Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

“Starbucks’ store leadership have advised their employees on how to work around the outage manually, and the company will make sure everyone gets paid for all hours worked, according to Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson.” ” reported CNN. Blue Yonder confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Researchers devised a series of attacks against SSDs that could allow to implant malware in a location that is not monitored by security solutions. Korean researchers devised a series of attacks against solid-state drives (SSDs) that could allow to implant malware in specific memory locations bypassing security solutions.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

How to Find a Career in Industrial IoT - on the Factory Floor or in the Cornfield Cybersecurity once conjured images of IT departments, server rooms and corporate firewalls.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Security researchers with Checkmarx developed two mobile applications that abuse the functionality of smart bulbs for data exfiltration. Security researchers with Checkmarx developed two mobile applications that exploit smart bulbs features for data exfiltration. Security Affairs – data exfiltration, smart bulbs).

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

But some researchers argue that more manufacturers should stick with proven methods. So-called lightweight encryption has its place.

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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

AUGUST 2, 2019

From the Spectrogram we can clearly see that the modulation is ASK , despite some harmonics on the side (caused by the low-cost transmitter used by the manufacturer most-likely). He also loves to share his knowledge and present some cool projects at security conferences around the globe. OOK , in my assumption). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2021

Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP published an alert urging its customers to secure their devices after a growing number of users reported that their devices have been hit by brute-force attacks. “With increasing reports of brute-force attacks, QNAP urges its users to take immediate action to enhance the security of their devices.”

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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

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Purchasers of Bitcoin wallets usually have one priority topping their lists: security. What’s the truth about the security of these wallets? So, the companies behind those wallets wisely emphasize why their products are more secure than what competitors offer and why that’s the case.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

However, there’s still a long way to go to achieve deep interoperability of interconnected services in a way that preserves privacy and is very secure. This is precisely what the consortium of software companies and device manufacturers, led Google, Amazon and Apple, set out to achieve when Matter was conceived four years ago.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2020

A high-severity vulnerability affecting CompactRIO controllers manufactured by the vendor National Instruments (NI) could allow remote attackers to disrupt production processes in an organization. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a security advisory to warn organizations about the flaw.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The ransomware group accused the organization of has attempted to cover up the security breach. “It would have been more interesting if a Mclaren representative had talked in an interview about how they asked not to publish the stolen data and skillfully wanted to cover up the fact that their network had been hacked.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

The FBI is working with private sector partners who manufacture smart devices to advise customers about the scheme and how to avoid being victimized. “Users of smart home devices with cameras and/or voice capabilities are advised of the following guidance to maximize security.” ” concludes the alert.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2024

The coalescing of the next-gen security platforms that will carry us forward continues. Last Watchdog engaged Davinder Singh , Chief Technology Officer at Adaptiva, to drill down on the current state of securing networks. Here’s that exchange, edited for clarity and length. LW: What’s an example that illustrates the benefit of teaming?

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

xHelper is a piece of malware that was first spotted in October 2019 by experts from security firm Symantec, it is a persistent Android dropper app that is able to reinstall itself even after users attempt to uninstall it. The researchers also provided information on how to remove xHelper from an infected device. and Russia.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A hacker collective claims to have hacked over 50,000 home security cameras and published their footage online, some of them on adult sites. A group of hackers claims to have compromised over 50,000 home security cameras and published their private footage online. ” continues the article. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The experts discovered several security weaknesses, the most worrisome one is the lack of mutual authentication, this means that an attacker with the knowledge of the vehicle’s identifier can get a response from the key fob that is broadcasted by the car. The same challenge response protocol is repeated to start the car.”.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a guideline, dubbed The Vulnerability Disclosure Toolkit, for the implementation of a vulnerability disclosure process. Having a clearly signposted reporting process demonstrates that your organisation takes security seriously. ” states the document. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

How to hack IoT & RF Devices with BürtleinaBoard. How to Run BUSSide: # cd BUSSide/Client #./busside.py If you wonder how looks like a Bürtleina and how to make it, I left here the receipt: [link]. He also loves to share his knowledge and present some cool projects at security conferences around the globe.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The security breach exposed the sensitive personal information of 2,192,515 people. Exposed information varied by individual and may include some combination of certain individuals’ names, social Security number, health insurance information, date of birth, and medical information. million individuals. It is a $6.6

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

SAP redirect vulnerability is a security issue that affects web application servers for SAP products (SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java). A BMW spokesperson assured us that information security is a top priority for the BMW Group, which applies to the company’s employees, customers, and business partners.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2019

Security experts from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Constitution (KAIST) have discovered 36 vulnerabilities in the LTE protocol used by most mobile carriers. The researchers also demonstrated how to bypass the security context of the entire control plane and data plan. ” reads the research paper.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Security Affairs – Newsletter ). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 183 – News of the week appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2022

DigiCert , the Lehi, Utah-based Certificate Authority and a supplier of services to manage Public Key Infrastructure, has been at the table helping develop the privacy and data security components of Matter. I had the chance to discuss the wider significance of Matter with Mike Nelson, DigiCert’s vice president of IoT security.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Researchers at Applied Risk discovered serious flaws in some PLC gateways manufactured by industrial tech company ABB. Security experts at Applied Risk are affected by potentially serious flaws and the bad news is that the vendor will not release firmware updates because the impacted products have reached the end of life.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The library notified law enforcement agencies and is investigating the security breach with the help of cybersecurity experts. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. This appears to be from our internal HR files.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

A series of vulnerabilities in multiple smart devices manufactured by Nexx can be exploited to remotely open garage doors, and take control of alarms and plugs. Below is a video demo published by the researcher that shows how to exploit the flaw CVE-2023–1748 to obtain users’ info.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Bridgestone Americas, one of the largest manufacturers of tires. LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have compromised the network of Bridgestone Americas, one of the largest manufacturers of tires, and stolen data from the company. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

Accenture security researchers published an analysis of the latest Hades campaign, which is ongoing since at least December 2020. . Experts discovered that threat actors targeted a large US transportation & logistics organization, a large US consumer products organization, and a global manufacturing organization.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

The Brazilian retail arm of car manufacturing giant Volvo leaked sensitive files, putting its clientele in the vast South American country in peril. Other research by Cybernews has revealed that BMW , a German luxury vehicle manufacturer producing around 2.5 How to protect your data? The issue causing the leak has been fixed.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

Experts discovered security flaws in the iLnkP2P peer-to-peer (P2P) system that exposes millions of IoT devices to remote attacks. Security expert Paul Marrapese discovered two serious vulnerabilities in the iLnkP2P P2P system that ìs developed by Chinese firm Shenzhen Yunni Technology Company, Inc. ” reported Brian Krebs.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 16, 2020

NotPetya wrought $10 billion in damages , according to Tom Bossert a senior Department of Homeland Security official at the time. For instance, a scan might turn up a configuration setting that ought to be changed to boost security. So threat actors began focusing on softer targets. but all across the world,” Bresman told me.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2018

A couple of researchers demonstrated how to bypass vein based authentication using a fake hand build from a photo. If you consider vein based authentication totally secure, you have to know that a group of researchers demonstrated the opposite at the Chaos Communication Congress hacking conference. Pierluigi Paganini.

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