Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The Mozi botnet accounted for 90% of the IoT network traffic observed between October 2019 and June 2020, IBM reported. Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. ” reads the report published by IBM. ” continues the analysis.

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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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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2024

A new variant of TheMoon malware infected thousands of outdated small office and home office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices worldwide. The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies uncovered an updated version of “ TheMoon ” bot targeting end-of-life (EoL) small home/small office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Kenneth Currin Schuchman (21) from Vancouver, Washington pleaded guilty to creating and operating multiple DDoS IoT botnet , including Satori. Kenneth Currin Schuchman (21) from Vancouver, Washington, aka Nexus Zeta, pleaded guilty to creating and operating multiple DDoS IoT botnets. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

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. Silex is not the first IoT malware with this behavior, back in 2017 BrickerBot bricked millions of devices worldwide. SecurityAffairs – Silex malware, hacking).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Furman for crimes of espionage, computer hacking, contempt of Court, making false statements to the FBI, and child pornography.” ” In July 2022, Schulte was found guilty in a New York federal court of stealing the agency’s hacking tools and leaking them to WikiLeaks in 2017. . District Judge Jesse M.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

“Check Point’s researchers showed how a threat actor could exploit an IoT network (smart lightbulbs and their control bridge) to launch attacks on conventional computer networks in homes, businesses or even smart cities.” SecurityAffairs – Smart Light Bulbs, hacking). ” reads the report published by CheckPoint.”Our

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core. That’s Gartner’s estimate of global spending on cybersecurity in 2017 and 2018. Fast forward to 2017. Branching attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Avast spotted a new IoT botnet, tracked as Torii, that appears much more sophisticated and stealth of the numerous Mirai variants previously analyzed. Security researchers spotted a new IoT botnet, tracked as Torii, that appears much more sophisticated and stealth of the numerous Mirai variants previously analyzed. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

The report also states that experts observed a spike in the number of cyberattacks against IoT devices carried out by IoT malware. “In 2017, SonicWall logged just 10.3 million IoT attacks. million IoT attacks, which outpaces the first two quarters of last year by 55%.” ” states the report.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A hacker collective claims to have hacked over 50,000 home security cameras and published their footage online, some of them on adult sites. “Clips from the hacked footage have been uploaded on pornographic sites recently, with several explicitly tagged as being from Singapore.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, IP cameras).

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In November, researchers at AT&T discovered a new BotenaGo botnet that was using thirty three exploits to target millions of routers and IoT devices, including one for the above RCE. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CISA). ” The US agency also added the CVE-2015-2051 remote code execution flaw impacting D-Link DIR-645 routers.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 27, 2018

But is this vulnerability as serious as the last, which resulted in the hack of the firm Equifax? But is this vulnerability as serious as the last, which resulted in the hack of the firm Equifax? But what would happen if someone figured out to how to hack electricity demand? Hacking Electricity Demand with IoT.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 8, 2019

Data breaches relating to unsecured Internet of Things devices have jumped by more than 10 percent since 2017, suggesting security efforts aren't keeping pace with the growth of the Internet of Things, a new study finds. The post Report: Companies Still Grappling with IoT Security appeared first on The Security Ledger.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. attackers abuse M2M protocols to target IoT and IIoT devices. The post M2M protocols can be abused to attack IoT and IIoT systems appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2022

Former CIA programmer, Joshua Schulte, was convicted in a US federal court of the 2017 leak of a massive leak to WikiLeaks. The former CIA programmer Joshua Schulte (33) was found guilty in New York federal court of stealing the agency’s hacking tools and leaking them to WikiLeaks in 2017. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Vault7).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2020

. “According to court documents, the botnets were initially based largely on the source code previously developed by other individuals to create the Mirai botnet;” In September 2019, Schuchman pleaded guilty to creating and operating multiple DDoS IoT botnets. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Mirai). ” continues the DoJ.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

government computers; stolen account login credentials for social media accounts and bank accounts; stolen credit card information; stolen personally identifiable information; illegal drugs; botnets; and computer hacking tools.” ’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in February 2017. SecurityAffairs – hacking, The Real Deal).

