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California’s Controversial IoT Security Bill Passes

Adam Levin

The first major piece of cybersecurity legislation to address vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices has passed in California, and is ready to be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The post California’s Controversial IoT Security Bill Passes appeared first on Adam Levin. in a released last week.

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Silex malware bricks thousands of IoT devices in a few hours

Security Affairs

Security experts warn of a new piece of the Silex malware that is bricking thousands of IoT devices, and the situation could rapidly go worse. Cashdollar explained that the Silex malware trashes the storage of the infected devices, drops firewall rules and wipe network configurations before halting the system. ” reported ZDnet.

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AT&T Alien Labs finds new Golang malware (BotenaGo) targeting millions of routers and IoT devices with more than 30 exploits

CyberSecurity Insiders

Deployed with more than 30 exploits, it has the potential of targeting millions of routers and IoT devices. CVE-2017-6077. CVE-2017-18368. CVE-2017-6334. Ensure minimal exposure to the Internet on Linux servers and IoT devices and use a properly configured firewall. D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router Rev.

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Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet targeting ASUS routers

Security Affairs

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. ” reads the advisory published by TrendMicro.

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EnemyBot malware adds new exploits to target CMS servers and Android devices

Security Affairs

The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. Researchers recommend properly configuring the firewall to protect the devices exposed online, enable automatic updates, and monitor network traffic. LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1 ” concludes the report.

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Extreme Networks ExtremeControl: NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Users, guests and internet-of-things (IoT) devices can be located, on-boarded, authenticated, and evaluated for compliance. ExtremeControl integrates into the customer’s major third party ecosystems for private cloud orchestration, mobile device management (MDM), enterprise mobility management (EMM), content filter, and firewall solutions.

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BotenaGo strikes again – malware source code uploaded to GitHub

CyberSecurity Insiders

Alien Labs expects to see new campaigns based on BotenaGo variants targeting routers and IoT devices globally. The Mirai botnet targets mostly routers and IoT devices, and it supports different architectures including Linux x64, different ARM versions, MIPS, PowerPC, and more. Figure 2 shows the initialization of 33 exploits.

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