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BlackTech Targets Tech, Research, and Gov Sectors New ‘Deuterbear’ Tool

Apr 19, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Firmware Security Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by a threat actor called BlackTech as part of a recent cyber attack wave. The intrusions pave the way for an updated version of modular backdoor dubbed Waterbear as well as its enhanced successor referred to […]

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EMBA: Open-source security analyzer for embedded devices – Help Net Security

The EMBA open-source security analyzer is tailored as the central firmware analysis tool for penetration testers and product security groups. It assists throughout the security evaluation procedure, extracting firmware, conducting static and dynamic analysis through emulation, and creating a web-based report. EMBA features EMBA identifies potential vulnerabilities and weak points in firmware, such as insecure […]

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Sophos backports fix for CVE-2022-3236 for EOL firewall firmware

Sophos backports fix for CVE-2022-3236 for EOL firewall firmware versions due to ongoing attacks Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2023 Sophos backports the patch for CVE-2022-3236 for end-of-life (EOL) firewall firmware versions due to ongoing attacks exploiting the issue. Sophos backports the fix for the critical code injection vulnerability CVE-2022-3236 for end-of-life (EOL) firewall firmware versions […]

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Google Using Clang Sanitizers to Protect Android Against Cellular Baseband Vulnerabilities

Dec 13, 2023NewsroomMobile Communication / Firmware security Google is highlighting the role played by Clang sanitizers in hardening the security of the cellular baseband in the Android operating system and preventing specific kinds of vulnerabilities. This comprises Integer Overflow Sanitizer (IntSan) and BoundsSanitizer (BoundSan), both of which are part of UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer (UBSan), a tool designed […]

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LogoFAIL: UEFI Vulnerabilities Expose Devices to Stealth Malware Attacks

Dec 04, 2023NewsroomTechnology / Firmware Security The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code from various independent firmware/BIOS vendors (IBVs) has been found vulnerable to potential attacks through high-impact flaws in image parsing libraries embedded into the firmware. The shortcomings, collectively labeled LogoFAIL by Binarly, “can be used by threat actors to deliver a malicious payload […]