The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2018

In a move to blanket the Internet with encrypted website traffic, Google is moving forward with its insistence that straggling website publishers adopt HTTPS Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Related: How PKI can secure IoT. DigiCert supplies SSL/TLS certificates and other PKI solutions for securing web traffic and the Internet of Things.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2023

In a digital landscape increasingly dependent on interconnected devices, the rise in malicious Internet of Things (IoT) botnet activity is becoming a significant cause for concern. This tactic is commonly associated with a variety of IoT botnets, exploiting the lax security measures present in billions of IoT devices worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Kilmer said Faceless has emerged as one of the underground’s most reliable malware-based proxy services, mainly because its proxy network has traditionally included a great many compromised “Internet of Things” devices — such as media sharing servers — that are seldom included on malware or spam block lists.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

Just decades ago, the internet was something that could only be accessed from large, immobile personal computers. Consumers don’t just need to trust that their bank is keeping their money and data safe – they need to trust that there are not privacy vulnerabilities in their lightbulbs. Today it is everywhere.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2018

What do we do with a company that regularly pumps metric tons of virtual toxic sludge onto the Internet and yet refuses to clean up their act? Since then, two of those firms — Huawei and Dahua — have taken steps to increase the security of their IoT products out-of-the-box. BLANK TO BANK. Source: xiongmaitech.com.

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Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This post provides a retrospective analysis of Mirai — the infamous Internet-of-Things botnet that took down major websites via massive distributed denial-of-service using hundreds of thousands of compromised Internet-Of-Things devices. At its peak, Mirai enslaved over 600,000 vulnerable IoT devices, according to our measurements.

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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). through 8.6). Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Simply defined, the internet of things (IoT) is a network of Internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data. In today’s digital-driven world, IoT connects almost everything including homes, offices, and vehicles, allowing users the convenience of activating and operating nearly any device remotely.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Sophisticated Internet of Things (IoT) technologies transformed the cybersecurity systems in financial services. Take credit cards as an example—commercial banks significantly cut the risk of skimming by replacing magstripe cards with chip-and-PIN cards. They’re continuously evolving and improving.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 21, 2025

And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. The bill would require IoT manufacturers and internet service providers (ISPs) to provide clear and timely information about their connected devices support lifecycles. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. After filtering out most of the false positives, we were left with more than 800,000 printers that had network printing features enabled and were accessible over the internet.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Below is the video PoC of the zero-day exploitation: According to Resecurity, the vulnerability was identified by the cause of abnormal traffic monitoring which consisted of a network of “honeypot” sensors to emulate common IoT devices developed by Resecurity are to hunt for malice on the internet.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

IoT and Machine Identity Management in Financial Services. How is IoT changing the financial sector? IoT has already positively impacted the financial sector and will only continue to in the future. The bank of things facilitates the billions of data transfers that take place every day. brooke.crothers. Fraud detection.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Technological Advancements With the rapid development of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT), new vulnerabilities are constantly being discovered. These advancements require cybersecurity professionals who can secure systems and data against potential breaches.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The message could appear be from a government agency, your bank, your place of worship, your gym, a colleague at work. Most likely you didn’t pause before you clicked, and got phished or compromised in some other way–possibly by an internet of things device connected to your home network. Your Finances Glitch.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

PKI and digital certificates were pivotal in the formation of the commercial Internet, maturing in parallel with ecommerce. It’s a certainty that PKI and digital certificates will remain deeply engrained in every aspect of our Internet-driven services, going forward. Related: A primer on advanced digital signatures.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Prevented the launch of banking, ATM or PoS malware on the devices of 208,323 users. Blocked 72,194,144 unique malicious objects with the help of Web Anti-Virus components. Prevented ransomware attacks on the computers of 303,298 unique users. Stopped miners from infecting 999,794 unique users. Statistics” full report (English, PDF)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is very crowded. billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020 2. Connected things are what make the IoT – sensors, cameras, wearable electronics, medical devices, automatic controls. But making the IoT work requires trust in the devices and the data they collect.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Over the last couple of years, key parts of our daily lives have been sliding into some form of Internet connectivity. Wage slips and bank statements? And if it's got a computer in it and it's connected to the Internet, you know that sooner or later somebody will find a way to compromise it. The winding road of IoT issues.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2019

He explained how Exabeam has taken some of the same data analytics techniques that banks have long used to staunch credit card fraud and applied them to filtering network data logs. Related: Autonomous vehicles are driving IoT security innovation. For a full drill down on our conversation, please listen to the accompanying podcast.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 17, 2021

