Internet of things

QNAP fixed Sudo privilege escalation bug in NAS devices

Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns customers to patch a high-severity Sudo privilege escalation bug affecting NAS devices. Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns customers to update their network-attached storage (NAS) devices to address a high-severity Sudo privilege escalation vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-22809. The company states that the vulnerability affects QTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud, and QVP (QVR Pro appliances) […]

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March 30, 2023
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Experts released PoC exploits for severe flaws in Netgear Orbi routers

Cisco Talos researchers published PoC exploits for vulnerabilities in Netgear Orbi 750 series router and extender satellites. Netgear Orbi is a line of mesh Wi-Fi systems designed to provide high-speed, reliable Wi-Fi coverage throughout a home or business. The Orbi system consists of a main router and one or more satellite units that work together […]

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March 22, 2023
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XIoT risk and the vulnerability landscape

Recently, Claroty released its State of XIoT Security Report, which shares analyses of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities affecting operational technology (OT), internet of things (IoT) devices, and most recently, the internet of medical things (IoMT)….

March 6, 2023
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Highlights from the New U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy

The Biden administration today issued its vision for beefing up the nation’s collective cybersecurity posture, including calls for legislation establishing liability for software products and services that are sold with little regard for security. The White House’s new national cybersecurity strategy also envisions a more active role by cloud providers and the U.S. military in disrupting cybercriminal infrastructure, and names China as the single biggest cyber threat to U.S. interests.

March 3, 2023
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Mirai V3G4 botnet exploits 13 flaws to target IoT devices

During the second half of 2022, a variant of the Mirai bot, tracked as V3G4, targeted IoT devices by exploiting tens of flaws. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers reported that a Mirai variant called V3G4 was attempting to exploit several flaws to infect IoT devices from July to December 2022.  Below is the list […]

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February 17, 2023
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