Internet of Things

Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2024
QNAP fixed three flaws in its NAS devices, including an authentication bypass

QNAP addressed three vulnerabilities in its NAS products that can be exploited to access devices. QNAP addressed three vulnerabilities in Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices that can be exploited to access the devices. The three flaws fixed are: The vulnerability CVE-2024-21899 (CVSS score 9.8) is the most severe of the above issues, it can be […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2024
Unraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushes

Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. Is it true? The Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung first published the news of a DDoS attack, carried out on January 30, that involved three million compromised electric toothbrushes. The journalists reported that threat actors gained access to three million […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2023
InfectedSlurs botnet targets QNAP VioStor NVR vulnerability

The Mirai-based botnet InfectedSlurs was spotted targeting QNAP VioStor NVR (Network Video Recorder) devices. In November, Akamai warned of a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs, actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The researchers discovered the botnet in October 2023, but they believe it has been active since […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2023
New P2PInfect bot targets routers and IoT devices

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new variant of the P2PInfect botnet that targets routers and IoT devices. Researchers at Cado Security Labs discovered a new variant of the P2Pinfect botnet that targets routers, IoT devices, and other embedded devices. This variant has been compiled for the Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages (MIPS) architecture. The new bot supports updated […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2023
Zyxel fixed tens of flaws in Firewalls, Access Points, and NAS devices

Zyxel addressed tens of vulnerabilities that expose users to cyber attacks, including command injection and authentication bypass. Taiwanese vendor Zyxel addressed tens of vulnerabilities in its firewalls and access points. The addressed issues are tracked as CVE-2023-35136, CVE-2023-35139, CVE-2023-37925, CVE-2023-37926, CVE-2023-4397, CVE-2023-4398, CVE-2023-5650, CVE-2023-5797, CVE-2023-5960. Threat actors can exploit the vulnerabilities to steal cookies, access configuration files, carry out command injection and denial-of-service […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2023
New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days

Mirai-based botnet InfectedSlurs has been spotted exploiting two zero-day RCE flaws to compromise routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. Akamai warned of a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs, actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The researchers discovered the botnet in October 2023, but they believe it has […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2023
QNAP fixed two critical vulnerabilities in QTS OS and apps

Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns of two critical command injection flaws in the QTS operating system and applications on its NAS devices. Taiwanese vendor QNAP Systems addressed two critical command injection vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-23368 and CVE-2023-23369, that impact the QTS operating system and applications on its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. The vulnerability CVE-2023-23368 (CVSS score […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2023
A flaw in Synology DiskStation Manager allows admin account takeover

A vulnerability in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) could be exploited to decipher an administrator’s password. Researchers from Claroty’s Team82 discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-2729 (CVSS score 5.9), in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM). Team82 discovered the use of a weak random number generator in Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM) Linux-based operating system running on the NAS […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2023
Mirai-based DDoS botnet IZ1H9 added 13 payloads to target routers

A Mirai-based DDoS botnet tracked as IZ1H9 has added thirteen new exploits to target routers from different vendors, including D-Link, Zyxel, and TP-Link. Fortinet researchers observed a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, tracked as IZ1H9, that added thirteen new payloads to target routers from multiple vendors, including D-Link, Zyxel, TP-Link, and TOTOLINK. The experts observed a surge in botnet […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2023
Exposed security cameras in Israel and Palestine pose significant risks

Many poorly configured security cameras are exposed to hacktivists in Israel and Palestine, placing the owners using them and the people around them at substantial risk. After the Hamas attacks on Israel, the cyber war has also started between both sides and their supporters. Hacktivists have already targeted SCADA and ICS systems in Israel and Palestine, and […]