RP2040 Boot Loader is a Worm
[Hunter Adams] has written a secondary bootloader for the RP2040 that uses an IR link and can be extended to behave like a polite worm virus. This allows the easy …read more Continue reading RP2040 Boot Loader is a Worm
Category Archives: Worms
‘Superworms’ Can Digest Styrofoam, Australian Scientists Find
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Scientists in Australia have discovered that superworms can live and even grow on a diet of only polystyrene, also known colloquially as Styrofoam. Superworm is a common name for the larval stages of … Continue reading ‘Superworms’ Can Digest Styrofoam, Australian Scientists Find
Special minisode: “20 years of cyberthreats that shaped infosec” [Podcast]
Bonus Naked Security Podcast minisode – listen now! Continue reading Special minisode: “20 years of cyberthreats that shaped infosec” [Podcast]
Industrial Cyberattacks Get Rarer but More Complex
The first half of 2020 saw decreases in attacks on most ICS sectors, but oil/gas firms and building automation saw upticks. Continue reading Industrial Cyberattacks Get Rarer but More Complex
Fileless worm builds cryptomining, backdoor-planting P2P botnet
A fileless worm dubbed FritzFrog has been found roping Linux devices running SSH servers – corporate servers, routers and IoT devices – into a P2P botnet whose apparent goal is to mine cryptocurrency. Simultaneously, though, the malware cre… Continue reading Fileless worm builds cryptomining, backdoor-planting P2P botnet
Updated cryptojacking worm steals AWS credentials
A malicious cryptocurrency miner and DDoS worm that has been targeting Docker systems for months now also steals Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials. What’s more, TeamTNT – the attackers wielding it – have also begun targeting Kuber… Continue reading Updated cryptojacking worm steals AWS credentials
Nearly half of hospital Windows systems still vulnerable to RDP bugs
Almost half of connected hospital devices are still exposed to the wormable BlueKeep Windows flaw nearly a year after it was announced, according to a report released this week. Continue reading Nearly half of hospital Windows systems still vulnerable to RDP bugs
Cryptojacking worm compromised over 2,000 Docker hosts
Security researchers have discovered a cryptojacking worm that propagates using containers in the Docker Engine (Community Edition) and has spread to more than 2,000 vulnerable Docker hosts. “The attacker compromised an unsecured Docker daemon, r… Continue reading Cryptojacking worm compromised over 2,000 Docker hosts
Patch time! Microsoft warns of new worm-ready RDP bugs
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday brought some bad news yesterday: more wormable RDP vulnerabilities, this time affecting Windows 10 users. Continue reading Patch time! Microsoft warns of new worm-ready RDP bugs
MacOS Catalina, OpenShift, & Pink Floyd – Application Security Weekly #64
“Waiting for the worms to come.” — Pink Floyd and RDP’s CVE-2019-0708. Even the NSA warns about the population of exposed systems, A patch commands attention for mail servers, In macOS Catalina and iOS 13, Apples finds a way… Continue reading MacOS Catalina, OpenShift, & Pink Floyd – Application Security Weekly #64