Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

Experts at Tenable discovered 15 vulnerabilities in eight wireless presentation systems, including flaws that can be exploited to remotely hack devices. Wireless presentation systems are used to display content on a screen or through several devices, including mobile devices and laptops. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2020

Crooks have stolen tens of millions of dollars and other valuable commodities from thousands of consumers via “SIM swapping,” a particularly invasive form of fraud that involves tricking a target’s mobile carrier into transferring someone’s wireless service to a device they control. But the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. It involves a variety of strategies and practices designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of wireless networks and their resources. What is Wireless Security?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

Cisco fixed a critical flaw in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to take control affected devices. Cisco has released security patches to fix a critical vulnerability (CVSS score 10), tracked as CVE-2022-20695 , in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC). or Release 8.10.162.0

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 27, 2023

Joseph James “PlugwalkJoe” O’Connor , a 24-year-old from the United Kingdom who earned his 15 minutes of fame by participating in the July 2020 hack of Twitter , has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. Not long after the Twitter hack, O’Connor was quoted in The New York Times denying any involvement. “I

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

cell carrier and instantly retrieve a list of its recent incoming callscomplete with timestampswithout compromising the device, guessing a password, or alerting the user.” The issue likely affected most Verizon Wireless users, as the service is often enabled by default. ” warned the expert.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The popular expert Jens ‘Atom’ Steube devised a new WiFi hack that allows cracking WiFi passwords of most modern routers. Jens ‘Atom’ Steube, the lead developer of the popular password-cracking tool Hashcat, has developed a new WiFi hacking technique that allows cracking WiFi passwords of most modern routers.

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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. The goal of the amendment – called a “delegated act” – is to ensure that all wireless devices are safe before they are sold in the EU. EU Amendment Applies to Many Devices.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Among the eight others accused are three former wireless phone company employees who allegedly helped the gang hijack mobile numbers tied to their targets. This is dangerous because a great many sites and services still allow customers to reset their passwords simply by clicking on a link sent via SMS.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2020

Recent samples implement the ability to discover wireless network settings and credentials, then remain in sleeping mode for a short period of time before spawning an instance of netsh.exe: Netsh.exe wlan show profile. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Agent Tesla). They usually achieve persistence via registry key entry or scheduled task.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2021

US wireless carrier UScellular discloses data breach, personal information of customers may have been exposed and their phone numbers ported. US wireless carrier UScellular discloses a data breach that exposed personal information of its customers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). ” reads the notice.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

A security researcher has devised a new WiFi hacking technique that could be exploited to easily crack WiFi passwords of most modern routers. The new WiFi hacking technique allows to crack WPA/WPA2 wireless network protocols with Pairwise Master Key Identifier (PMKID)-based roaming features enabled. hcxpcaptool -z test.16800

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

While security experts have been aware of printer vulnerabilities for quite a while, even previous large-scale attacks on printers like the Stackoverflowin hack in 2017 and the PewDiePie hack in 2018 did not seem to shock the public into securing their networked devices. Change the default password. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2023

AT&T is warning some of its customers that some of their information was exposed after the hack of a third-party vendor’s system. AT&T is notifying millions of customers that some of their information was exposed after a third-party vendor was hacked. Social Security Number, account passwords).

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

It’s only February, and 2021 already is rapidly shaping up to be the year of supply-chain hacks. The SolarWinds hack came to light in mid-December and has since become a red hot topic in the global cybersecurity community. Video: What all companies need to know about the SolarWinds hack. Related: The quickening of cyber warfare.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed for penetration testing, ethical hacking, and security auditing. Despite its association with hacking, Kali Linux is widely used for legal and ethical security purposes by professionals. Why Do Hackers Use Kali Linux? Is Kali Linux Suitable for Beginners?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2022

SMS Bomber allows a user to flood the victim’s phone number with a very long list of pre-baked HTTP requests asking for one-time codes, verification messages, password recoveries and the like. ” The threat actors also used a new variant of the ‘ Yahoyah ’ Trojan to gather information about local wireless networks.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As of today, users are still posting tales of forcibly changed passwords and getting stuck with bills for pricey new iPhones. Visible says yes, user accounts were hijacked, but it denied a breach.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 7, 2019

based Complete Technology Solutions (CTS), was hacked, allowing a potent strain of ransomware known as “Sodinokibi” or “rEvil” to be installed on computers at more than 100 dentistry businesses that rely on the company for a range of services — including network security, data backup and voice-over-IP phone service.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 27, 2018

