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Consumer Reports Reviews Wireless Home-Security Cameras

Schneier on Security

As part of that, it's reviewing wireless home-security cameras. The real news is that Consumer Reports is able to put pressure on device manufacturers: In response to a Consumer Reports query, D-Link said that security would be tightened through updates this fall. Consumer Reports is starting to evaluate the security of IoT devices.

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Sierra Wireless halted production at its manufacturing sites due to ransomware attack

Security Affairs

This week, IoT company Sierra Wireless disclosed a ransomware attack that hit its internal IT systems on March 20 and disrupted its production. Sierra Wireless is a Canadian multinational wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ransomware attack shuts down Sierra Wireless IoT maker

Bleeping Computer

Sierra Wireless, a world-leading IoT solutions provider, today disclosed a ransomware attack that forced it to halt production at all manufacturing sites. [.].

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Tracking People by their MAC Addresses

Schneier on Security

This one is about wireless headphones. The good news is that product vendors are fixing this: Several of the headphones which could be tracked over time are for sale in electronics stores, but according to two of the manufacturers NRK have spoken to, these models are being phased out.

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D-Link addressed three critical RCE in wireless router models

Security Affairs

D-Link has addressed three critical vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-45694 , CVE-2024-45695 , CVE-2024-45697 , impacting three wireless router models. The manufacturer also addressed two high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-45696 and CVE-2024-45698. DIR-X4860 A1 firmware version 1.00, 1.04 CVE-2024-45695 (9.8

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Wi-Fi Chip Vulnerability

Schneier on Security

Manufacturers have made patches available for most or all of the affected devices, but it's not clear how many devices have installed the patches. Of greatest concern are vulnerable wireless routers, which often go unpatched indefinitely. Eset has named the vulnerability Kr00k, and it is tracked as CVE-2019-15126.

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Sierra Wireless Restarts Production After Being Hit by a Ransomware Attack

Heimadal Security

As announced on March 23th and updated on March 26th, Canada-based IoT company Sierra Wireless became a victim of a ransomware attack on its internal IT systems and corporate website, and temporarily closed down production at its manufacturing sites.

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