Hackers Add Backdoor To CCTV Security Pros / Dahua SmartPSS

Backdoor *******

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********* **** *** **********, allows *** ****** ***********, and **** *************, ****** PowerShell ******** ** ** executed, *** ******* **** knowledge. ******** ******** ********* using **** ******** ** install *** ** * victim *******, ****** **** full ******* *** ****-**** viewing ** **** **********.

******** **** **** *** victim ***** ********* **** avoided ******, *** ****** should ****** ** ***** attacks.

Background **** ******** ****

**** ******** **** **************************.*********** *** ** * storefront ** **:

******** ****** ********:

******* *** ***** *** the **** ******** ******** products ** **************** **** 3 ****** ******* *** ~26,000 ****** ******* ** 2021, ** ****:

CCTV ******** **** ******* ******

***** *** ******** ****** does *** **** *** website ***** ****** *** Trojanized ******** ********, *** shared * **********:

*** ** ********** **** this **** ******* *** language ****** ******** ****' ********* page(* ********** ***) *** ******* *** to *** ******* *** comment, *** ********* (*** comments, *****). **** ******** Pros ** ********* ******* of *** ***** ******* was ***********.

DarkSide ********** *********

*** ******* *** *** of *** ******** ********** group's ***** ***** **********, which ******** ****** ** UNC2465. ******** ** **** known *** ***** ********** ** *** ******* US' ******** ********. ** ***, ***** have **** ** ******* of ******* ********* ****** from ******* ** *** SmartPSS ********.

Likely *** ********** / *********** ****** *** *******

**** ******** ******** ** likely *** **********. **** Security **** ** *** well-known, **** ***** ***** Dahua ****, ** ** is ******** **** * large ****** ** ***** downloaded *** ********** **** while ** *** *********.

************, **** ******** **** support **** ** *** a *** *** *** searches *** ********, ********* on *** ****** ** third **** ** ****** results, ****** ** ******** that ***** ***** **** them ** ****** ******* for ********, *.*., ********* "SmartPSS ********" ** ****** "SmartPSS."

CCTV ******** **** ********

******** *** ** **** Security **** *** *******, it ******** ** ** the ***** **** *** heard ** **** ************* (despite ******** ** ******* that **** *** ******* out ** ****) *** that **** *** ******* the ******** ******** *** replaced **** ***.

** * ********* ****** of ******** ******* *** systems *** ********* ******** and ******* ** * primary *******. ** **** as ** *** **** report ** *********** **** action *** ******* *** file. ** ** **:**** 6/17/2021 *** **** *** been ******** **** * completely *** *********.

***** ** **** **** plans ** ****** ** had ******* ******** *********, they *********:

*** **** * *** version ** *** ******** is ********* ** **** report **** ** *** customers. ******* *** ********* updated **** ****** ** our ********.

*******, ***** ** **** had *** **** *** the ****** ******** *** hackers **** **** ** upload *** *********** *******, they *********:

*** ******** ***** *** provided ** ** ******** from *** ************* ** the ********* ** ****. Regardless, ** **** ** investigating *** *** **** was *********** *** **** the ********* *******.

**** ******** **** ******** to ******* ******* ******* after **** ********.

Old *** ******* / ********** ****** ** ****** *****

******** **** *** ***** "software *****" *** ******** directly **** *** ************, at *** **** ********'* report *** ********, **** Security **** *** ******* their ********* ** ******* ******** ***** ** ******** 2018 ******* (**.***.*******.*.*.******). ** contrast, ***** ***** ***** downloads ** ***** *** webspace, *** ******** ****.

Dahua ********

*****'* ******** *** *** mention **** ******* ******** to **** ****, *** reiterated ***** ******* ************* stance:

*. ** ********** *******’* work ** ******** **** bug. ******** ******** ** this **** ***** ** important **** ** *** ecosystem *** *** *************.*. Dahua *** ** ********* process *** *** ** protocols *** *********** *** dealing **** ***************. *** practice ** ***** ****** cybersecurity ** ** **-***** process **** ******* ********** testing *** *********** ** products.3. ***** *** *********** protocols, ********** **** **** practice ** *** ********, for ******** **** ***** newly ********** ******** ****** and ******* *** **** in * ****** ******.*.***** takes *** ******** *********. Consistent **** **** ********, we ****** ** ******* pen *******, **** **** security **********, *** ******* backup *********.

Small *** ************* ******

******** **** ************ ******** cybersecurity ****** **** ******* on ***** *******, **** backdoor *********** *** ********* threat ***** ** ****** numerous ***** ****. **** of ***** ************* *** very ***** *** ***************, without *** **-***** ********* required ** ****** ***** infrastructure ******* **** **** of ******. ******* ** this, **** *** ** a ***** ****** *** attackers, ********** *** **********-**** attacks, ***** *** ****** of * ****** ****** paying *** ****** ** potentially ***** *** **** not ******* * ***** vulnerable ****.