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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

IoT devices (routers, cameras, NAS boxes, and smart home components) multiply every year. The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. Telnet, the overwhelmingly popular unencrypted IoT text protocol, is the main target of brute-forcing.

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Massive increase in XorDDoS Linux malware in last six months

Malwarebytes

Since Linux is deployed on many IoT (Internet of Things) devices and cloud infrastructures, we are likely to see DDoS (distributed denial-of-system) attacks from botnets that have compromised such devices. The only simple (yet effective) tactic it uses is to brute force its way to gain root access to various Linux architectures.

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Chalubo, a new IoT botnet emerges in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

Security experts from Sophos Labs have spotted a new piece of IoT malware tracked as Chalubo that is attempting to recruit devices into a botnet used to launch DDoS attacks. The IoT malware ran only on systems with an x86 architecture. Securi ty Affairs – Chalubo, IoT botnet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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A Reactive Cybersecurity Strategy Is No Strategy at All

CyberSecurity Insiders

But what are your options for proactive protection when the notion of a walled-in network has been shattered by the proliferation of new IoT devices, growth of cloud services, and new hybrid work from home models? So why aren’t more organizations taking advantage of protective DNS? The issue likely comes down to awareness.

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New Mirai variant appears in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

The shell script downloads several Mirai binaries that were compiled for different architectures, then it executes these binaries one by one. “The IoT realm remains an easily accessible target for attackers. “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing.

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Unveiling NKAbuse: a new multiplatform threat abusing the NKN protocol

SecureList

Written in Go, it is flexible enough to generate binaries compatible with various architectures. However, in view of its ability to infect MISP and ARM systems, it also poses a threat to IoT devices. NKAbuse overflows a DNS server with junk DNS requests (type AAAA ), causing it to try to resolve “ {JUNK}.google.com

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. This article explores network security architecture components, goals, best practices, frameworks, implementation, and benefits as well as where you can learn more about network security architecture.