Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 7, 2017

The Internet of Things is arguably the biggest trend of CES 2017, but it's also a massive security risk. BlackBerry's Chief Security Officer explains how it can mitigate the IoT cybersecurity threat.

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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

JANUARY 19, 2020

The availability online of a new collection of Telnet credentials for more than 500,000 servers, routers, and IoT devices made the headlines. The list appears to be the result of an Internet scan for devices using default credentials or easy-to-guess passwords. 33000+ telnet credentials of IoT devices exposed on pastebin.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 31, 2022

The medical internet of things (IoT) market is expected to reach $158 billion in valuation in 2022, up from its 2017 value of $41 billion. The post Using Wi-Fi 6 to Power Hyper-Aware Healthcare Facilities appeared first on TechRepublic.

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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.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Researchers at AT&T discovered a new BotenaGo botnet that is using thirty three exploits to target millions of routers and IoT devices. BotenaGo is a new botnet discovered by researchers at AT&T that leverages thirty three exploits to target millions of routers and IoT devices. CVE-2016-6277 NETGEAR R6250 before 1.0.4.6.Beta,

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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A new variant of TheMoon malware infected thousands of outdated small office and home office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices worldwide.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 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

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

During the second half of 2022, a variant of the Mirai bot, tracked as V3G4, targeted IoT devices by exploiting tens of flaws. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers reported that a Mirai variant called V3G4 was attempting to exploit several flaws to infect IoT devices from July to December 2022.

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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.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

What’s driving the security of IoT? There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. First off, connected vehicles and IoT devices are highly attractive targets to hackers. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 07:39.

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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

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. Cashdollar (@_larry0) June 25, 2019. ” reported ZDnet.

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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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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 17, 2017

NIST is seeking feedback on how the Framework may be applied to the IoT, both in terms of the devices themselves, as well as their integration into broader enterprise and network environments. NIST is accepting public comment on the new draft guidance through July 7, 2017. …

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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

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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Dark Reading

JANUARY 9, 2019

The number of flaws found in WordPress and its associated plugins have tripled since 2017, while Internet of Things vulnerabilities dropped significantly, according to data collected by Imperva.

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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. According to a study conducted by experts from Trend Micro and the Polytechnic University of Milan.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The news is not surprising, unfortunately in many cases IoT devices, including IP cameras, are deployed without proper security measures. As worrying as it may seem, this comes as a clear reminder that when cameras are placed on the internet, they must be properly installed with security in mind. ” continues the article.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 21, 2017

CTO John Graham-Cumming discusses the growth of the business cloud and security solutions for a rapidly-evolving internet that includes mobile, IoT, and machine learning. Cloudflare processes 10% of all requests on the web.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

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. GHz and 5 GHz bands, providing high-speed wireless internet connectivity (Kurkovsky, 2006).

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 19, 2017

On May 15, 2017, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled “Internet of Things: Status and implications of an […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

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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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. Schuchman also managed the purchases of new exploits for the botnet.

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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. ” reads the advisory published by TrendMicro.

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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. The researchers identified over 1 million internet-exposed Boa server components around the world over the span of a week. ” concludes the report.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 26, 2018

In this Spotlight Podcast, sponsored by Trusted Computing Group*, Dennis Mattoon of Microsoft Research gives us the low-down on DICE: the Device Identifier Composition Engine Architectures, which provides a means of solving a range of security and identity problems on low cost, low power IoT endpoints. Among them: establishing strong device.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 19, 2018

. » Related Stories Podcast Episode 117: Insurance Industry Confronts Silent Cyber Risk, Converged Threats Spotlight Podcast: CSS on why Crypto Agility is the Key to Securing Internet of Things Identities Cryptojacking and MikroTik’s Bad-Feeling Feel Good Patch Story. ”Industrial IoT or Industry 4.0 “Industry 4.0”

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The internet is everywhere, thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT). The term “Internet of Things” applies to any nonstandard computing device that connects to wifi and can transmit data. But don’t be alarmed if there’s already an IoT device in your home – we have some tips on how to best use them safely.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

We interviewed Chris Novak from Verizon's incident response team at RSA 2017 and talked about what the company has learned about securing the Internet of Things.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Mirai enslaves poorly secured “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices like security cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs) and routers for use in large-scale online attacks. A depiction of the outages caused by the Mirai attacks on Dyn, an Internet infrastructure company. Source: Downdetector.com.

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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. Cybercrime will cost as much as $6 trillion annually by 2021. The total cost of cybercrime for each company in 2019 reached US$13M.

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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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Webroot

MARCH 15, 2021

Drafted by the Internet Engineering Task Force (ITEF) in 1998, it became an Internet Standard in 2017. IP addresses, those numbers assigned to every internet-connected device, or node, were designed to contain 32 bits. What continued IPv6 adoption means for internet security. IPv6 has been a long time coming.

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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. Figure 2 shows the initialization of 33 exploits.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

My primer on the going forward privacy and security implications of IoT — What Everyone Should Know About the Promise and Pitfalls of the Internet of Things — won second place in the contest’s IoT Security category. So keep reading and sharing. And thanks for your support.

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