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Introduction Radio Frequency (RF) penetration testing, popularly referred to as RF pentesting, stands as a vital domain within ethical hacking. In contemporary times, with the exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes, connected cars, and wearable devices, the importance of RF pentesting has soared significantly.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The Boa web server is widely used across a variety of devices, including IoT devices, and is often used to access settings and management consoles as well as sign-in screens. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Boa). The experts pointed out that Boa has been discontinued since 2005. ”reads the report published by Recorded Future.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. “Keksec’s EnemyBot appears to be just starting to spread, however due to the authors’ rapid updates, this botnet has the potential to become a major threat for IoT devices and web servers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, EnemyBot).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

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. Background. The original source of the code is yet unknown.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. Experts warn of an increase of IoT attacks on a global scale, making internet routers one of the primary targets. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Cyclops Blink). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

The attackers are leveraging a still-unpatched zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-6526 , to gain full control over the targeted systems. The vulnerability in dnaLIMS was reported to the vendor in 2017, but it is still unpatched. SecurityAffairs – DNA sequencer applications, hacking). IP address that is located in Iran.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Talos experts noticed that a version released on May 18 included Python versions of EternalBlue ( CVE-2017-0144 ) and EternalRomance ( CVE-2017-0147 ) exploits with a Windows download command line as the payload. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Necro Python bot). “This increases its chances of spreading and infecting systems.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

According to the Cybersecurity Ventures’ cybercrime statistics 2017 cybercrime damages will amount to a staggering $6 trillion annually starting in 2021. 7 million in 2017 to a new high of US$13. SecurityAffairs – cybercrime statistics, hacking). Cybercrime will cost as much as $6 trillion annually by 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

ransomware, that was first spotted in late 2017 and was available for sale on the open market as of August 2018. Microsoft announced to have taken down 62 of the original 69 TrickBot C&C servers, seven servers that could not be brought down last week were Internet of Things (IoT) devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2022

CVE-2017-17215 targets Huawei HG532 routers. “By continuously monitoring the evolving threat landscape, FortiGuard Labs researchers identify new vulnerabilities exploited by Mirai variants and malware targeting IoT devices to bring greater awareness to such threats and better secure our customers’ networks.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

Siemens Metaverse, a virtual space built to mirror real machines, factories, and other highly complex systems, has exposed sensitive data, including the company’s office plans and internet of things (IoT) devices. The most worrying discovery was that of exposed office management platform ComfyApp user credentials.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

From a certain perspective, 2018 hasn’t been as dramatic a cybersecurity year as 2017, in that we haven’t seen as many global pandemics like WannaCry. In 2017, roughly 63% of organizations experienced an attempted ransomware attack, with 22% reporting these incidents occurred on a weekly basis. IoT security issues will increase.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The newly discovered malware uses GitHub and Pastebin to house component code, and harbors 12 different initial attack vectors.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 20, 2022

Law enforcement authorities from Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom all played a role in disrupting the operations of the botnet, which hacked millions of devices around the world. After gaining initial access in 2017, the FBI identified 325,000 compromised devices with a majority of them located in San Diego, California.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 27, 2017

I am honored to share that ForAllSecure has been named to MIT Technology Review’s 2017 list of 50 Smartest Companies. This is what the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC), the world’s first machine-only hacking competition, sought to demonstrate to the world in 2016.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

The Enemybot botnet employs several methods to spread and targets other IoT devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Enemybot). .” The botnet implements multiple obfuscation techniques to avoid detection and hides C2 on the Tor network. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2021

Gafgyt (also known as Bashlite) is a prominent malware family for *nix systems, which mainly target vulnerable IoT devices like Huawei routers, Realtek routers and ASUS devices. Gafgyt also uses some of the existing exploits (CVE-2017-17215, CVE-2018-10561) to download the next stage payloads, which we will discuss further on.

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