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IoT devices at major Manufacturers infected with crypto-miner

Security Affairs

Hackers have infected with a piece of malware some IoT devices running Windows 7 designed by three of the world’s largest manufacturers. Security experts from TrapX reported that some IoT devices running Windows 7 have been infected with a piece of malware, is it a supply chain attack? ” reads the report p ublished by TrapX.”First,

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Data-Wiping Attacks Hit Outdated Western Digital Devices

Data Breach Today

Manufacturer Stopped Supporting Targeted Network-Attached Storage Devices in 2015 Owners of Western Digital My Book Live devices have seen their data remotely wiped by attackers targeting a flaw first detailed in 2019.

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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

Security Affairs

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. The regulation around IoT security was this year’s signal that the answer is, fortunately, no.

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NEW TECH: Semperis introduces tools to improve security resiliency of Windows Active Directory

The Last Watchdog

organizations between January 2013 and July 2019. NotPetya wrought $10 billion in damages , according to Tom Bossert a senior Department of Homeland Security official at the time. In 2018 and 2019, ransomware-triggered business disruptions came not in global-spanning worms, ala WannaCry and NotPetya, but in unrelenting one-off attacks.

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P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices

Krebs on Security

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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Cyber-Criminal espionage Operation insists on Italian Manufacturing

Security Affairs

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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Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel disclose security breaches

Security Affairs

Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel have disclosed security breaches that they have suffered back in 2016 and 2018. Pasco is Japan’s largest geospatial provider and Kobe Steel is one of the major steel manufacturers. According to the company, attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts.

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