Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

From smart homes that enable you to control your thermostat from a distance to sensors on oil rigs that help predict maintenance to autonomous vehicles to GPS sensors implanted in the horns of endangered black rhinos , the internet of things is all around you. With the increase in connected devices comes an increase in IoT attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. As the enterprise attack surface grows, IoT is yet another attack vector organizations aren’t fully prepared to defend.

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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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Hacker's King

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

You probably know about Netcat a Swiss Army Knife for networking pen-testing tool for hackers and cybersecurity experts, but what if you get something like that for Internet Of Things (IoT) devices to test their security before an actual hacker does. Principally it has two different components: Discovery modules.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Researchers warn of a new IoT botnet called Raptor Train that already compromised over 200,000 devices worldwide. Cybersecurity researchers from Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs discovered a new botnet, named Raptor Train, composed of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices. “This botnet has targeted entities in the U.S.

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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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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. IoT Attacks in 2018. Do the increased attacks mean the industry is becoming accustomed to IoT cyber attacks? Insights from VDOO’s leadership.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

With 5G networks, billions of devices and IoT (the internet of things) are interconnectible — leading to use cases like smart cities, AR/VR on mobile networks, remote medicine and much more. Defining 5G security and architecture. Provide mobile users safe access to the internet so they can conduct business remotely.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Researchers spotted an updated version of the KmsdBot botnet that is now targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) discovered a new version of the KmsdBot botnet that employed an updated Kmsdx binary targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Experts warn that organizations must act decisively to protect against this growing threat by implementing Zero Trust architectures, patching vulnerabilities, and strengthening identity security. Persistent exploitation of legacy systems One of the most alarming aspects of Ghost ransomware is its focus on legacy IoT and OT environments.

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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.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Researchers found that one of the most popular Internet of Things real-time operating system, FreeRTOS, is affected by serious vulnerabilities. Researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs team have found that one of the most popular Internet of Things real-time operating system, FreeRTOS , is affected by serious vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new variant of the P2PInfect botnet that targets routers and IoT devices. Researchers at Cado Security Labs discovered a new variant of the P2Pinfect botnet that targets routers, IoT devices, and other embedded devices. ” reads the report published by Cado Security.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 27, 2023

An updated version of a botnet malware called KmsdBot is now targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices, simultaneously branching out its capabilities and the attack surface. The binary now includes support for Telnet scanning and support for more CPU architectures," Akamai security researcher Larry W.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

The second architectural flaw is related subscriber credentials that are checked on S-GW (SGSN) equipment by default. phone number) of a real subscriber and impersonate him to access the Internet. “On all tested networks, it was possible to use mobile Internet at the expense of both other subscribers and the operator.”

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

As the Department of Defense works on standards to dictate 5G rollout, security requirements may be too much for IoT manufacturers. Of course, many security hurdles for IoT device manufacturers are not specific to 5G. The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 , which was enacted Dec.

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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

APRIL 8, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new IoT botnet, tracked as Dark Nexux, that is used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Dark Nexux is the name of a new emerging IoT botnet discovered by Bitdefender that is used to launch DDoS attacks. through 8.6). net:80), and then executes them. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

Exposed enterprise IoT devices can be an indicator of security issues to come, with firms sporting exposed devices having a 62% higher density of other security problems, new research shows. Is it surprising that there’s a correlation between something like IoT exposure and other security issues? Well, a lot of things went wrong.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Akamai researcher Larry Cashdollar reported that a cryptocurrency miner that previously hit only Arm-powered IoT devices it now targeting Intel systems. The researchers revealed that one of his honeypots was hit by this IoT malware that targets Intel machines running Linux. “This one seems to target enterprise systems.”

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

There’s no doubt, the increasing use of telemedicine, the explosion of health-based cloud apps, and innovative medical IoT devices are improving the patient care experience. Healthcare organizations are taking advantage of the many benefits of cloud and SaaS, accessing apps and data over the Internet.

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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. pic.twitter.com/Ue661ku0fy — Larry W. ” reported ZDnet.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2025

Digital transformation - cloud and IoT exposure: The healthcare industry's rapid digitization is expanding the attack surface. Hospitals and clinics are increasingly adopting cloud-based systems, electronic health records, telehealth services, and Internet of Things (IoT) medical devices.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 9, 2021

What is Named Data Networking for IoT Source: [link] The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has urged a new Internet architecture as IoT differs from the current Internet architecture due to constraints of devices’ resources and enormous volumes of small exchanged data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Security Labs discovered a new IOT bot named “GUCCI”. It seems like the IOT botnet is named after an Italian luxury brand of fashion and leather goods. The IOT threat detection engine picked the infection IP has shown below hosting number of bins for different architectures. Figure 1: GUCCI Bot Binaries. Inference.

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SecureList

JULY 6, 2022

Among the various offensive security techniques, vulnerability assessment takes priority when it comes to analyzing the security of IoT/IIoT devices. The vulnerability assessment of IoT/IIoT devices is based on analyzing their firmware. Qiling is an advanced multi-platform framework for emulating executable files.

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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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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This has resulted in astounding innovations in cloud services, mobile computing, IoT systems and agile software development. Whether it’s IoT (Internet of Things) devices, desktop applications, web applications native to the web browsers, or mobile applications – all these types of software rely on APIs in one way or another.

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 13, 2021

Internet of Things devices are highly susceptible to attacks, breaches, and flaws emanating from issues within the TCP/IP network communications architecture. Here's an overview of what you need to know to mitigate risks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

However, when your DMZ network includes a proxy server, administrators also have the option to filter all internal internet usage through the DMZ. DMZ network architecture DMZ Architecture There are two main layout options to choose from when developing a DMZ subnetwork: a single firewall layout and a dual firewall layout.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 20, 2021

For Internet devices, the network edge is where the device, or the local network containing the device, communicates with the Internet. You may remember hearing about this botnet after the massive East Coast internet outage of 2016 when the Mirai botnet was leveraged in a DDoS attack aimed at Dyn, an Internet infrastructure company.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

So, with all the uncertainty, why bother with an annual IoT prediction survey ? The IoT is still booming! Despite the challenges of 2020, the IoT industry is thriving. In fact, IoT Analytics, a leading provider of market insights for the Internet of Things (IoT), M2M, and Industry 4.0, billion in 2020.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Customized decryption ABE builds upon digital certificates and the Public Key Infrastructure ( PKI ) that underpins secure communications across the Internet. This comes after the partners have spent the past couple of years fine tuning an architectural design that’s compatible with existing IT systems, he says. Here are my takeaways.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The operator behind the growing P2PInfect botnet is turning their focus to Internet of Things (IoT) and routers running the MIPS chip architecture, expanding their list of targets and offering more evidence that the malware is an experienced threat actor.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 27, 2023

For the most efficient operation of these green IoT applications, Swissbit now offers targeted small-capacity storage media. About Swissbit AG: Swissbit AG is the only independent European manufacturer of storage and embedded IoT solutions for demanding applications. They also guarantee 100% data security. 2 and 2.5”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2023

Since March 2023, researchers at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 have observed a new variant of the Mirai botnet targeting multiple vulnerabilities in popular IoT devices. Upon executing the script, it would download and execute the proper bot clients for the specific Linux architectures: hxxp://185.225.74[.]251/armv4l

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