A greater good has come from Capital One’s public pillaging over losing credit application records for 100 million bank customers. In pulling off that milestone hack, Paige Thompson took advantage of CapOne’s lack of focus on cloud security as the banking giant rushed headlong into leveraging Amazon Web Services.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

TrickBot is a popular banking Trojan that has been around since October 2016, its authors have continuously upgraded it by implementing new features. Microsoft announced to have taken down 62 of the original 69 TrickBot C&C servers, seven servers that could not be brought down last week were Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Hear about the smart toaster that got attacked three times within an hour after its IP address first appeared on the Internet? We’re protecting about 220 different brands, everything from companies with two people and an app, to big European banks.” That’s improved as MSSPs incorporate advanced services. Talk more soon.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2022

During the year, 15.37% of internet user computers worldwide experienced at least one Malware-class attack. Attempted infections by malware designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were logged on the devices of 376,742 users. The statistics in this report cover the period from November 2021 to October 2022, inclusive.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 17, 2020

Related: Defending botnet-driven business logic hacks APIs made possible the astounding cloud, mobile and IoT services we have today. This was possible because APIs – the conduits that enable two software applications to exchange information – are open and decentralized, exactly like the Internet. There’s a long way to go.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Some 20 years ago, the founders of Amazon and Google essentially set the course for how the internet would come to dominate the way we live. Blockchain technology in 2019 may prove to be what the internet was in 1999. Related: Securing identities in a blockchain Today we may be standing on the brink of the next great upheaval.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Experts believe this sub-module is the core module of DNSChanger that allows attackers to scan the Internet to find vulnerable routers. Attackers appear to be focused on Brazil where mainly targeted major banks. Security Affairs – GhostDNS, IoT ). Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 9, 2023

This was all part of the Lehi, Utah-based vendor’s efforts to support enterprise cloud migration and the rise of IoT systems, which were both gaining steam. Honoring data sovereignty Name any business use case: banking, retail, healthcare, government, military, entertainment, elections. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Indeed, APIs have opened new horizons of cloud services, mobile computing and IoT infrastructure, with much more to come. Thompson was thus able to manipulate APIs and command line interfaces (CLIs) to a number of bank systems, including S3 buckets holding valuable data. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Microsoft announced to have taken down 62 of the original 69 TrickBot C&C servers, seven servers that could not be brought down last week were Internet of Things (IoT) devices. TrickBot is a popular banking Trojan that has been around since October 2016, its authors have continuously upgraded it by implementing new features.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 24, 2019

With subcontractors playing a rising role and third party risk covering so many complex fields of expertise, six big banks and the Big Four accounting/consulting firms tasked her with coming up with a standardized approach for assessing third party vendor risk. IOT ignorance. OT and IT convergence. Innovation has to keep pace.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A survey finds vast differences in security practices linked to IoT devices in the enterprise, with attacks concentrating on insecure IoT endpoints. . The post Survey: Attacks Find Insecure IoT Devices appeared first on The Security Ledger. Bank Attacks Put Password Insecurity Back in the Spotlight.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 21, 2023

A lot of internet users cannot imagine having a life without technology or access to e-ticket booking, e-commerce, online banking, the latest news, or getting in touch with their family and friends using online communication or through social media. But is it always safe to surf the internet?

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Attempts to run malware for stealing money from online bank accounts were stopped on the computers of 76,551 unique users. Financial threats Financial threat statistics In Q3 2023, Kaspersky solutions blocked the launch of at least one piece of banking malware on the computers of 76,551 unique users. 2 Turkmenistan 3.5 3 China 2.4

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

For example, if your bank verifies that you are indeed who you say you are by asking you for your date of birth yet that's appeared in a data breach, how sound is it as a knowledge-based authentication (KBA) attribute? " No, it's near on impossible and once that data starts spreading, the data breach genie never goes back into the bottle.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

XMR crypto miner switches from arm IoT devices to X86/I686 Intel servers. million from German bank OLB cloning EMV cards. Creator of multiple IoT botnets, including Satori, pleaded guilty. The role of a secret Dutch mole in the US-Israeli Stuxnet attack on Iran. Crooks stole €1.5

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

For the user, this means that if the wearable device is openly connected to the internet, then attackers can easily intercept the data it sends. The MQTT protocol is very convenient to use for devices that belong to the Internet of Things (IoT), and, therefore, it can be found not just in wearable devices but in almost any smart gadget.

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