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MyBook Users Urged to Unplug Devices from Internet

Krebs on Security

Hard drive giant Western Digital is urging users of its MyBook Live brand of network storage drives to disconnect them from the Internet, warning that malicious hackers are remotely wiping the drives using a critical flaw that can be triggered by anyone who knows the Internet address of an affected device.

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Update now! NetGear routers’ default configuration allows remote attacks

Malwarebytes

NetGear has made a hotfix available for its Nighthawk routers after researchers found a network misconfiguration in the firmware allowed unrestricted communication with the internet facing ports of the device listening through IPv6. No auto-update. The NetGear Nighthawk RAX 30 (image courtesy of NetGear).

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STEPS FORWARD: Regulators are on the move to set much needed IoT security rules of the road

The Last Watchdog

New government rules coupled with industry standards meant to give formal shape to the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly quickening around the globe. The Mirai botnet, initially discovered in October 2016 , infected Internet-connected routers, cameras and digital video recorders at scale. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. SocksEscort[.]com com , is what’s known as a “SOCKS Proxy” service. WHO’S BEHIND SOCKSESCORT?

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Recent Tesla Hacks Highlight Importance of Protecting Connected Devices

eSecurity Planet

Within the last couple of months, smart device vulnerabilities have been piling up, prompting businesses to protect their Internet of Things (IoT) environments. While Teslas aren’t the typical business IoT device, their connection to the internet makes them a cyber threat as much as your business’s other IoT technology.

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Cisco fixes flaws RV320 and RV325 routers targeted in attacks

Security Affairs

On Thursday Cisco announced new security patches to definitively address two vulnerabilities in Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers. Last week Cisco revealed that security patches released in January to address vulnerabilities in Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers were incomplete. through 1.4.2.20.

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Initial fixes for Cisco RV320 and RV325 routers were incomplete

Security Affairs

Cisco revealed that security patches released in January to address flaws in Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers were incomplete. Cisco revealed that security updates released in January to address vulnerabilities in Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers were not complete.