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Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty

Krebs on Security

Many of the infected systems were Internet of Things (IoT) devices , including industrial control systems, time clocks, routers, audio/video streaming devices, and smart garage door openers. Later in its existence, the RSOCKS botnet expanded into compromising Android devices and conventional computers.

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Law enforcement and Microsoft join forces to dismantle botnet using LED Light Control Console

Security Affairs

Threat actors used the consoles to deliver malware and ransomware through an IoT botnet that was also used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Unfortunately, the number IoT botnets continues to increase, millions of vulnerable devices could be abused by threat actors to carry out malicious activities.

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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

Krebs on Security

Kilmer said when Spur first started looking into Faceless, they noticed almost every Internet address that Faceless advertised for rent also showed up in the IoT search engine Shodan.io Those with IoT zero-days could expect payment if their exploit involved at least 5,000 systems that could be identified through Shodan.

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MY TAKE: DigiCert and Oracle partner to extend digital trust and scalable infrastructure globally

The Last Watchdog

This was all part of the Lehi, Utah-based vendor’s efforts to support enterprise cloud migration and the rise of IoT systems, which were both gaining steam. Amazon had introduced Amazon Web Services in 2006 and Microsoft Azure became commercially available in 2010. Back in Silicon Valley, Oracle was playing catchup.

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Router security in 2021

SecureList

Number of router vulnerabilities according to cve.mitre.org, 2010–2022 ( download ). Number of router vulnerabilities according to nvd.nist.gov, 2010–2022 ( download ). To find out why cybercriminals attack routers, it is first worth looking at the Top 10 malware detected by our IoT traps in 2021. Router-targeting malware.

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Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison

Security Affairs

The hacking tools developed by the US cyber spies can target mobile devices, desktop computers, and IoT devices such as routers and smart TVs. The archive includes confidential information, malicious codes, and exploits specifically designed to target popular products from various IT companies, including Samsung, Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

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SweynTooth Bluetooth flaws affect devices from major system-on-a-chip (SoC) vendors

Security Affairs

The protocol Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) was released in 2010 and it is designed to implement a new generation of services for mobile applications. We also urge SoC vendors and IoT product manufacturers to be aware of such security issues and to initiate focused effort in security testing.” ” continues the experts.

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