Researchers Discover 40,000-Strong EOL Router, IoT Botnet 

Malware hunters sound an alarm after discovering a 40,000-strong botnet packed with end-of-life routers and IoT devices being used in cybercriminal activities.
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21 Vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless Routers Could Expose Critical Infrastructure to Attacks

Forescout has found 21 vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless OT/IoT routers that could expose critical infrastructure organizations to remote attacks. 
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Chinese Gov Hackers Caught Hiding in Cisco Router Firmware

The NSA and FBI warn that a Chinese state-sponsored APT called BlackTech is hacking into network edge devices and using firmware implants to silently hop around the corporate networks of U.S. and Japanese companies.
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Threat actor APT28 targets Cisco routers with an old vulnerability

The U.S., Europe and Ukraine are reportedly targets in this malware threat. Learn how to protect affected Cisco routers.
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Wi-Fi radio signals detect problematic breathing patterns

For many people, Wi-Fi is a figurative lifesaver. Now, new research from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) might be able to turn it into a literal one as well. By modifying an off-the-shelf Wi-Fi router with a firmware update an… Continue reading Wi-Fi radio signals detect problematic breathing patterns

Sandworm-linked botnet has another piece of hardware in its sights

The CyclopsBlink botnet is now targeting internet routers from hardware maker ASUS, Trend Micro researchers said.

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Ministerio de Educación de Costa Rica obtiene una mejor visibilidad de su infraestructura

El Ministerio de Educación Pública (MEP) de Costa Rica es una organización con 80.000 empleados. El MEP es el organismo técnico y administrativo responsable de la acreditación, supervisión, auditoría, inspección y control de las escuelas privadas, com… Continue reading Ministerio de Educación de Costa Rica obtiene una mejor visibilidad de su infraestructura

Chinese spies are exploiting routers to try hacking French targets, cyber agency says

France’s national cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday that it is contending with a massive campaign by Chinese state-backed hackers targeting French organizations through compromised routers. The Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information (French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems), or ANSSI, released forensic information to help French entities to recognize if they had been compromised. The alert did not specify which industries or specific organizations were targets. ANSSI said the APT31 group, sometimes known as Zirconium or Judgment Panda, carried out the reconnaissance. The group’s prior targets include Finland’s parliament, according to a June allegation from the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service, and the presidential campaign of then-contender Joe Biden in 2020, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group. APT31’s effort in France is “a large intrusion campaign of compromise” that is “still in progress and still ongoing,” according to an English version of the ANSSI alert. France’s […]

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