Internet of Things

Security Affairs newsletter Round 167 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me…

6 years ago

Satori botnet is back again, experts observed a surge in port scan activity associated with it

This week, security experts observed a surge in port 8000 scan activity, researchers at  Qihoo 360 Netlab determined that the…

6 years ago

PyRoMineIoT spreads via EternalRomance exploit and targets targets IoT devices in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Fortinet discovered PyRoMineIoT, a new strain of crypto-currency miner that exploits the NSA-linked EternalRomance exploit to spread. PyRoMineIoT is a new strain of…

6 years ago

Multiple models of IP-based cameras from Chinese firm Foscam could be easily hacked. Update the firmware now!

A security vulnerability was discovered in webcams, IP surveillance cameras and also baby monitors manufactured by the Chinese firm Foscam.…

6 years ago

VPNFilter malware now targets new devices, even behind a firewall

The VPNFilter botnet now targeting new devices from other vendors, including ASUS, D-Link, Huawei, Ubiquiti, UPVEL, and ZTE. The VPNFilter botnet…

6 years ago

Prowli Operation – Crooks already compromised over 40,000 servers and IoT Devices

Crooks have infected over 40,000 web servers, modems, and other IoT devices with the Prowli malware as part of a…

6 years ago

It’s not a joke, Owari botnet operators used root as username and password to access a C&C

Security expert Ankit Anubhav discovered a Command and Control server for the Owari botnet protected with weak credentials. An IoT…

6 years ago

Experts believe the botmaster of the VPNFilter is attempting to resume the botnet

Experts from security firms GreyNoise Intelligence and JASK believe that the threat actor behind the VPNFilter is now attempting to resume…

6 years ago

Crooks expand the original Mirai botnet code base with new capabilities and improvements

Cybercriminals continue to improve the infamous Mirai botnet by adding new exploits and functionalities, experts warn new dangerous variant will appear…

6 years ago

More than 100 Million IoT devices potentially exposed to Z-Shave Z-Wave attack

Researchers from Pen Test Partners have conducted an analysis of Z-Wave wireless communications protocol used by millions of IoT devices and discovered that…

6 years ago

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