Internet of Things

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2019
Hackers are targeting Cisco RV320/RV325, over 9K routers exposed online

Cisco released security updates to address security flaws in several products including Small Business RV320/RV325 routers and hackers are already targeting them. The tech giant addressed two serious issues in Cisco’s Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers. The first one could be exploited by a remote and unauthenticated attacker with admin privileges. to obtain sensitive information […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2019
Hacker threatened a family using a Nest Camera to broadcast a fake missile attack alert

Nest recommended the owners of its security cameras to use enhanced authentication to avoid being hacked as happened with a family living in the US. Over the weekend, a family living in California was terrified with a hoax nuclear missile attack.  The couple explained to the local media that hackers compromised their Nest security camera and used atop their television and issued a warning of an imminent impact of missiles […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2019
Tens of thousands of hot tubs are exposed to hack

Experts from security firm Pen Test Partners reported that tens of thousands of hot tubs are currently vulnerable to cyber attacks. Security experts at Pen Test Partners have discovered thousands of connected hot tubs vulnerable to remote cyber attacks. The hot tubs could be remotely controlled by an app, dubbed Balboa Water App, that lack […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2018
Guardzilla Security Video System Footage exposed online

A vulnerability in the Guardzilla home video surveillance system could be exploited by users to watch Guardzilla footage of other users. The Guardzilla All-In-One Video Security System is an indoor video surveillance solution. The flaw was discovered by the researchers Nick McClendon, Andrew Mirghassemi, Charles Dardaman, INIT_6 and Chris, from 0DayAllDay, the issue was reported […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2018
Hacking the Twinkly IoT Christmas lights

Security researchers discovered some flaws in the Twinkly IoT lights that could be exploited display custom lighting effects and to remotely turn off them. Security researchers from MWR InfoSecurity have discovered some flaws in the Twinkly IoT lights that could be exploited to display custom lighting effects and to remotely turn off their Christmas brilliance. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2018
Information Disclosure flaw allows attackers to find Huawei routers with default credentials

Some models of Huawei routers are affected by a flaw that could be exploited by attackers to determine whether the devices have default credentials or not. Ankit Anubhav, a principal researcher at NewSky Security, discovered a vulnerability in some models of Huawei routers that could be exploited by attackers to determine whether the devices have […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2018
Security Affairs newsletter Round 193 – 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! Twitter fixed bug could have exposed Direct Messages […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2018
5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019 Insights from VDOO’s leadership 2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT) – massive attacks and various botnets, a leap in regulation and standards, and increased adoption […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2018
Security Affairs newsletter Round 192 – 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! STOLEN PENCIL campaign, hackers target academic institutions. WordPress […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2018
M2M protocols can be abused to attack IoT and IIoT systems

Security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. According to a study conducted by experts from Trend Micro and the Polytechnic University of Milan. attackers abuse M2M protocols to target IoT and IIoT devices. The experts analyzed the M2M protocols, the […]