The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. The drivers of IoT-centric commerce appear to be unstoppable. Count on the wide deployment of IoT systems to continue at an accelerated rate. This is coming.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Security experts from Kaspersky have published an interesting report on the new trends in the IoT threat landscape. What is infecting IoT devices and how? The researchers set up a honeypot to collect data on infected IoT devices, the way threat actors infect IoT devices and what families of malware are involved.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Some four years ago hackers entered an unnamed casino’s data network by exploiting IoT devices in a lobby fish tank. Today’s columnist, Ian Ferguson of Lynx Software Technologies, offers advice on how to lock down IoT systems. The term “the internet of things” was coined by Kevin Ashton in 1999. Bring the experts in.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers discovered a new variant of the Zerobot botnet (aka ZeroStresser) that was improved with the capabilities to target more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Adopt a comprehensive IoT security solution. The IT giant is tracking this cluster of threat activity as DEV-1061.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. The next day I cut the string, There's a parallel here to IoT light bulbs that change colors. It's like using a hash of your street address, as the password for your front door.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. The next day I cut the string, There's a parallel here to IoT light bulbs that change colors. It's like using a hash of your street address, as the password for your front door.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM Russia-linked APT group is compromising common IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. Researchers at Microsoft observed the Russia-linked APT group STRONTIUM abusing IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. ” IoT risk must be taken seriously. ” continues Microsoft.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2018

What do we do with a company that regularly pumps metric tons of virtual toxic sludge onto the Internet and yet refuses to clean up their act? Since then, two of those firms — Huawei and Dahua — have taken steps to increase the security of their IoT products out-of-the-box. no password). no password).

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SecureList

JUNE 8, 2022

A router is a gateway from the internet to a home or office — despite being conceived quite the opposite. In early 2022, for instance, a security researcher effectively cut off the whole North Korea from the internet by exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in critical routers and other network equipment. Router-targeting malware.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

In a typical PPI network, clients will submit their malware—a spambot or password-stealing Trojan, for example —to the service, which in turn charges per thousand successful installations, with the price depending on the requested geographic location of the desired victims. The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

a consumer watchdog in the UK, recently released its findings about routers issued by UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Based on its assessment, it reckons that at least two million Britons are at risk from routers that haven’t been updated since 2016. found: * Weak default passwords. Local network vulnerabilities.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 9, 2021

The list of affected devices include some of today’s biggest router vendors and internet service providers, such as ASUS, Orange, Vodafone, Telstra, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, and British Telecom. Mirai is the name of the malware behind one of the most active and well-known Internet-of-Things (IoT) botnets.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Back in 2016, the malware known as Mirai made headlines across the world by infecting hundreds of thousands of weekly protected SOHO routers and DVR devices and stringing them into a potent botnet that could be leased out to distribute spam and launch crippling denial of service attacks. The goal was to own the router itself.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

No username or password needed nor any actions need to be initiated by the camera owner. The expert pointed out that every firmware developed since 2016 has been tested and found to be vulnerable. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IoT). It will not be detectable by any logging on the camera itself.”. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

From manufacturing to healthcare, tons of industries today are using the Internet-of-Things (IoT) to help streamline their operations — and at the heart of every IoT device is Linux. Mirai, a botnet responsible for the “ takedown of the Internet ” in 2016, takes advantage of this by hijacking IoT hardware to launch DDoS attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2021

million requests per second (rps) at one of the internet infrastructure company’s customers in the financial services space. Cloudflare’s Yoachimik said the botnet used to attack the financial services customer appears to have leveraged a new version of the durable Mirai malware, which tends to be aimed at Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. As the enterprise attack surface grows, IoT is yet another attack vector organizations aren’t fully prepared to defend.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. It uses a list of hardcoded username/password combinations to login into devices in the attempt to access systems using weak or default credentials.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. It uses a list of hardcoded username/password combinations to login into devices in the attempt to access systems using weak or default credentials. The malware can quickly adopt one-day vulnerabilities (within days of a published proof of concept).”

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2021

Founded in 2016, Verkada is a security company that focuses on surveillance and facial recognition through the use of sophisticated software in security cameras. No, these cameras are an extremely powerful part of the Internet of Things (IOT). This list did not include passwords or password hashes.". "A

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2022

No username or password needed nor any actions need to be initiated by the camera owner. The expert confirmed that every firmware developed since 2016 has been tested and found to be vulnerable. This means that it is quite easy for threat actors to scan the Internet for vulnerable devices and compromise them.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2020

Justice Department today criminally charged a Canadian and a Northern Ireland man for allegedly conspiring to build botnets that enslaved hundreds of thousands of routers and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices for use in large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. ” Shwydiuk, a.k.a.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

According to a 2016 survey conducted by Ponemon Institute, 22% of businesses blamed cyberattacks on insiders. IoT Opens Excessive Entry Points. The Internet of Things (IoT) is undeniably the future of technology. Hold training sessions to help employees manage passwords and identify phishing attempts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

IoT gizmos make our lives easier, but we forget that these doohickeys are IP endpoints that act as mini-radios. They continuously send and receive data via the internet and can be the easiest way for a hacker to access your home network. Department of Homeland Security described IoT security as a matter of homeland security.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Data breaches can take years to discover: Particularly in 2016 and 2017, we've seen incidents from many years earlier suddenly emerging. The irrevocability of exposed data: This speaks to the question I so frequently hear: "Can you remove my data from the internet?"

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Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This post provides a retrospective analysis of Mirai — the infamous Internet-of-Things botnet that took down major websites via massive distributed denial-of-service using hundreds of thousands of compromised Internet-Of-Things devices. At its peak in September 2016, Mirai temporarily crippled several high-profile services such as.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In 2016, the Mirai IoT botnet shut down part of the internet, yet variations still plague us today. Maybe our current approach to IoT botnets isn’t working? Vamosi: The internet. Vamosi: Dyn was an internet performance management and web application security company that has since been bought by Oracle.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These emails persuade employees to reveal passwords for important applications or download malicious files to their devices. Using stolen passwords is an easy way to masquerade as a genuine user and access sensitive information or infiltrate deeper into your network. IoT Devices. Conclusion.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Organizations can help prevent their computers from becoming part of a botnet by installing anti-malware software, using firewalls , keeping software up-to-date, and forcing users to use strong passwords. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. with no internet.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. For a preview, read on. Malware linked to the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In its warning, the Ukrainian government noted the country’s infrastructure was previously attacked in 2015 and 2016. Password stealers may also allow initial network compromise through valid account credentials. ( Scan for and review any systems considered part of the Internet of Things (IoT).

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

In December, 2016, the lights went out in Kyiv, Ukraine. So the reality is that there was a team of criminal hackers, and like all intrusions, this attack didn’t just start in December 2016; it began months before it was executed. But also war over the internet. The reality is much more complicated. Don’t believe me?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

The problem: The FBI warns that during the dismantling of the Moobot botnet, agents detected code from other Russian attackers, including the notorious Fancy Bear (AKA: APT28 or Military Unit 26165) also responsible for the attack on the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) before the 2016 election.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

However, hacking did not always involve computers or networks, and its history is much older than the internet era. The first computer password was created in 1961, when Fernando Corbató and his team at MIT created the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS). Computer security was in its infancy in the 60s.

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