IoT

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2021
10,000+ unpatched ABUS Secvest home alarms can be deactivated remotely

10,000+ unpatched ABUS Secvest home alarm systems could be remotely disabled exposing customers to intrusions and thefts. Researchers from Eye Security have found thousands of unpatched ABUS Secvest home alarm systems exposed online despite the vendor has addressed a critical bug (CVE-2020-28973) in January. A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability to disable alarm systems and expose homes and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2021
Tens of thousands of QNAP SOHO NAS devices affected by unpatched RCEs

Unpatched vulnerabilities in QNAP small office/home office (SOHO) network-attached storage (NAS) devices could be exploited by remote attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code. Security researchers at SAM Seamless Network discovered a couple of critical unpatched flawsin QNAP small office/home office (SOHO) network-attached storage (NAS) devices that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2021
QNAP urges users to take action to protect devices against Brute-Force attacks

Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP published an alert urging its customers to secure their devices after a growing number of users reported that their devices have been hit by brute-force attacks. This week the Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published an alert urging users to secure their devices after a growing number of users reported that their devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2021
New Mirai variant appears in the threat landscape

Palo Alto researchers uncovered a series of ongoing attacks to spread a variant of the infamous Mirai bot exploiting multiple vulnerabilities. Security experts at Palo Alto Networks disclosed a series of attacks aimed at delivering a Mirai variant leveraging multiple vulnerabilities. Below the list of vulnerabilities exploited in the attacks, three of which were unknown issues: […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2021
Experts found 15 flaws in Netgear JGS516PE switch, including a critical RCE

Netgear has released security and firmware updates for its JGS516PE Ethernet switch to address 15 vulnerabilities, including a critica remote code execution issue. Netgear has released security and firmware updates to address 15 vulnerabilities in its JGS516PE Ethernet switch, including an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw rated as critical. The flaws were discovered by researchers […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2021
NurseryCam daycare cam service shut down after security breach

Daycare camera product NurseryCam was hacked last week, the company was forced to shut down its IoT camera service. On Friday, The Register become aware of the compromise of the NurseryCam network. NurseryCam is produced by the companies FootfallCam Ltd and Meta Technologies Ltd. In response to the incident, the company shut down its IoT […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2021
Experts found critical flaws in Realtek Wi-Fi Module

Critical flaws in the Realtek RTL8195A Wi-Fi module could have been exploited to gain root access and take over devices’ wireless communications. Researchers from Israeli IoT security firm Vdoo found six vulnerabilities in the Realtek RTL8195A Wi-Fi module that could have been exploited to gain root access and take control of a device’s wireless communications. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2021
Source code for malware that targets Qiui Cellmate device was leaked online

The source code for the ChastityLock ransomware that was used in attacks aimed at the users of the Qiui Cellmate adult toy is now publicly available. Recently a family of ransomware was observed targeting the users of the Bluetooth-controlled Qiui Cellmate chastity device.  Qiui Cellmate made the headlines in October when the researchers at Pen Test Partners […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2021
FBI warns swatting attacks on owners of smart devices

The Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) is warning owners of smart home devices with voice and video capabilities of ‘swatting’ attacks. The FBI has recently issued an alert to warn owners of smart home devices with voice and video capabilities of so-called “swatting” attacks. Swatting attacks consist of hoax calls made to emergency services, typically reporting […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2020
Launched OSSISNa, the Observatory for the Protection of the National Strategic Industrial System

On 11th December 2020, the Observatory for the Protection of the National Strategic Industrial System (OSSISNa) was officially announced. On 11th December 2020, during the international scientific conference on CBRNe events “SICC 2020”, the Observatory for the Protection of the National Strategic Industrial System (OSSISNa) was officially presented. OSSISNa is a project created within the […]