Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2021

Quanta Computer is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and other electronic hardware. Alienware, Amazon.com, Cisco, Fujitsu, Gericom, Lenovo, LG, Maxdata, Microsoft, MPC, BlackBerry Ltd, Sharp Corporation, Siemens AG, Sony, Sun Microsystems, Toshiba, Verizon Wireless, and Vizio. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Quanta).

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

As the Department of Defense works on standards to dictate 5G rollout, security requirements may be too much for IoT manufacturers. Of course, many security hurdles for IoT device manufacturers are not specific to 5G. In IoT, [manufacturers] want that low-cost sensor. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Our selection was based on: Device location (to cover the entire globe) Device manufacturer Protocols used to access the printers. Secure your printing ports and limit your printer’s wireless connections to your router. SecurityAffairs – hacking, printers). Update your printer firmware to the latest version. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

That's why there is so much worry about Chinese-made equipment for the new 5G wireless networks. We have credible reports that the Chinese hacked Gmail around 2010, and there are ongoing concerns about both censorship and surveillance by the Chinese social-networking company TikTok. That's an easier, and more fruitful, attack path.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) released information surrounding the guilty plea of Mexican businessman Carlos Guerrero and his conspiracy to sell and use hacking tools that were manufactured by companies in Italy, Israel, and elsewhere.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2020

Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Qualcomm and MediaTek are impacted by vulnerabilities similar to the Kr00k issue disclosed early this year. Earlier this year, experts from ESET disclosed the Kr00k , a new high-severity hardware vulnerability, that affects Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Kr00k).

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

The phone was being shipped to users with two malicious malware masqueraded as Wireless Update application and a Settings app respectively. “We have discovered, yet again, another phone model with pre-installed malware provided from the Lifeline Assistance program via Assurance Wireless by Virgin Mobile. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2024

The flaw resides in the device’s wireless driver which fails to properly validate an information element while negotiating a WPA2 four-way handshake. “A vulnerability exists in the affected devices wireless driver that does not properly validate an information element while negotiating a WPA2 four-way handshake.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Camera doorbells manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group Ltd under the brands EKEN and Tuck are affected by major vulnerabilities. Researchers from Consumer Reports (CR) discovered severe vulnerabilities in doorbell cameras manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group Ltd. ” reads the report published by CR.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k , in Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress expose over a billion devices to hack. Cybersecurity researchers from ESET have discovered a new high-severity hardware vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k , that affects Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Broadcom and Cypress.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Sweden is banning Chinese tech giant Huawei and ZTE from building new 5G wireless networks due to national security concerns. Recently Belgian telecoms operators Orange Belgium and Proximus announced that it will gradually replace the equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei. SecurityAffairs – hacking, 5G).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2019

Security firm Clever Security discovered that heart defibrillators manufactured by Medtronic are affected by two serious vulnerabilities. The flaws affect the Conexus Radio Frequency Telemetry Protocol used by Medtronic defibrillators to enable wireless connections to implanted devices over the air using radio-waves.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority announced that four wireless carriers bidding for frequencies in an upcoming spectrum auction for the new 5G networks (Hi3G Access, Net4Mobility, Telia Sverige and Teracom) cannot use network equipment from the Chinese firms. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Chrome zero-day). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Braun ‘s Infusomat Space Large Volume Pump and SpaceStation that could be remotely hacked. The flaws were privately reported to the medical manufacturer on January 11 that addressed in B. SecurityAffairs – hacking, B. Braun Infusomat pumps could be hacked to alter medication doses appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The flaws impact residential and enterprise routers manufactured by DrayTek that could be exploited to take over susceptible devices. “Compared to our research on OT, we found a smaller percentage of unpatched and end-of-life IT routers in DrayTek compared to OT routers (Sierra Wireless).

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2019

This is putting consumers and companies in harm’s way through yet another attack vector – one which gives professional hacking collectives another means to compromise online accounts and break into company networks. Their conclusion was if you used one of these phones, you’d already be hacked. Although usage in the U.S.,

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 21, 2023

Accelerating Data Security and Manufacturing Production for Medical Sensors by 20x with nTropy.io Each device relies on wireless data transmission to relay collected data back to the patient’s phone or other monitoring tool. Unfortunately, wireless data is notoriously vulnerable to hacks and exploits.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Major Belgium’s telecom operator Proximus announced on Friday that it will gradually replace its equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei. One of the major Belgium telecom operator Proximus announced on Friday that it will gradually replace its equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2019

