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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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Winnti Group was planning a devastating supply-chain attack against Asian manufacturer

Security Affairs

Winnti Group is back with a new modular Win backdoor that was used to infect the servers of a high-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer. The PortReuse backdoor has a modular architecture, experts discovered that its components are separate processes that communicate through named pipes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Sandboxing: Advanced Malware Analysis in 2021

eSecurity Planet

To fill this gap and aid in the analysis, detection, and testing of malware, sandboxing is widely used to give organizations the setting, isolation, and security tools needed to preserve the integrity of the host network. A number of computer manufacturers and cloud service providers have deployed sandboxes for regular use by clients.

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Spotting RATs: Delphi wrapper makes the analysis harder

Security Affairs

Experts observed an increase of the malware spreading using less-known archive types as dropper,in particular ISO image.Delphi wrapper makes analysis harder. Technical Analysis. Once executed, the malware obviously kills itself detecting the analysis machine, so we are going to investigate what are the tricks employed to stop us.

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P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices

Krebs on Security

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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Raspberry Robin spotted using two new 1-day LPE exploits

Security Affairs

The malware was first spotted in September 2021, the experts observed it targeting organizations in the technology and manufacturing industries. The malicious code also changed its communication method and lateral movement to avoid detection. Initial access is typically through infected removable drives, often USB devices.

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Microsoft: Raspberry Robin worm already infected hundreds of networks

Security Affairs

The malware was first spotted in September 2021, the experts observed Raspberry Robin targeting organizations in the technology and manufacturing industries. continues the analysis. The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. Initial access is typically through infected removable drives, often USB devices.