The Security Ledger

JANUARY 14, 2022

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Rocket Software

JULY 20, 2022

Global manufacturing companies operating within expansive ecosystems (e.g., automotive, aerospace, defense or hi-tech) are vulnerable to slowed flows of raw materials and finished goods, which can substantially disrupt manufacturing workflows and multi-tier collaboration. time-consuming. vulnerable to mistakes.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “ Zeppelin ” in May 2020. He’d been on the job less than six months, and because of the way his predecessor architected things, the company’s data backups also were encrypted by Zeppelin. ” they wrote.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

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. Matter works much the way website authentication and website traffic encryption gets executed. This same approach really could be applied to other industries.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. The experts noticed that threat actors tracked as DEV-0950 used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the worm. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

Its spyware is also said to be equipped with a keylogger, which means every keystroke made on an infected device — including passwords, search queries and messages sent via encrypted messaging apps — can be tracked and monitored.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. Without sufficient security measures, unauthorized users can easily gain access to a wireless network, steal sensitive data, and disrupt network operations.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. The Royal ransomware can either fully or partially encrypt a file depending on its size and the ‘-ep’ parameter.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open source tool to encrypt entire drives. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“According to Vladimir Kononovich, some manufacturers rely on security through obscurity, with proprietary protocols that are poorly studied and the goal of making it difficult for attackers to procure equipment to find vulnerabilities in such devices. Wincor is currently owned by ATM manufacturer giant Diebold Nixdorf.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

This secure connection needed to be accessible under every circumstance – regardless of the patient’s location. Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker. Cars are getting smarter and more connected every day.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The government says Russian national Artur Sungatov used LockBit ransomware against victims in manufacturing, logistics, insurance and other companies throughout the United States. In addition, the Japanese Police, supported by Europol, have released a recovery tool designed to recover files encrypted by the LockBit 3.0

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 15, 2019

On 6 December 2018, the Australian Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 (Cth) (the Act ) was rushed through both houses of Federal Parliament without amendment and received royal assent on 8 December 2018. Lessons from the UK?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2023

What I found most commendable about this Neubiberg, Germany-based semiconductor manufacturer is that it is fully directing its innovations squarely at reversing the negative impacts of climate change. They come with a “secure element” which embeds encryption keys and authentication certificates at the chip level. “We

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is launching an investigation into the cybersecurity of mobile phones of certain Chinese manufacturers. German Federal Office for Information Security is launching an investigation into the cybersecurity of certain Chinese mobile phones. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

which includes info related to the activity of the gang, such as initial access, threat activity and mitigations. In addition to the encryption of data, victims have received threats that data stolen during the incidents will be published.” The Australian agency also published 2021-006: ACSC Ransomware Profile – Lockbit 2.0

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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 4, 2021

. “The FBI has identified, as of early November 2021 that Cuba ransomware actors have compromised at least 49 entities in five critical infrastructure sectors, including but not limited to the financial, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and information technology sectors.”

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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. Five months later, Gunnebo disclosed it had suffered a cyber attack targeting its IT systems that forced the shutdown of internal servers.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 22, 2023

. “SFA sensors except Touch ID do not encrypt any data and lack mutual authentication,” they wrote. ” “Fingerprint image hijacking is feasible on all devices except for Apple, which is the only one that encrypts fingerprint data on SPI,” they added.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2022

Upon executing the Omicron Stats.exe, it unpacks resources encrypted with triple DES using ciphermode ECB and padding mode PKCS7. The malware also looks for Telegram folders to locate images and conversation histories to steal, it also focuses on Tokens.txt which is used for Discord access. This variant uses 207[.]32.217.89

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2020

The company manufactures business and industrial imaging products, including copiers, laser printers, multi-functional peripherals (MFPs) and digital print systems for the production printing market. The ransomware encrypted the files and appended the ‘ K0N1M1N0’ extension appended to their filenames.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The video is encrypted, and it travels from the camera through D-Link's corporate servers, and ultimately to the user's phone. Users can also access the same encrypted video feed through a company web page, mydlink.com. Those are both secure methods of accessing the video. Boing Boing link.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 3, 2024

These entities will revolutionize the ID market with enhanced privacy protection, personalized services, and nuanced resource access. Enterprises in these regions will adopt advanced data encryption techniques, like bring-your-own-key (BYOK) and hold-your-own-key (HYOK) systems, to meet growing demands for data sovereignty.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2023

This development has gained quite a bit of steam over the past couple of years with established vendors of vulnerability management (VM,) endpoint detection and response (EDR,) and identity and access management (IAM) solutions in the vanguard. And this trend is accelerating as 2023 gets underway. And they’re not talking to each other.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. The ransomware can be deployed as a .dll

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. Co-ordination is key.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

Most of us connect our mobile devices to a Wi-Fi router for internet access, but this connection can leave our network and data vulnerable to cyber threats. To protect against those threats, a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol is recommended. You can refer to your Router Manual for more details.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

Smart Devices are particularly vulnerable to a “Zero-Day Exploit” attack, whereby hackers take advantage of a security vulnerability at the device level, to access the network it’s connected to. Once “in” the network, the thieves accessed the database for client records, and ultimately stole 10 gigabytes of customer data.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2020

The ransomware targets poorly protected or vulnerable NAS servers manufactured by Taiwan-based QNAP Systems, attackers exploits known vulnerabilities or carry out brute-force attacks. encrypt extension to filenames of encrypted files. encrypt extension to filenames of encrypted files. The malicious code appends .encrypt

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Ransomware operators leverage a custom antivirus killing p ackage that is delivered to workstations to disable security solution before starting encryption. “The signed driver, part of a now-deprecated software package published by Taiwan-based motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte, has a known vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-19320.”

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2021

The majority of employees within an organisation are hired to execute specific jobs, such as marketing, managing projects, and manufacturing goods. Examples include an organisation giving employees encrypted USB drives with too little storage space, forcing them to share files via email or non-encrypted drives.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The vulnerabilities are exploited remotely through Microsoft Exchange’s Client Access Service (CAS) running on port 443 in IIS. It is not clear how the attackers gain initial access to the Microsoft Exchange Servers.” Once encrypted the files, the ransomware will append the .lockfile

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Once obtained access to the City’s network, the group performed reconnaissance and information-gathering activities using legitimate third-party remote management tools. “Royal’s initial access utilized the basic service domain service account, connecting to a server. ” reads the report. ” continues the report.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 30, 2021

Researchers have discovered a new Android app called “System Update” that is a sophisticated Remote-Access Trojan (RAT). From a news article : The broad range of data that this sneaky little bastard is capable of stealing is pretty horrifying. This is a sophisticated piece of malware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Like other ransomware gangs, Cuba used ‘double extortion’ techniques which means that it exfiltrates data from the target systems before encrypting them and demanding a ransom payment, threatening to publicly release it if payment is not made. “FBI has identified a sharp increase in the both the number of compromised U.S.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 19, 2020

Ensure remote workers are more secure by following these five tips: Change the Default Password: Routers should have the manufacturer default password updated the moment it’s turned on and connected. Otherwise, it can easily be accessed and potentially compromised.

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