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A botnet previously considered to be rendered inert has been observed enslaving end-of-life (EoL) small home/small office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices to fuel a criminal proxy service called Faceless. “TheMoon, which emerged in 2014, has been operating quietly while growing to over 40,000 bots from 88 countries in January and February of 2024,” the […]
Multiple high-severity security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in ConnectedIO’s ER2000 edge routers and the cloud-based management platform that could be exploited by malicious actors to execute malicious code and access sensitive data. “An attacker could have leveraged these flaws to fully compromise the cloud infrastructure, remotely execute code, and leak all customer and device information,” […]
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming efficiency in various sectors like healthcare and logistics but has also introduced new security risks, particularly IoT-driven DDoS attacks. This article explores how these attacks work, why they’re uniquely problematic, and how to mitigate them. What Is IoT? IoT (Internet of Things) refers to online, interconnected devices that […]
A new variant of the notorious Mirai botnet has been found leveraging several security vulnerabilities to propagate itself to Linux and IoT devices. Observed during the second half of 2022, the new version has been dubbed V3G4 by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which identified three different campaigns likely conducted by the same threat actor. […]
Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed the intrusion activity aimed at Indian power grid entities earlier this year likely involved the exploitation of security flaws in a now-discontinued web server called Boa. The tech behemoth’s cybersecurity division said the vulnerable component poses a “supply chain risk that may affect millions of organizations and devices.” The findings build […]
The U.S. government on Wednesday warned of nation-state actors deploying specialized malware to maintain access to industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices. “The APT actors have developed custom-made tools for targeting ICS/SCADA devices,” multiple U.S. agencies said in an alert. “The tools enable them to scan for, compromise, and […]
Cybersecurity researchers have proposed a novel approach that harnesses electromagnetic field emanations from the Internet of Things (IoT) devices as a side-channel to glean precise knowledge about the different kinds of malware targeting the embedded systems, even in scenarios where obfuscation techniques have been applied to hinder analysis. With the rapid adoption of IoT appliances […]
Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday revealed details about a new Mirai-inspired botnet called “mirai_ptea” that leverages an undisclosed vulnerability in digital video recorders (DVR) provided by KGUARD to propagate and carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Chinese security firm Netlab 360 pinned the first probe against the flaw on March 23, 2021, before it detected active […]
Security researchers have uncovered nine vulnerabilities affecting four TCP/IP stacks impacting more than 100 million consumer and enterprise devices that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of a vulnerable system. Dubbed “NAME:WRECK” by Forescout and JSOF, the flaws are the latest in series of studies undertaken as part of an initiative called […]
Have you ever experienced being hacked in your Android smartphones and tablets? How do you feel? If you have already experienced hacking, well, you are not alone. Today, there are many people who become the victim of this malware and viruses attacks nationwide. As long as you have an Internet connection, in just one click […]
Removal storage and USB thumb drives are serious security threats and could cause massive damage to industrial systems, as per a new report. A new, first-of-its-kind research report released on November 1 by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) discusses and explores all potential security risks that USB drives possess. The research has also found that current protective […]
DNS Rebind Toolkit is a frontend JavaScript framework for developing DNS Rebinding exploits against vulnerable hosts and services on a local area network (LAN). It can be used to target devices like Google Home, Roku, Sonos WiFi speakers, WiFi routers, “smart” thermostats, and other IoT devices. With this toolkit, a remote attacker can […]
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the new go-to buzzword for businesses around the world looking to explain the modern interconnectedness of basically everything we touch. It refers to the whole ecosystem of “smart” devices that have come to define the technological state of society—and civilization as a whole. Aside from making life more convenient, […]
In 2016, Mirai botnet shook the cybersecurity world with massive DDoS attacks that took down popular websites, online services, and hosting providers. As per a report from Check Point, a new botnet is evolving at a greater pace and more potential than Mirai. For those who don’t know, IoT Botnets are smart devices that get […]
Short Bytes: A hacker, who goes by the name Janit0r, claims to have bricked more than 2 million insecure IoT devices. This hardware-damaging attack was launched using Permanent Denial of Service attacks (PDoS attacks) and targeting the flawed or misconfigured devices. Janit0r calls himself “The Doctor” who wishes that IoT industry will learn a lesson and get its […]