Multiple security weaknesses have been disclosed in MediaTek system-on-chips (SoCs) that could have enabled a threat actor to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the firmware of the audio processor, effectively allowing the attackers to carry out a "massive eavesdrop campaign" without the users' knowledge. The discovery of the flaws is the result of … [Read more...] about Eavesdropping Bugs in MediaTek Chips Affect 37% of All Smartphones and IoT Globally
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Critical ThroughTek SDK Bug Could Let Attackers Spy On Millions of IoT Devices
A security vulnerability has been found affecting several versions of ThroughTek Kalay P2P Software Development Kit (SDK), which could be abused by a remote attacker to take control of an affected device and potentially lead to remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2021-28372 (CVSS score: 9.6) and discovered by FireEye Mandiant in late 2020, the weakness concerns an improper … [Read more...] about Critical ThroughTek SDK Bug Could Let Attackers Spy On Millions of IoT Devices
A Critical Random Number Generator Flaw Affects Billions of IoT Devices
A critical vulnerability has been disclosed in hardware random number generators used in billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices whereby it fails to properly generate random numbers, thus undermining their security and putting them at risk of attacks. "It turns out that these 'randomly' chosen numbers aren't always as random as you'd like when it comes to IoT devices," … [Read more...] about A Critical Random Number Generator Flaw Affects Billions of IoT Devices
Microsoft Finds ‘BadAlloc’ Flaws Affecting Wide-Range of IoT and OT Devices
Microsoft researchers on Thursday disclosed two dozen vulnerabilities affecting a wide range of Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) devices used in industrial, medical, and enterprise networks that could be abused by adversaries to execute arbitrary code and even cause critical systems to crash. "These remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities cover more … [Read more...] about Microsoft Finds ‘BadAlloc’ Flaws Affecting Wide-Range of IoT and OT Devices
New NAME:WRECK Vulnerabilities Impact Nearly 100 Million IoT Devices
Security researchers have uncovered nine vulnerabilities affecting four TCP/IP stacks impacting more than 100 million consumer and enterprise devices that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of a vulnerable system. Dubbed "NAME:WRECK" by Forescout and JSOF, the flaws are the latest in series of studies undertaken as part of an initiative called Project Memoria to … [Read more...] about New NAME:WRECK Vulnerabilities Impact Nearly 100 Million IoT Devices
Wormable Gitpaste-12 Botnet Returns to Target Linux Servers, IoT Devices
A new wormable botnet that spreads via GitHub and Pastebin to install cryptocurrency miners and backdoors on target systems has returned with expanded capabilities to compromise web applications, IP cameras, and routers. Early last month, researchers from Juniper Threat Labs documented a crypto-mining campaign called "Gitpaste-12," which used GitHub to host malicious code … [Read more...] about Wormable Gitpaste-12 Botnet Returns to Target Linux Servers, IoT Devices
Amnesia:33 — Critical TCP/IP Flaws Affect Millions of IoT Devices
Cybersecurity researchers disclosed a dozen new flaws in multiple widely-used embedded TCP/IP stacks impacting millions of devices ranging from networking equipment and medical devices to industrial control systems that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of a vulnerable system. Collectively called "AMNESIA:33" by Forescout researchers, it is a set of 33 … [Read more...] about Amnesia:33 — Critical TCP/IP Flaws Affect Millions of IoT Devices
ALERT! Hackers targeting IoT devices with a new P2P botnet malware
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a new botnet hijacking Internet-connected smart devices in the wild to perform nefarious tasks, mostly DDoS attacks, and illicit cryptocurrency coin mining. Discovered by Qihoo 360's Netlab security team, the HEH Botnet — written in Go language and armed with a proprietary peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol, spreads via a brute-force … [Read more...] about ALERT! Hackers targeting IoT devices with a new P2P botnet malware
‘Satori’ IoT DDoS Botnet Operator Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison
The United States Department of Justice yesterday sentenced a 22-year-old Washington-based hacker to 13 months in federal prison for his role in creating botnet malware, infecting a large number of systems with it, and then abusing those systems to carry out large scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against various online service and targets.According to court … [Read more...] about ‘Satori’ IoT DDoS Botnet Operator Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison
The Criticality of the Network in Securing IoT and Critical Infrastructure
Security is the key to the success of any digital project, whether you are connecting critical infrastructure, industrial Internet of Things (IoT), or delivering data and telemetry to reduce costs and increase revenue. We have long advocated the need for a holistic approach to IoT security, and with it, shared the vital role the network plays in embedding security. To further … [Read more...] about The Criticality of the Network in Securing IoT and Critical Infrastructure