Internet of Things

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2019
Dozens of Linksys router models leak data useful for hackers

Dozens of Linksys router models are affected by a flaw that causes the leak of data that can be used by attackers …. and the company won’t fix it. Security researcher Troy Mursch, Chief Research Officer of Bad Packets, discovered that over 20,000 Linksys wireless routers are leaking full historical records of every device ever connected to them. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2019
A hacker has taken over at least 29 IoT botnets

Hacker “Subby” brute-forces the backends of 29 IoT botnets that were using weak or default credentials. A hacker that goes online with the moniker ‘Subby’ took over 29 IoT botnets in the past few weeks with brute-force attacks. The hacker ‘Subby’ took over 29 IoT botnets in the past few weeks brute-forcing the back end […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2019
Millions of IoT Devices exposed to remote hacks due to iLnkP2P flaws

Experts discovered security flaws in the iLnkP2P peer-to-peer (P2P) system that exposes millions of IoT devices to remote attacks. Security expert Paul Marrapese discovered two serious vulnerabilities in the iLnkP2P P2P system that ìs developed by Chinese firm Shenzhen Yunni Technology Company, Inc. The iLnkP2P system allows users to remotely connect to their IoT devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2019
DNS hijacking campaigns target Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal users

Security experts at Bad Packets uncovered a DNS hijacking campaign that is targeting the users of popular online services, including Gmail, Netflix, and PayPal. Experts at Bad Packets uncovered a DNS hijacking campaign that has been ongoing for the past three months, attackers are targeting the users of popular online services, including Gmail, Netflix, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2019
DoS flaw in several MikroTik Routers exploited in attacks

A vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on devices running RouterOS. MikroTik routers made the headlines again, the company disclosed this week technical details about a year-old vulnerability that exposes the device to remote attacks. Attackers could exploit the vulnerability to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on devices running […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2019
New Shodan Monitor service allows tracking Internet-Exposed devices

Shodan IoT search engine announced the launch of a new service called Shodan Monitor designed to help organizations to maintain track of systems connected to the Internet. Shodan, the popular IoT search engine, announced this week the launch of a new service called Monitor designed to help organizations to maintain track of systems connected to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2019
A new development shows a potential shift to using Mirai to target enterprises

PaloAlto Networks researchers discovered a new variant of the infamous Mirai botnet is targeting IoT devices belonging to businesses. Researchers at PaloAlto Networks spotted a new variant of the infamous Mirai botnet is targeting IoT devices belonging to businesses. Mirai malware first appeared in the wild in 2016 when the expert MalwareMustDie discovered it in massive attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2019
Fbot malware targets HiSilicon DVR/NVR Soc devices

Experts at 360Netlab observed the Fbot bot infecting a large number of HiSilicon DVR/NVR Soc devices. Since February 16, 2019, security experts at 360Netlab observed a large number of HiSilicon DVR/NVR Soc devices were infected with an updated version of the Fbot bot. The Fbot malware was first discovered by 360Netlab researchers, according to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2019
Cr1ptT0r Ransomware targets D-Link NAS Devices and embedded systems

A new piece of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r infects embedded systems and network attached storage (NAS) devices exposed online. A new piece of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r was discovered by experts, it infects embedded systems and network attached storage (NAS) devices exposed online. The discovery of the Cr1ptT0r ransomware was first reported on a discussion in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2019
Thousands of RDM refrigeration systems exposed online are at risk

Experts from Safety Detective discovered thousands of refrigeration systems made by Resource Data Management (RDM) exposed to remote attacks. Thousands of instances of a temperature control system made by Resource Data Management (RDM) are exposed to remote attacks because they were using default passwords and failed in implementing other security measures. The vulnerable instances are used […]