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Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

Brocade Vulnerabilities Could Impact Storage Solutions of Several Major Companies

June 30, 2022

Via: Security Week

According to Broadcom, the Brocade SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application is affected by nine vulnerabilities. Patches have been made available for these security holes. Six of them impact third-party components such as OpenSSL, Oracle Java and NGINX, and […]


Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

Flaws in Dell’s over-the-air device recovery and update impacts millions of devices

June 24, 2021

Via: CSO Online

The over-the-internet firmware update and OS recovery feature present in 128 Dell computer models suffers from certificate validation and other flaws that could allow man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to compromise the devices at the firmware level and deploy malicious implants. The […]


Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

Millions of Dell Devices Vulnerable to Update Driver Flaw

May 5, 2021

Via: DataBreach Today

Dell has patched five flaws in a vulnerable firmware update driver that has shipped in millions of laptops, tablets and desktops since 2009. The vulnerabilities have been assigned a single CVE, CVE-2021-21551, and they have a CVSS score of 8.8. […]


Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

Millions of Dell PCs vulnerable to attack, due to a flaw in bundled system-health software

June 24, 2019

Via: Hot for Security

Millions of Dell PCs and laptops running Windows are vulnerable to attack via a high severity security hole, that could be exploited by malicious hackers to hijack control over devices. In a support advisory published on its website, Dell reveals […]


Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities

Flaw in pre-installed software opens Dell computers to remote hijack

May 6, 2019

Via: Help Net Security

Dell computer owners should update the Dell SupportAssist software as soon as possible to close a high-risk remote code execution vulnerability. What is Dell SupportAssist? SupportAssist is software that comes pre-installed on most Dell laptops and computers running Windows. It […]


Network security

Dell detects data breach, informs customers after a month

December 4, 2018

Via: Hot for Security

It took Dell almost a full month to inform its customers that their information was stolen following a security incident which occurred on November 9, 2018, reads a notice on the computer company’s website. The company reset customer passwords without […]


Network security

US senator proposes jailing execs, fining companies for data breaches

December 4, 2018

Via: CSO Online

When it comes to breaches, bing, bang, boom! First, Dell disclosed a “potential cybersecurity incident” and a mandatory reset of passwords for all Dell.com accounts. Next, Dunkin Donuts disclosed a credential stuffing attack (pdf) that may have allowed third parties […]


Cloud security

Dell EMC Patches Critical Flaws in VMAX Enterprise Storage Systems

February 15, 2018

Via: Threat Post

Dell EMC fixed two critical flaws in its management interfaces for its VMAX enterprise storage systems. One of the vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to use a hard-coded password to a default account to gain unauthorized access to systems. […]


Vulnerabilities

HP, Dell Halt BIOS Updates Over Buggy CPU Patches

January 24, 2018

Via: Security Week

Dell, HP and other system manufacturers have advised customers not to install the recent BIOS updates designed to address the Spectre and Meltdown CPU vulnerabilities due to unstable code delivered by Intel. The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, which allow malicious […]


Vulnerabilities

Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in Pre-Installed Dell Software

July 5, 2017

Via: Softpedia

Customers of Dell devices might be exposed to cyber-attacks, as the pre-installed software includes vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to disable security solutions and to escalate privileges. Marcin ‘Icewall’ Noga of Cisco Talos has discovered 3 different vulnerabilities affecting select […]


Malware

Dell Threat Report Claims 100 Percent Increase in SCADA Attacks

April 15, 2015

Via: malware

In 2014, there were increases in #malware designed to target retail point-of-sale systems and #attack supervisory control and #data acquisition (SCADA) systems, according to #dell’s annual #threat report. The report [pdf] was released, interestingly enough, just one day before Verizon’s […]


Malware

Vulnerable Dell support tool now detected as risky software

April 9, 2015

Via: malware

Security vendor Malwarebytes has flagged the #dell System Detect tool as a potentially unwanted application after older versions of the program were found to put computers at #risk. Last month a security researcher named Tom Forbes warned that attackers can […]


Malware

Researcher finds backdoor opened by Dell`s helper app

March 26, 2015

Via: malware

A security researcher has discovered a serious bug in Dell System Detect, the software Dell users are urged to use to download the appropriate drivers for their machines. The flaw can be exploited by attackers to make the computer download […]


Malware

Dell support tool put PCs at risk of malware infection

March 24, 2015

Via: malware

Attackers could have remotely installed #malware on systems running a flawed #dell support tool used to detect customers’ products. A #security researcher discovered the flaw in November and reported it to the PC manufacturer, which patched it in January. However, […]