Security expert discovered multiple flaws in 4G routers manufactured by several companies, some of them could allow attackers to take over the devices. G Richter, a security researcher at Pen Test Partners discovered multiple vulnerabilities 4G routers manufactured by different vendors. SecurityAffairs – 4g routers, hacking).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The FXA3000 and FXA2000 Series are access points that are manufactured by Japan-based firm Contec that conform to IEEE 802.11n/a/b/g wireless. “It is found that our wireless products, FLEXLAN FX3000/2000 series, have a firmware vulnerability. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Log4Shell). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 28, 2021

A relatively simple device that physically boosts the wireless signal between fobs and cars, however, enables communication to take place between at least some manufacturer’s fobs and cars when the two are much further apart. Anyone wishing to protect the contents of his or her car (and, perhaps, the vehicle itself) might want to act.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES). The protocol protects your incoming and outgoing internet traffic and makes it difficult for cyber criminals to intercept your data or hack your device. The exact method for doing this may vary depending on your router manufacturer.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2021

This flaw potentially affects millions of IOT devices manufactured by no less than 17 vendors, including some ISPs. . Tenable researchers shared a list of affected devices: ADSL wireless IAD router 1.26S-R-3P Arcadyan ARV7519 00.96.00.96.617ES Arcadyan VRV9517 6.00.17 SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2021-20 090 ).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

The researchers discovered that most of the medical infusion pumps that were purchased from secondary market services such as eBay were found to still contain wireless authentication data from the original medical organization that had deployed the devices.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

For BIAS attack to be successful, the attacker has to use a device that would need to be within wireless range of a vulnerable Bluetooth device that has previously established a BR/EDR bonding with a remote device with a Bluetooth address known to the attacker. SecurityAffairs – BIAS attack, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

We identified at least 65 different affected vendors with close to 200 unique fingerprints, thanks both to Shodan’s scanning capabilities and some misconfiguration by vendors and manufacturers who expose those devices to the Internet. SecurityAffairs – hacking, InkySquid). SecurityAffairs – hacking, Realtek).

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Notice Bored

MAY 17, 2022

In its infinite wisdom, Microsoft designed data encryption into the Sculpt wireless keyboard set to protect against wireless eavesdropping and other attacks. The solution was to open up both keyboards and swap the coded transmitter from the old to the new keyboard - a simple 20 minute hardware hack.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2018

Security researcher has found two critical vulnerabilities in the industrial routers manufactured by the Australian company NetComm Wireless. Sood has found two critical vulnerabilities in the industrial routers manufactured by the Australian company NetComm Wireless that can be exploited remotely to take control of affected devices.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2019

The tool is able to scan most popular industrial routers, including Ewon, Moxa, Westermo and Sierra Wireless manufacturers, for known flaws and misconfigurations. SecurityAffairs – Aztarna, hacking). ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

” The German interior ministry is making a census of components manufactured by Chinese suppliers that are used by national network operators. In September 2020, the British government announced the ban on the installation of new Huawei equipment in the 5G networks of Wireless carriers after September 2021.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The affected chips are also used in access points and other networking devices manufactured by Cisco and Aruba Networks. “The chips are embedded in, among other devices, certain access points that deliver Wi-Fi to enterprise networks manufactured by Cisco, Meraki and Aruba. . Security Affairs – BLEEDINGBIT, hacking).

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 10, 2021

Robert Leale, the driving force behind the Car Hacking village at DEF CON, joins The Hacker Mind to talk about CANBus basics, and whether we’ll see cars subjected to ransomware attacks. He also shares some tools, books, and website resources that you can use to get started hacking cars yourself.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2022

The experts noticed that all the devices were copycats of famous brand-name models, their names are consonant with the names of some of the models produced by popular manufacturers. ” If the wpa_supplicant system app (which allows controlling wireless connections) was involved in the launch of the backdoor, Android.BackDoor.3104

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Are Local Governments Ready To Turn Back Election Hacks? Voters in the state approved Question 1 , a ballot measure that expands Massachusetts’ automotive right to repair law, giving vehicle owners access to wireless repair and maintenance data transmitted via telematics systems on modern, connected vehicles.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 307 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Researchers demonstrated that it is possible to rapidly clone the wireless key fob of the expensive Tesla Model S and possibly other vehicles. Attackers use relaying messages between the vehicle and the key, to launch the attack they use a hacking device near the key and another one in the proximity of the car. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Bluetooth has been around since 1994 as a wireless connectivity specification, but the first mobile phones did not appear with basic Bluetooth services until 2001. Therefore, the recommendation is simple: turn off Bluetooth when not needed and apply the latest security patches from your device's manufacturer.

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