Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2020
The Hoaxcalls IoT botnet expanded the list of targeted devices and has added new distributed denial of service (DDoS) capabilities. DDoS protection services provider Radware warns the Hoaxcalls Internet of Things (IoT) botnet has expanded the list of targeted devices, the experts also noticed that the operators implemented new distributed denial of service (DDoS) capabilities. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 20, 2020
Cybercriminals have abused LED light control console to launch malicious attacks, Microsoft’s security experts warn. Microsoft researchers shared details of a new incident discovered in Taiwan, where crooks abused LED light control consoles to launch malicious attacks. Threat actors used the consoles to deliver malware and ransomware through an IoT botnet that was also used […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 23, 2020
Experts observed multiple botnets exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in DVRs for surveillance systems manufactured by Taiwan-based LILIN. Botnet operators are exploiting several zero-day vulnerabilities in digital video recorders (DVRs) for surveillance systems manufactured by Taiwan-based LILIN- According to the Chinese security firm Qihoo 360’s Netlab team, operators of several botnets, including Chalubo, FBot, and Moobot, targeting LILIN DVRs at least since […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 18, 2020
Go grab a copy of the Gerbers and 3D-printed Case STL files at https://github.com/whid-injector/Focaccia-Board and print through your favorite FAB. Prologue Even before the appearance of the word (I)IoT, I was breaking hardware devices, as many of you, with a multitude of debuggers (i.e. stlink, jlink, RS23–2-2USB, etc.). It was always a PITA bringing around a device […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 15, 2020
Security experts have discovered multiple flaws, dubbed SweynTooth, in the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) implementations of major system-on-a-chip (SoC) vendors. A group of researchers has discovered multiple vulnerabilities, tracked as SweynTooth, in the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) implementations of major system-on-a-chip (SoC) vendors. The group was composed of researchers Matheus E. Garbelini, Sudipta Chattopadhyay, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2020
A set of vulnerabilities in the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) exposes tens of millions of devices to the risk of cyber attacks. Researchers at IoT security firm Armis discovered a set of five serious vulnerabilities in the implementation of the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) protocol. The experts tracked the set as CDPwn and warned that the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2020
Check Point experts discovered a high-severity flaw in Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs that can be exploited to gain entry into a targeted WiFi network. Security experts from Check Point discovered a high-severity flaw (CVE-2020-6007) in Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs that can be exploited by hackers to gain entry into a targeted WiFi network. Lightbulbs could be remotely […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 19, 2020
The availability online of a new collection of Telnet credentials for more than 500,000 servers, routers, and IoT devices made the headlines. A hacker has published online a massive list of Telnet credentials for more than 515,000 servers and smart devices, including home routers. This is the biggest leak of Telnet passwords even reported. According […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2020
Google has recently disabled all Xiaomi smart home integrations on Nest Hub after being informed that some users could access other people’s camera feeds. On January 1st, 2020, a Reddit user (‘/u/Dio-V’) posted a discussion revealing that Nest Hub was able to access feeds from other Xiaomi cameras. As proof of the issue, the user […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 29, 2019
IoT vendor Wyze announced that one of its servers exposed the details of roughly 2.4 million customers. IoT vendor Wyze announced that details of roughly 2.4 million customers were accidentally exposed online. The company produces inexpensive smart home products and wireless cameras. The leak was reported to Wyze on December 26th at around 10:00 AM […]
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