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Space Weather Outlook December 21, 2014 at 08:19PM
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-51 2014 December 21 at 6:05 p.m. MST (2014 December 22 0105 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 15-21 An R3 (Strong) radio blackout was observed on December 20. R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts were observed on December 17 and 18. R1 (Minor) blackouts were observed on December 17, 19 and 21. No G1 (Minor) or greater geomagnetic storms were observed. No S1 (Minor) or greater space radiation storms were observed, although the greater than 10 MeV flux at geosynchronous orbit was enhanced, reaching a peak flux of 3.24 pfu on December 21. Outlook For December 22-28 R1-R2 (Minor to Moderate) radio blackouts are expected through December 28. There is a chance for an R3 (Strong) or greater radio blackout through December 26. There is a chance for a G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm on December 22. There is a chance for an S1 (Minor) or greater space radiation storm through December 28th. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.
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Space Weather Outlook December 14, 2014 at 09:09PM
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-50 2014 December 14 at 6:55 p.m. MST (2014 December 15 0155 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 8-14 A G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm was observed on 12 December. R1 (minor) radio blackouts were observed on 13 and 14 December. No S1 (minor) or greater space radiation events were observed, although 10 MeV proton flux at geosynchronous orbit was enhanced on 14 December, with a maximum flux of 2.5 pfu. Outlook For December 15-21 R1 or greater radio blackouts are possible throughout the forecast period. There is a chance for G1 (minor) storm conditions on 28 Dec through 09 Jan in response to recurrent high speed solar wind features. There is a slight chance for an S1 (minor) or greater space radiation event through the forecast period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.
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Keurig 2.0 Genuine K-Cup Spoofing Vulnerability
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Overview
Keurig 2.0 Coffee Maker contains a vulnerability in which the authenticity of coffee pods, known as K-Cups, uses weak verification methods, which are subject to a spoofing attack through re-use of a previously verified K-Cup.
Impact
CVSS Base Score: 4.9
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: None
Vulnerable Versions
Keurig 2.0 Coffee Maker
Technical Details
Keurig 2.0 is designed to only use genuine Keurig approved coffee K-Cups. However, a flaw in the verification method allows an attacker to use unauthorized K-Cups. The Keurig 2.0 does not verify that the K-Cup foil lid used for verification is not re-used.
Step 1: Attacker uses a genuine K-Cup in the Keurig machine to brew coffee or hot chocolate.
Step 2: After brewing is complete, attacker removes the genuine K-Cup from the Keurig and uses a knife or scissors to carefully remove the full foil lid from the K-Cup, ensuring to keep the full edges intact. Attacker keeps this for use in the attack.
Step 3: Attacker inserts a non-genuine K-Cup in the Keurig, and closes the lid. Attacker should receive an "oops" error message stating that the K-Cup is not genuine.
Step 4: Attacker opens the Keurig, leaving the non-genuine K-Cup in the Keurig, and carefully places the previously saved genuine K-Cup lid on top of the non-genuine K-Cup, lining up the puncture hole to keep the lid in place.
Step 5: Attacker closes the Keurig, and is able to brew coffee using the non-genuine K-Cup.
Since no fix is currently available, owners of Keurig 2.0 systems may wish to take additional steps to secure the device, such as keeping the device in a locked cabinet, or using a cable lock to prevent the device from being plugged in when not being used by an authorized user.
Please note that a proof of concept is already available online.
Credit:
Proof of concept at http://www.keurighack.com/
Vulnerability Writeup by Ken Buckler, Caffeine Security http://caffeinesecurity.blogspot.com
NOTE: There has been some question regarding the video and who made it. This is not the security researcher you're looking for. I am not the person who created the video, and only found the KeurigHack website after I discovered this vulnerability on my own. To whoever created the website, great job!
Overview
Keurig 2.0 Coffee Maker contains a vulnerability in which the authenticity of coffee pods, known as K-Cups, uses weak verification methods, which are subject to a spoofing attack through re-use of a previously verified K-Cup.
Impact
CVSS Base Score: 4.9
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: None
Vulnerable Versions
Keurig 2.0 Coffee Maker
Technical Details
Keurig 2.0 is designed to only use genuine Keurig approved coffee K-Cups. However, a flaw in the verification method allows an attacker to use unauthorized K-Cups. The Keurig 2.0 does not verify that the K-Cup foil lid used for verification is not re-used.
Step 1: Attacker uses a genuine K-Cup in the Keurig machine to brew coffee or hot chocolate.
Step 2: After brewing is complete, attacker removes the genuine K-Cup from the Keurig and uses a knife or scissors to carefully remove the full foil lid from the K-Cup, ensuring to keep the full edges intact. Attacker keeps this for use in the attack.
Step 3: Attacker inserts a non-genuine K-Cup in the Keurig, and closes the lid. Attacker should receive an "oops" error message stating that the K-Cup is not genuine.
Step 4: Attacker opens the Keurig, leaving the non-genuine K-Cup in the Keurig, and carefully places the previously saved genuine K-Cup lid on top of the non-genuine K-Cup, lining up the puncture hole to keep the lid in place.
Step 5: Attacker closes the Keurig, and is able to brew coffee using the non-genuine K-Cup.
Since no fix is currently available, owners of Keurig 2.0 systems may wish to take additional steps to secure the device, such as keeping the device in a locked cabinet, or using a cable lock to prevent the device from being plugged in when not being used by an authorized user.
Please note that a proof of concept is already available online.
Credit:
Proof of concept at http://www.keurighack.com/
Vulnerability Writeup by Ken Buckler, Caffeine Security http://caffeinesecurity.blogspot.com
NOTE: There has been some question regarding the video and who made it. This is not the security researcher you're looking for. I am not the person who created the video, and only found the KeurigHack website after I discovered this vulnerability on my own. To whoever created the website, great job!
Space Weather Outlook December 07, 2014 at 11:41PM
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-49 2014 December 7 at 9:29 p.m. MST (2014 December 8 0429 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 1-7 Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 01, 04, and 05 December while category R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts were observed on 04 December due to flare activity from Region 2222. Category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storming was observed on 07 December due to coronal hole high speed stream activity. Outlook For December 8-14 There is a chance for R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) radio blackouts for the forecast period due to potential significant flare activity from Region 2222 or the return of old Region 2209. Category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storming is likely on 08 December due to continued activity from a coronal hole high speed stream. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.
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Space Weather Outlook December 01, 2014 at 01:23AM
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-48 2014 November 30 at 11:10 p.m. MST (2014 December 1 0610 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For November 24-30 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For December 1-7 There is a continued chance for an R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) radio blackout for the forecast period (Dec 01-07) due to potential significant flare activity from active sunspot Region 2222. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.