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Critical D-Link Security Flaws Leaves Thousands Of These Storage Devices Vulnerable To Hacks

April 10, 2024/in Internet Security

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End-of-life hardware can be quite the problem at times, even crashing back into Earth’s atmosphere at supersonic speeds for that matter. Of course, we wouldn’t expect such travesties happening with the hardware you keep in your basement, or that NAS you tucked away your closet. However, older tech gear can have serious security vulnerabilities that might not get patched due to its end-of-life status with the manufacturer. This is precisely what some D-Link networked attached storage (NAS) owners are finding out after a critical vulnerability was discovered, affecting up to 10s of thousands of devices still connected to the internet.

Roughly two weeks ago, researchers discovered a chain of vulnerabilities in several D-Link NAS devices including “DNS-340L, DNS-320L, DNS-327L, and DNS-325, among others.” The issues live with nas_sharing.cgi, which has a backdoor thanks to hardcoded credentials and command injection through the system parameter. These combined would allow for arbitrary code execution on the afflicted devices, allowing an attacker access to information, denial of service, or otherwise.

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According to the researchers with NetSecFish, up to 92,000 D-Link devices are exposed to the internet and vulnerable to attackers. Shodan shows that there are significantly fewer exposed devices and fewer still that are tagged as end-of-life. Regardless, in response to the vulnerabilities, D-Link posted a notice explaining that the “exploit affects a legacy D-Link products and all hardware revisions, which have reached their End of Life (“EOL”)/End of Service Life (“EOS”) Life-Cycle.” As such, the recommendation for affected systems is to retire or replace them, as there will not be an update coming from the company.

Of course, you can also always ensure that the NAS devices are not exposed to the internet and simply use them internally, but there’s no guarantee that your data is safe. Thus, we would also recommend upgrading your storage server to something more current (16TB Buffalo NAS), to help prevent these types of security issues.

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Security pros are being hospitalized by after-effects of ransomware hacks

January 19, 2024/in Internet Security

New research from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has laid bare the mental and physical toll that cybersecurity workers face as a result of their work.

In a number of interviews with individuals who had been at the forefront of ransomware attacks and their aftermath, RUSI found that individuals were suffering from stress related illnesses, alongside financial, reputational and social harm as a result of ransomware attacks.

Ransomware attacks involve bypassing an organizations network security, and then encrypting or exfiltrating their data before submitting a ransom that must be paid for the safe return of the data.

Personal insight from victims

A significant number of those RUSI spoke to experienced sleep deprivation, resulting in them developing extreme fatigue and falling asleep at work. Various levels of stress were experienced by security workers, with one interviewee citing the stress of a ransomware attack as a potential cause for a heart attack that required surgery.

In another case, the interviewee required hospital checkups after the stress of a ransomware attack resulted in severe dehydration after the individual drank excessive amounts of coffee that exacerbated a pre-existing heart condition.

Some of those RUSI spoke to felt challenged and inadequate after their employer brought in an external IT company to assist in recovery, but poor communication and integration led to inefficiencies post-attack. Moreover, many security professionals take ransomware attacks as an opportunity to retire or resign, particularly those with several years experience in a single position.

Many of these people felt a sense of bereavement after the data and information they had been collecting and protecting for years was stolen, with one interviewee describing a sense of ‘love’ for their archives. These psychological issues extend beyond the professional environment, and often have a very real impact on the personal lives of security professionals.

A number of victims provided anecdotes about the excessive working hours resulting in a poor work/life balance, with many reporting that they had missed out on their personal and family life. In one case, an individual had to provide…

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