Wireless company T-Mobile suffered a data breach affecting more than 2 million of its 77 million customers. While T-Mobile initially claimed that passwords weren’t leaked, they’ve since revised that claim and suggested that customers change their passwords immediately.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Experts at SEC Consult discovered several security issues in various Zyxel devices that allow to hack them via unauthenticated DNS requests. An attacker could use these credentials to log on to the APs FTP server and steal the configuration file that includes SSIDs and passwords. “An SecurityAffairs – Zyxel, hacking).

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Identity IQ

JULY 28, 2022

You can use it to share files, play media and more with only a wireless connection. How Can Hackers Hack through Your Bluetooth? . It can be used to copy content stored on your device, from messages and photos to call logs and passwords. How to Help Protect Yourself from Bluetooth Hacking.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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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. Although WPA3 has been around for five years, its uptake remains less than 1%.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Boffins discovered bugs in WiFi chips that can be exploited to extract passwords and manipulate traffic by targeting a device’s Bluetooth component. According to the research paper published by the experts, modern mobile devices use separate wireless chips to manage wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and LTE.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2021

Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to fix multiple vulnerabilities in the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router. Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

I later received an email from the seller, who said his Amazon account had been hacked and abused by scammers to create fake sales. This might involve making sure that new or old PC has up-to-date security software and the requisite software patches, or locking down their wireless router by enabling security features and disabling risky ones.

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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. The experts recommend to randomly generate a different password for each device.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2023

As an MVNO, Mint Mobile doesn’t own its own wireless infrastructure. We never collect dates of birth or government-assigned identifiers like social security numbers or driver license ” Mint pointed out that financial data and passwords were not exposed. The company did not disclose the number of impacted customers.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Hotspots that require no passwords and don’t use encryption mean that anyone with a simple packet sniffer can potentially pick up your login credentials to sensitive websites and applications. Wi-Fi Password Cracking. Joining a wireless network puts users at risk of losing private data and documents. Rogue Hotspots.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The technique was discovered while conducting unrelated research on Cambium Networks’ wireless device management platform. The researchers discovered a Cambium SQL injection vulnerability that they used to exfiltrate users’ sessions, SSH keys, password hashes, tokens, and verification codes. SecurityAffairs – hacking, WAF).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Researchers found multiple vulnerabilities in MoFi Network routers, including critical flaws that can be exploited to remotely hack a device. “The authentication function contains undocumented code which provides the ability to authenticate as root without having to know the actual root password. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2023

The information stored in a Canon printer depends on the specific model, however, almost any model stores the network SSID, the password, network type (WPA3, WEP, etc.), Set up strong authentication mechanisms, such as complex passwords or use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for printer access. MAC address, and IP address.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

IoT-enabled scams and hacks quickly ramped up to a high level – and can be expected to accelerate through 2021 and beyond. Hacking collectives are very proficient at “exploiting weak authentication schemes to gain persistence inside of a targeted network,” Sherman says. In response, threat actors are hustling to take full advantage.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Critical flaws in the Realtek RTL8195A Wi-Fi module could have been exploited to gain root access and take over devices’ wireless communications. The experts pointed out that the attackers don’t need the knowledge of the Wi-Fi network password (PSK) or whether the module is acting as a Wi-Fi access point or client.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2019

A new Trickbot Trojan variant is targeting Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and Sprint users, confirming the evolution of the threat. The interception of short message service (SMS)-based authentication tokens or password resets is frequently used during account takeover (ATO) fraud.” SecurityAffairs – Trickbot Trojan, hacking).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Threat actors are attempting to exploit a flaw in Orange LiveBox ADSL modems to retrieve their SSID and WiFi password in plaintext. “A flaw exists in these modems that allow remote unauthenticated users to obtain the device’s SSID and WiFi password.” SecurityAffairs – Orange Livebox ADSL modems, hacking).

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