Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Pasco is Japan’s largest geospatial provider and Kobe Steel is one of the major steel manufacturers. Kobe identified unauthorized access to its network in August 2016 and in June 2017, Pasco had detected the intrusion in May 2018.

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MARCH 15, 2022

“The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns according to §7BSIlaw before using virus protection software from the Russian manufacturer Kaspersky. BSI remarks that the trust in the reliability and self-protection of a manufacturer as well as his authentic ability to act is crucial for the safe use of any defense software.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The TinyNuke malware is back and now was used in attacks aimed at French users working in manufacturing, technology, construction, and business services. The attackers used invoice-themed lures targeting entities in manufacturing, industry, technology, finance, and other verticals. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2019

Manufacturing. The manufacturing industry was not always known to embrace connected technology, but that’s changing. For example, manufacturing companies can expect a cyberattack itself to cost about $1.7 Analysts also say that the manufacturing industry is extremely attractive to hackers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2019

“[In 2017] APT40 was observed masquerading as a UUV manufacturer, and targeting universities engaged in naval research. The cyberspies also targeted research centres and universities involved in naval research with the intent to access advanced technology to push the growth of the Chinese naval industry.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The use of MSP is increasing the attack surface for attackers, the DHS’ alert TA18-276B , is related to activity that was uncovered by DHS’ National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in April 2017. ” reads the alert issued by DHS. APT actors have targeted victims in several U.S.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2019

APT15 has been active since at least 2010, it conducted cyber espionage campaigns against targets worldwide in several industries, including the defense, high tech, energy, government, aerospace, and manufacturing. Experts discovered that since December 2016, the APT15 group has been using the previously undocumented backdoor dubbed Okrum.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act First was first introduced in 2017, and later in 2019, a new version was introduced. Frankly, manufacturers today just don’t have the appropriate market incentives to properly secure the devices they make and sell – that’s why this legislation is so important,” explained Sens.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The attackers exploited several vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, including CVE-2017-8570 , CVE-2017-11882 , and CVE-2018-0802. The group also targeted entities in other sectors, including Government agencies, Telco, Internet service providers, manufacturing, entertainment, and companies in the healthcare industry.

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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

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The group, also known as Cicada, Stone Panda , and Cloud Hopper , has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide.

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AUGUST 2, 2020

The first campaign likely began in early 2014 and continued until mid-2017, while the second started in late 2018 and was still active in late 2019. The malicious code specifically targets QNAP NAS devices manufactured by Taiwanese company QNAP, it already infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS devices.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2023

Original post at: [link] Hackers have been enjoying their fair share of the spotlight by breaching car manufacturers’ defenses. In 2017, a vulnerability was discovered in the aforementioned framework. Cybernews researchers discovered that BMW exposed sensitive files that were generated by a framework that BMW Italy relies on.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Taiwanese manufacturer Zyxel addressed a critical OS command injection flaw affecting multiple models of its business routers. Zyxel has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7261 (CVSS v3 score of 9.8), impacting multiple models of its business routers.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

Early in August, a malware has infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSMC is the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of chips for tech giants, including Apple and Qualcomm Inc. This tool was soon stolen by a hacking group named “ Shadow Brokers ” which leaked it to the world in April 2017.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

“According to the indictment, between May and September 2017, the defendant and co-conspirators hacked the systems of a foreign refinery and installed malware, which cyber security researchers have referred to as “Triton” or “Trisis,” on a safety system produced by Schneider Electric, a multinational corporation. .”

