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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. The experts reported that several IoT devices at some major manufacturers have been infected with a cryptocurrency miner in October 2019. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Windows 7, hacking).

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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. 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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Mazda Connect flaws allow to hack some Mazda vehicles

Security Affairs

” The research targeted a CMU unit manufactured by Visteon, with software initially developed by Johnson Controls Inc. “The CMU can then be compromised and “enhanced” to, for example, attempt to compromise any connected device in targeted attacks that can result in DoS, bricking, ransomware, safety compromise, etc.”

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Hyundai Uses Example Keys for Encryption System

Schneier on Security

This is a dumb crypto mistake I had not previously encountered: A developer says it was possible to run their own software on the car infotainment hardware after discovering the vehicle’s manufacturer had secured its system using keys that were not only publicly known but had been lifted from programming examples. […].

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A backdoor in millions of Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics RFID cards allows cloning

Security Affairs

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.

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Microsoft spotted multiple malspam campaigns using malware-laced ISO and IMG files

Security Affairs

For example, we detected a Remcos campaign going after small businesses looking to get disaster loans. “We also saw a campaign targeting manufacturing companies in South Korea. “We also saw a campaign targeting manufacturing companies in South Korea. The ISO file contains a malicious SCR file, which is Remcos.”

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How Artificial Intelligence Manufacturers Can Protect Themselves Against Future Negligence Claims

Data Matters

Medtech often involves a complex chain of actions involving a number of different parties, ranging from medical device manufacturers to programmers to physicians. The post How Artificial Intelligence Manufacturers Can Protect Themselves Against Future Negligence Claims appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.