Synology fixed several critical flaws in its routers, including flaws likely demonstrated at the Pwn2Own 2022 hacking contest. Taiwanese NAS maker Synology published two new critical advisories in December. The first advisory is related to the most severe vulnerability addressed by the company, which is a critical out-of-bounds write issue, tracked as CVE-2022-43931 (CVSS3 Base Score10). […]
Netgear addressed a high-severity bug affecting multiple WiFi router models, including Wireless AC Nighthawk, Wireless AX Nighthawk (WiFi 6), and Wireless AC. Netgear fixed a bug affecting multiple WiFi router models, including Wireless AC Nighthawk, Wireless AX Nighthawk (WiFi 6), and Wireless AC router models. The vendor only said that the flaw is a pre-authentication buffer overflow vulnerability and urged […]
The cybersecurity researcher RE-Solver discovered Backdoor credentials in ZyXEL LTE3301-M209 LTE indoor routers. Security researcher ReSolver announced the discovery of hardcoded credentials (CVE-2022-40602) in ZyXEL LTE3301-M209 LTE indoor routers. In previous research, the expert discovered a Telnet backdoor in D-Link DWR-921 which is also present in the ZyXEL LTE3301-M209 as well. The researcher analyzed the […]
An Iranian group hacked dozens of CCTV cameras in Israel in 2021 and maintained access for a long period of time. An Iranian group of hackers, known as Moses Staff, had seized control of dozens of Israeli CCTV cameras, the hack was known to the authorities that did nothing to stop it, reported The Times […]
Microsoft announced that a botnet dubbed MCCrash is launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against private Minecraft servers. Microsoft spotted a cross-platform botnet, tracked as MCCrash, which has been designed to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against private Minecraft servers. The IT giant tracks this cluster of activity as DEV-1028. The experts report that the botnet […]
Researchers discovered a new Go-based botnet called Zerobot that exploits two dozen security vulnerabilities IoT devices. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered a new Go-based botnet called Zerobot that spreads by exploiting two dozen security vulnerabilities in the internet of things (IoT) devices and other applications. “This botnet, known as Zerobot, contains several modules, including self-replication, attacks for different protocols, […]
Multiple Netgear router models are impacted by an arbitrary code execution via FunJSQ, which is a third-party module for online game acceleration. Researchers at security and compliance assessment firm Onekey warns of an arbitrary code execution via FunJSQ, which is a third-party module developed by Xiamen Xunwang Network Technology for online game acceleration, that impacts […]
QNAP warns customers of ongoing DeadBolt ransomware attacks that are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Photo Station. QNAP warns customers of an ongoing wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks, threat actors are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Photo Station. The attacks started on Saturday meantime the Taiwanese vendor has addressed the vulnerability. “QNAP Systems, Inc. today […]
Experts warn that over 80,000 Hikvision cameras are vulnerable to a critical command injection vulnerability. Security researchers from CYFIRMA have discovered over 80,000 Hikvision cameras affected by a critical command injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-36260. The Chinese vendor addressed the issue in September 2021, but tens of thousands of devices are yet to be patched. […]
Amazon addressed a high-severity flaw in its Ring app for Android that could have exposed sensitive information and camera recordings. In May, Amazon fixed a high-severity vulnerability in its Ring app for Android that could have allowed a malicious app installed on a user’s device to access sensitive information and camera recordings. The Ring app […]