IoT

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2019
The number of exploits in the Echobot botnet reached 59

The operators behind the recently discovered Echobot botnet added tens of new exploits to infect a broad range of systems worldwide. In June, experts at PaloAlto Networks uncovered a new botnet, dubbed Echobot that is based on the dreaded Mirai botnet. At the time of its discovery, operators added 8 new exploits, but a few weeks later the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2019
Russia-linked STRONTIUM APT targets IoT devices to hack corporate networks

The STRONTIUM Russia-linked APT group is compromising common IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. Researchers at Microsoft observed the Russia-linked APT group STRONTIUM abusing IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28, Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, and Sednit) has been active since at least 2007 and it has […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2019
Critical zero-days discovered in VxWorks RTOS, billions of devices at risk

Security experts at Armis have discovered a dozen zero-day vulnerabilities affecting the VxWorks real-time operating systems (RTOS) for embedded devices. Researchers at Armis Labs have discovered a dozen zero-day flaws in the VxWorks real-time operating systems (RTOS) for embedded devices. The collection of vulnerabilities was dubbed URGENT/11, it includes 11 flaws, 6 of which are […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2019
For nearly a year, Brazilian users have been targeted with router attacks

Brazilian users have been targeted by a large number of router attacks aimed at modifying the configuration of their routers for malicious purposes. This year, security experts at Avast have blocked more than 4.6 million cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attempts carried out by crooks to execute commands without the users’ knowledge. The campaign uncovered by […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2019
Chinese smart home solutions vendor Orvibo leaks two billion user logs

Experts found a Chinese smart home solutions vendor that has been leaking billions of logs from devices managed via its cloud platform. Experts at vpnMentor discovered a massive data leak in Orvibo’s user database. The research team, led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, has found an open database managed by Orvibo Smart Home vendor. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2019
Silex malware bricks thousands of IoT devices in a few hours

Security experts warn of a new piece of the Silex malware that is bricking thousands of IoT devices, and the situation could rapidly go worse. Akamai researcher Larry Cashdollar discovered a new piece of the Silex malware that is bricking thousands of IoT devices, over 2,000 devices have been bricked in a few hours and the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2019
Expert shows how to Hack a Supra Smart Cloud TV

Supra Smart Cloud TV allows remote file inclusion in the openLiveURL function, which allows a local attacker to broadcast fake video without any authentication Summary:Supra Smart Cloud TV allows remote file inclusion in the openLiveURL function, which allows a local attacker to broadcast fake video without any authentication via a /remote/media_control?action=setUri&uri=URI Technical Observation: We are abusing […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2019
Dozens of Linksys router models leak data useful for hackers

Dozens of Linksys router models are affected by a flaw that causes the leak of data that can be used by attackers …. and the company won’t fix it. Security researcher Troy Mursch, Chief Research Officer of Bad Packets, discovered that over 20,000 Linksys wireless routers are leaking full historical records of every device ever connected to them. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2019
Other Sierra AirLink router models affected by critical flaws

Sierra Wireless is warning its customers that additional AiraLink router models are affected by critical vulnerabilities previously disclosed. At the end of April, experts at Cisco Talos group disclosed a dozen of vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless AirLink gateways and routers, including several serious flaws. Sierra Wireless AirLink gateways and routers are widely used in enterprise […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2019
A hacker has taken over at least 29 IoT botnets

Hacker “Subby” brute-forces the backends of 29 IoT botnets that were using weak or default credentials. A hacker that goes online with the moniker ‘Subby’ took over 29 IoT botnets in the past few weeks with brute-force attacks. The hacker ‘Subby’ took over 29 IoT botnets in the past few weeks brute-forcing the back end […]