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

The malicious code specifically targets QNAP NAS devices manufactured by Taiwanese company QNAP, it already infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS devices. The first campaign likely began in early 2014 and continued until mid-2017, while the second started in late 2018 and was still active in late 2019.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Ethical hackers have contacted device manufacturers after exposing vulnerabilities in their products. A recent example of a medical device problem concerns a pacemaker manufactured by Medtronic. Butts and Rios disclosed it to Medtronic in January 2017. All the while, the U.S. Image by Rawpixel.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The group has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In January, white hackers from Google Project Zero disclosed the vulnerabilities that potentially impact all major CPUs, including the ones manufactured by AMD, ARM, and Intel. The Meltdown attack could allow attackers to read the entire physical memory of the target machines stealing credentials, personal information, and more.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 19, 2019

Marcus Hutchins, a 24-year-old blogger and malware researcher arrested in 2017 for allegedly authoring and selling malware designed to steal online banking credentials, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiracy and to making, selling or advertising illegal wiretapping devices.

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Human Security identified a supply chain of a Chinese manufacturer that was compromised to backdoor the firmware of several products delivered to resellers, physical retail stores and e-commerce warehouses. Products containing the malicious backdoor have been found on public school networks throughout the United States.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Israeli defence ministry announced on Wednesday that it had foiled a cyber attack carried out by a foreign threat actor targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. Since January 2020, the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has successfully compromised dozens of organizations in Israel and other countries.

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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. Printer manufacturers regularly fix known vulnerabilities in the firmware for the devices they produce, so make sure your printer always stays up-to-date security-wise. Change the default password.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

The threat actors are spreading the malware through watering hole attacks targeting Tibet, Turkey, and Taiwan, The malware was first spotted in April 2020, but experts believe the ActionSpy spyware has been active at least since 2017. The traffic between C&C and ActionSpy is encrypted by RSA and transferred via HTTP.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Once Classified Document Finally Released In 2017, the U.S. Army ordered that the use of drones made by Chinese manufacturer DJI be discontinued, citing security concerns.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

The hacker group has been targeting Japanese heavy industry, manufacturing and international relations at least since 2012, According to the experts, the group is linked to the People’s Republic of China and is focused on exfiltrating confidential data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

The hacker group has been targeting Japanese heavy industry, manufacturing and international relations at least since 2012, According to the experts, the group is linked to the People’s Republic of China and is focused on exfiltrating confidential data. “According to people involved, Chinese hackers Tick may have been involved.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Experts from Honeywell analyzed data collected with the Secure Media Exchange (SMX) , a product it has launched in 2017 and that was designed to protect industrial facilities from USB-borne threats.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2022

The investigation into the botnet revealed that its operators compromised several large public and private entities, including a university, a hotel, a television studio, and an electronics manufacturer, along with home businesses and individuals. ” continues DoJ.

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APRIL 15, 2023

The WordPress sets only exposed user names and avatar pictures, but all four Siemens WordPress-based subdomains were vulnerable to a flaw that WordPress itself fixed in 2017, leaving researchers wondering whether there are more severe vulnerabilities on these sites. There are a lot of opportunities for threat actors here.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

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. The intrusion aimed at stealing automotive trade secrets.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The threats that are notable for the Asian region are represented by a significant number of attacks aimed at manufacturing of chips, microprocessors and system control boards of different IT vendors, whose principal manufacturing operations are located in Asia. In 2017-2018 hackers’ interest in cryptocurrency exchanges ramped up.

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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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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

” “At present, pre-installed partners cover the entire mobile phone industry chain, including mobile phone chip manufacturers, mobile phone design companies, mobile phone brand manufacturers, mobile phone agents, mobile terminal stores and major e-commerce platforms,” reads a descriptive blurb about the company.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 21, 2019

In 2017, some Android phones came with a backdoor pre-installed : Criminals in 2017 managed to get an advanced backdoor preinstalled on Android devices before they left the factories of manufacturers, Google researchers confirmed on Thursday. That meant the malware could directly tamper with every installed app.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2018

But just eight months later — in January 2017 according to the lawsuit — hackers broke in to the bank’s systems once more, again gaining access to the financial institution’s systems via a phishing email. As with the first incident, the intruders executed their heist on a weekend. Between Jan. THE LAWSUIT.

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