arms manufacturer NSO Group is believed to be behind the exploit, but of course there is no definitive proof. The recipient didn't even have to answer the call.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The BlackByte ransomware group claims to have compromised Asahi Group Holdings, a precision metal manufacturing and metal solution provider. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Asahi Group Holdings ). Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

. “XE Group transitioned from credit card skimming to targeted information theft, marking a significant shift in their operational priorities.Their attacks now target supply chains in the manufacturing and distribution sectors, leveraging new vulnerabilities and advanced tactics.” ” reads the analysis published by Intezer.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

” Newpark Resources pointed out that its manufacturing and field operations remain largely unaffected, continuing with established downtime procedures despite the ransomware attack. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

Which brings us back to Aadhaar and some rather unpleasant headlines of late, particularly the likes of The World's Largest Biometric ID System Keeps Getting Hacked. They claim that they're hack-proof. But claiming the service is "hack-proof", that's something I definitely have an issue with. Can you prove otherwise?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari confirmed the availability of internal documents online, but said it has no evidence of cyber attack. Documents belonging to the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari are circulating online, the company confirmed their authenticity stating it is not aware of cyber attacks.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 8, 2025

In a statement announcing the program , the White House emphasized the growing need for such a measure: "Americans are worried about the rise of criminals remotely hacking into home security systems to unlock doors, or malicious attackers tapping into insecure home cameras to illicitly record conversations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Sarcoma ransomware group announced a breach of the Taiwanese printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing giant Unimicron. The Sarcoma ransomware group claims to have breached Taiwanese PCB manufacturer Unimicron, leaked sample files, and threatened a full data release if no ransom is paid by Tuesday, February 20, 2025.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Motel One ) The post ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang hacked the hotel chain Motel One appeared first on Security Affairs. the fashion giant Moncler , the Swissport , NCR , and Western Digital.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked the Chinese state-owned energy conglomerate China Energy Engineering Corporation. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Abdali Hospital, a multi-specialty hospital located in Jordan. pic.twitter.com/6uHMDcNhTC — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) December 26, 2023 The group published images of stolen documents as proof of the hack. Abdali Hospital provides care to patients in numerous specialties.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 12, 2020

The attack requires physical access to the computer, but it's pretty devastating : On Thunderbolt-enabled Windows or Linux PCs manufactured before 2019, his technique can bypass the login screen of a sleeping or locked computer -- and even its hard disk encryption -- to gain full access to the computer's data. Intel responds.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The company, which is engaged in product engineering, provides services to automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers as well as industrial machinery companies. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking, ransomware attack)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Black Basta ransomware gang claims the hack of the car maker Hyundai Motor Europe and the theft of three terabytes of their data. In December 2019, German media reported that hackers suspected to be members of the Vietnam-linked APT Ocean Lotus ( APT32 ) group breached the networks of the car manufacturers BMW and Hyundai.

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Joseph Steinberg

MARCH 8, 2022

Thank you for not listening to your own cybersecurity experts when they told you to “ Stop hacking Russian websites – you are helping the Russians, not the Ukrainians.” You have probably done more than anyone other than myself to help Russia prepare for cyberwar. Thank you again, V Putin.

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