Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

ZLab researchers spotted a new malicious espionage activity targeting Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector. This actor was first spotted by PaloAlto’s UNIT42 in 2018 during wide scale operations against technology, retail, manufacturing, and local government industries in the US, Europe and Asia.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. While our response and recovery are still ongoing, we wanted to share updated information about what happened, what we have been doing, and how we are further strengthening our security.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4 of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2024

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) orders smart device manufacturers to ban default passwords starting from April 29, 2024. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging manufacturers of smart devices to comply with new legislation that bans default passwords. ” reads the announcement published by NCSC.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Exail Technologies, a high-tech manufacturer whose clients include the US Coast Guard, exposed sensitive company data that could’ve enabled attackers to access its databases. Exail, a French high-tech industrial group, left exposed a publicly accessible environment (.env) What Exail data was exposed?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2022

Experts found vulnerabilities in HID Mercury Access Controllers can be exploited by attackers to remotely unlock doors. Researchers from security firm Trellix discovered some critical vulnerabilities in HID Mercury Access Controllers that can be exploited by attackers to remotely unlock doors. ” continues the post.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Japanese giant Kawasaki Heavy Industries discovered unauthorized access to a Japanese company server from multiple overseas offices. Kawasaki Heavy Industries disclosed a security breach, the company discovered unauthorized access to a Japanese company server from multiple overseas offices. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The group has extended its operations to countries in Asia and targets various sectors, including healthcare, real estate, construction, IT, food, and manufacturing.” ” reads a report published by Halcyon.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

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. The amount of unauthorized access is approximately 200 megabytes, mainly for documents.”.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2023

The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The LockBit ransomware group this week claimed to have hacked the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ( TSMC ) and $70 million ransom. In August 2018, a malware infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Cybersecurity experts at CyberNews hijacked close to 28,000 unsecured printers worldwide and forced them to print out a guide on printer security. Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. Original post: [link].

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Cybercriminals behind the RobbinHood Ransomware are exploiting a vulnerable GIGABYTE driver to install a malicious and unsigned driver into Windows with the intent of disabling security products. Normally, Windows security software processes could only be killed by Kernel drivers. Attackers use this driver to disable security products.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

German Federal Office for Information Security is launching an investigation into the cybersecurity of certain Chinese mobile phones. German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is launching an investigation into the cybersecurity of mobile phones of certain Chinese manufacturers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Cars revealed that has suffered a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of R&D data. Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Cars revealed that threat actors have stolen R&D data from its systems. ” reads the notice of cyber security breach published by Volvo. kronor ($8.00, 7.06

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2020

A critical vulnerability in traffic light controllers manufactured by SWARCO could have been exploited by attackers to disrupt traffic lights. SWARCO is the world’s largest manufacturer of signal heads and the number two internationally for reflective glass beads. ” reads the security advisory published by the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 11, 2024

Kaspersky Unveils 24 Flaws in ZKTeco Terminals A promise of better security through biometrics fell short after security researchers dismantled an access system manufactured by a Chinese manufacture, only to discover 24 vulnerabilities contained inside.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

divya Fri, 10/11/2024 - 08:54 As user expectations for secure and seamless access continue to grow, the 2024 Thales Consumer Digital Trust Index (DTI) research revealed that 65% of users feel frustrated with frequent password resets.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of an escalation in LockBit 2.0 which includes info related to the activity of the gang, such as initial access, threat activity and mitigations. ransomware attacks appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 28, 2025

Hackers Can Skip Login Protections to Access the 'choco tei' Camera An industrial camera common to Japanese manufacturer production lines has unpatched vulnerabilities allowing hackers to secretly access live footage or stop it from recording.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 30, 2021

Company Advises Users to Maintain Proper Security Policies as It Prepares Hotfix Taiwanese networking device manufacturer Zyxel is notifying customers about an ongoing series of attacks on some of its enterprise firewall and VPN products and is advising users to maintain proper remote access security policies as it prepares a hotfix.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0206 is an access broker tracked by Microsoft, which uses malvertising campaigns to compromise networks worldwide. The discovery made by Microsoft is very interesting because it is the first time that researchers found evidence that worm operators leverage an access broker to compromise enterprise networks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. The company has operations in 25 countries, more than 4,000 employees, and billions in revenue annually.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

officials say Huawei can covertly access telecom networks where its equipment is installed. can covertly access mobile-phone networks around the world through “back doors” designed for use by law enforcement, as Washington tries to persuade allies to exclude the Chinese company from their networks.” “U.S. officials said.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The flaws can allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code or access the devices using hardcoded credentials. The manufacturer also addressed two high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-45696 and CVE-2024-45698. On June 8, 2021, the TWCERT reported the vulnerabilities in D-Link DIR-X5460 to the company. and earlier.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers for diverse applications and industries was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted its operations. IPG Photonics manufactures high-performance fiber lasers, amplifiers, and laser systems for diverse applications and industries. IPG Photonics, a leading U.S. billion revenue in 2019. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

All too often, this gives them a false sense of security: when in fact, threat actors can not only access and watch your camera feed but exploit the unsecured device to hack into your network. After looking at 28 of the most popular manufacturers, our research team found 3.5 The reign of a Chinese brand. Most insecure brands.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2024

A flaw in millions of RFID cards manufactured by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics allows these contactless cards to be cloned instantly. Researchers from security firm Quarkslab discovered a backdoor in millions of RFID cards manufactured by the Chinese chip manufacturer Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics. And we broke it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 392 appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Rapid7 researchers discovered two flaws that can be exploited by attackers to remotely disable one of the home security systems offered by Fortress Security Store. The Fortress S03 Wi-Fi Home Security System allows users to build their own alarm system to secure their homes and small businesses. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

Microsoft warns of threat actors targeting organizations with malware-laced ISO and IMG files aimed at delivering a remote access trojan. The bait ISO or IMG files were infected with a strain of the Remcos remote access trojan (RAT). pic.twitter.com/EbI8kxICQG — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 4, 2020.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

“If any malware has root access and the ability to write to the /system system directory, it can anchor itself in the infected device by adding itself to this script (or by creating it from scratch if it is not present in the system). Unfortunately, often manufacturers sell older OS versions as newer ones.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The group managed to maintain access without being detected for as long as possible. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. and Guam without being detected.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Cybernews research team discovered public access to the web directories that exposed thousands of credentials. Also, the credentials could have been used to gain initial access into corporate networks to deploy ransomware, steal or sabotage internal documents, or gain access to user data.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2024

Automotive, healthcare, and manufacturing), including critical infrastructure. Multiple partners have contributed to the design of the threat model, including Red Balloon Security, Narf Industries, and Niyo ‘Little Thunder’ Pearson of ONE Gas. The threat model provides a knowledge base of cyber threats to embedded devices.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

North Korean Hackers Deploy Novel Malware Families North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group is exploiting Log4Shell to target manufacturing, agriculture and physical security sectors, resulting in the deployment of a tailored implant on compromised systems. The attack campaign targeted publicly accessible VMware Horizon servers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Camera doorbells manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group Ltd under the brands EKEN and Tuck are affected by major vulnerabilities. Researchers from Consumer Reports (CR) discovered severe vulnerabilities in doorbell cameras manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group Ltd. ” reads the report published by CR.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

MITRE and the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have announced the release of the “2021 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Most Important Hardware Weaknesses” list. CIOs and security managers could also use the list to assess the efficiency of their program to secure hardware within in their organizations.

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