IoT

Pierluigi Paganini August 03, 2018
Hundreds of thousands MikroTik Routers involved in massive Coinhive cryptomining campaign

Experts uncovered a massive cryptojacking campaign that is targeting  MikroTik routers to inject a Coinhive cryptocurrency mining script in the web traffic. Security experts have uncovered a massive cryptojacking campaign that is targeting  MikroTik routers, the hackers aim to change the configuration of the devices to inject a Coinhive cryptocurrency mining script in the users’ […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2018
Tens of flaws in Samsung SmartThings Hub expose smart home to attack

Cisco Talos researchers found tens of flaws in Samsung SmartThings Hub controller that potentially expose smart home devices to attack Cisco Talos researchers have discovered 20 vulnerabilities in Samsung SmartThings Hub controller that potentially expose any supported third-party smart home devices to cyber attack. “Cisco Talos recently discovered several vulnerabilities present within the firmware of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2018
Security bug in Swann IoT Camera allowed to access video feeds

Security experts have discovered a security glitch in Swann IoT camera that could be exploited by attackers to access video feeds. Security experts from Pen Test Partners (Andrew Tierney, Chris Wade and Ken Munro) along with security researchers Alan Woodward, Scott Helme and Vangelis Stykas have discovered a security glitch in Swann IoT camera that could be exploited to access video feeds. The experts reported […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2018
Hide ‘N Seek botnet also includes exploits for home automation systems

Security experts from Fortinet have discovered that the Hide ‘N Seek botnet is now targeting vulnerabilities in home automation systems. The Hide ‘N Seek botnet was first spotted on January 10th when it was targeting home routers and IP cameras. It was first spotted on January 10th by malware researchers from Bitdefender then it disappeared for a few days, and appeared […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2018
The Death botnet grows targeting AVTech devices with a 2-years old exploit

A new botnet, tracked as Death botnet has appeared in the threat landscape and is gathering unpatched AVTech devices with an old exploit. A new botnet, tracked as ‘Death botnet,’ has appeared in the threat landscape, its author that goes online with the moniker EliteLands is gathering unpatched AVTech devices in the malicious infrastructure. AVTech […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2018
Sony addresses remotely exploitable flaws in Sony IPELA E Network Cameras

Sony fixed 2 remotely exploitable flaws in Sony IPELA E Series Network Camera products that could be exploited to execute commands or arbitrary code. Sony addressed two remotely exploitable flaws in Sony IPELA E Series Network Camera products that could be exploited to execute commands or arbitrary code on affected devices. The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-3937, is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2018
Experts warn of new campaigns leveraging Mirai and Gafgyt variants

Security experts are warning of an intensification of attacks powered by two notorious IoT botnets, Mirai and Gafgyt. Security experts are warning of a new wave of attacks powered by two botnets, Mirai and Gafgyt. Since the code of the infamous Mirai botnet was leaked online many variants emerged in the threat landscape. Satori, Masuta, Wicked Mirai, JenX, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2018
Trump-Putin Meeting was the root cause of a spike of cyber attacks against Finland

F5 experts observed a spike in the attacks in the days prior to the Trump-Putin meeting on July 16 that was held in Helsinki, Finland. Important events represent an element of attraction for cyber attacks, in June we discussed the Trump-Kim summit and the way Singapore that held it was hit by an unprecedented number of attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2018
Experts disclose dangerous flaws in robotic Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuums

Positive Technologies discovered two flaws affecting Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuums that can be used to perform video surveillance. Security researchers from Positive Technologies have discovered two vulnerabilities affecting Dongguan Diqee 360 smart vacuum cleaners that could be exploited by an attacker to run malicious code on a device with superuser privileges. The flaws likely affect smart vacuum cleaners […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2018
ZoomEye IoT search engine cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs

A security researcher discovered that the IoT search engine ZoomEye has cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs. The IoT search engine ZoomEye has cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs, the discovery was made by security researcher Ankit Anubhav, Principal Researcher at NewSky Security. Anubhav explained that the passwords […]