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IoT devices at major Manufacturers infected with crypto-miner

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Hackers have infected with a piece of malware some IoT devices running Windows 7 designed by three of the world’s largest manufacturers. The experts reported that several IoT devices at some major manufacturers have been infected with a cryptocurrency miner in October 2019. ” reads the report p ublished by TrapX.”First,

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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

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2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. 2019 will continue these trends but at a faster pace. Upcoming government standardization efforts will continue to increase substantially in 2019. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cyber-Criminal espionage Operation insists on Italian Manufacturing

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ZLab researchers spotted a new malicious espionage activity targeting Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector. The group behind this activity is the same we identified in the past malicious operations described in Roma225 (12/2018), Hagga (08/2019), Mana (09/2019), YAKKA (01/2020). Introduction.

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Android devices could be hacked by playing a video due to CVE-2019-2107 flaw

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Playing a video on Android devices could be a dangerous operation due to a critical CVE-2019-2107 RCE flaw in Android OS between version 7.0 The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-2107, affected Android OS between version 7.0 The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-2107, affected Android OS between version 7.0 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Winnti Group was planning a devastating supply-chain attack against Asian manufacturer

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Winnti Group is back with a new modular Win backdoor that was used to infect the servers of a high-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer. The organizations is major mobile hardware and software manufacturer based in Asia, experts contacted it to alert the company of the infection. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The number of ICS flaws in 2020 was 24,72% higher compared to 2019

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According to a report published by the industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty that focuses on the second half of 2020, the number of flaws discovered in industrial control system (ICS) products in 2020 (893 flaws) was 24,72% higher compared to 2019. ” reads the report published by Claroty. . continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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GreyEnergy: Welcome to 2019

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In order to investigate the attribution of the sample, Cybaze-Yoroi Zlab researchers performed a comparative analysis of the January 2019’s sample with respect to technical indicators and TTP published in previous articles. The remote destination ends to the 217.12.204.100 IP address, owned by an Ukrainian contractor and manufacturer company.

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