SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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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Malwarebytes

MAY 25, 2022

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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

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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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2021

The shell script downloads several Mirai binaries that were compiled for different architectures, then it executes these binaries one by one. Experts noticed that the malware also downloads more shell scripts that retrieve brute-forcers that could be used to target devices protected with weak passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

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.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Minimum User Access Controls Active Directory: The smallest organizations might only worry about device access, otherwise known as the login credentials (username/password).

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

“Since the barrier-to-entry for threat actors is now lower than ever with easily accessible DDoS-for-hire services and IP stressers, compromised IoT devices can and will drive this growth,” said Charles Choe, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Akamai. Protects websites, networks, DNS and individual IPs. Cloudflare.

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