Internet of Things

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2018
Smart Speaker Banking Is Coming to a Device Near You, But Is It Secure?

Smart speaker Banking Is coming to a device near you, Which are the cyber risks associated with their use? Are they a new opportunity for attackers? The popularity of voice-activated smart speakers like the Google Home and Amazon Echo has made brands, and industries realize there’s adequate demand for introducing technology that lets people accomplish […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2018
HNS Botnet evolves and targets cross-platform database solutions

The HNS IoT botnet (Hide and Seek) originally discovered by BitDefender in January evolves and now targets cross-platform database solutions. Do you remember the Hide ‘N Seek (HNS) botnet? The IoT botnet Hide ‘N Seek botnet appeared in the threat landscape in January, when it was first spotted on January 10th by malware researchers from Bitdefender. It was first discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2018
Critical flaws patched in ISP Advanced Digital Broadcast Broadband devices

Advanced Digital Broadcast has rolled out security patched to fix three critical vulnerabilities in Its Broadband gear. Advanced Digital Broadcast has released patches for three critical vulnerabilities affecting broadband gateways. All the ADB Broadband Gateways and Routers based on Epicentro platform are affected by the vulnerabilities. The flaws were discovered nearly two years ago, they are a privilege escalation bug, an […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2018
Vulnerabilities in Fredi Wi-Fi baby monitor can be exploited to use it a spy cam

Vulnerabilities in Fredi Wi-Fi baby monitor could be exploited by a remote unauthenticated attacker to control it and spy on the family. Security researchers at SEC Consult reported discovered that vulnerabilities in Fredi Wi-Fi baby monitor could be exploited by a remote unauthenticated attacker to control it and spy on the family. The investigation started when […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2018
6 Security Flaws in Smart Speakers You Need to Know About

Connectivity and functionality may offer us convenience, but as with any new connected technology like smart speakers also come with security concerns. How would you feel about having a device in your home that’s always listening to what’s going on, standing ready to record, process and store any information it receives? That might be a […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2018
Hacking more than 400 Axis camera models by chaining 3 flaws

Researchers from cybersecurity firm VDOO have discovered several vulnerabilities affecting nearly 400 security cameras from Axis Communications. Researchers from cybersecurity firm VDOO have conducted a study on IoT devices and discovered seven vulnerabilities in cameras manufactured by Axis Communications. According to the vendor, nearly 400 models are affected by the issue and Axis has released […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2018
Android-based devices Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick hit by cryptomining malware

A new crypto mining malicious code dubbed ADB.miner is targeting Android-based devices Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick. Recently, security experts spotted the crypto mining malware ADB.miner (Android.CoinMine.15) targeting Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices. The malicious code is active at least since February when researchers at Qihoo 360’s Netlab have spotted the Android mining botnet […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2018
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 inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! ·      Crooks used a KilllDisk wiper in an […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2018
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 unusual activity was associated with Satori IoT botnet. Experts from Qihoo 360 Netlab discovered that the author of the Satori botnet have integrated a the proof-of-concept (PoC) code for the XionMai web server software package after it was […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2018
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 crypto-currency miner that exploits the NSA-linked EternalRomance remote code execution exploit to spread, the malware also abuses infected machines to scan for vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices. PyRoMineIoT is quite similar to another crypto-currency miner dubbed PyRoMine that was […]