eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. However, a growing number of botnet attacks are used against IoT devices and their connected networks. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker. RAM scraper.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Sophos: Noted that 43% of all 2023 malware signature updates are for stealers, spyware, and keyloggers often used to steal credentials from devices. 60% of all mobile and browser zero-days are exploited by spyware vendors. 20% increase accesses of specific organizations advertised. and software libraries to attack the supply chain.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In 2022, the GReAT team tracked several threat actors leveraging SilentBreak’s toolset as well as a commercial Android spyware we named MagicKarakurt. In both cases, we described new UEFI firmware bootkits that managed to propagate malicious components from the deepest layers of the machine up to Windows’ user-land.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Some applications, cloud infrastructure, networking equipment, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices may require more sophisticated ITAM or additional tools to detect them. IoT devices such as security cameras, temperature sensors, or heat monitors will be added to networks and often possess security flaws.

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