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‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

has pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges tied to his role in operating the “ Satori ” botnet, a crime machine powered by hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices that was built to conduct massive denial-of-service attacks targeting Internet service providers, online gaming platforms and Web hosting companies.

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The UK Bans Default Passwords

Schneier on Security

MAY 2, 2024

The UK is the first country to ban default passwords on IoT devices. On Monday, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to ban default guessable usernames and passwords from these IoT devices. It banned default passwords in 2018, the law taking effect in 2020. This sort of thing benefits all of us everywhere.

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Measuring the Security of IoT Devices

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In August, CyberITL completed a large-scale survey of software security practices in the IoT environment, by looking at the compiled software. Data Collected: 22 Vendors 1,294 Products 4,956 Firmware versions 3,333,411 Binaries analyzed Date range of data: 2003-03-24 to 2019-01-24 (varies by vendor, most up to 2018 releases). [.].

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Here’s how anyone with $20 can hire an IoT botnet to blast out a week-long DDoS attack

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 27, 2018

This is borne out by Akamai Technologies’ Summer 2018 Internet Security/Web Attack Report. A nascent cottage industry is starting to gel around DDoS botnets-for-hire , comprised of millions of compromised IoT devices. I had the chance to visit with Don Shin, A10 Networks’ Senior Product Marketing Manager, at Black Hat USA 2018.

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IoT Cybersecurity Bill Proposed to Congress

Adam Levin

MARCH 13, 2019

Congress proposed a bill to improve the security of internet-enabled devices called the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019. IoT devices have long been a weak point in the cybersecurity of agencies and organizations and have also been a favorite target for hackers, despite their continuous market growth.

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Evolution of threat landscape for IoT devices – H1 2018

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Security experts from Kaspersky have published an interesting report on the new trends in the IoT threat landscape. What is infecting IoT devices and how? The researchers set up a honeypot to collect data on infected IoT devices, the way threat actors infect IoT devices and what families of malware are involved.

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STEPS FORWARD: Regulators are on the move to set much needed IoT security rules of the road

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

New government rules coupled with industry standards meant to give formal shape to the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly quickening around the globe. When it comes to IoT, we must arrive at specific rules of the road if we are to tap into the full potential of smart cities, autonomous transportation and advanced healthcare.

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Kaspersky honeypots find 105 million attacks on IoT devices in first half of 2019

Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The number of attacks on IoT devices in 2019 is nine times greater than the number found in the first half of 2018.

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New DigiCert poll shows companies taking monetary hits due to IoT-related security missteps

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Even as enterprises across the globe hustle to get their Internet of Things business models up and running, there is a sense of foreboding about a rising wave of IoT-related security exposures. And, in fact, IoT-related security incidents have already begun taking a toll at ill-prepared companies. Tiered performances.

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Mozi Botnet is responsible for most of the IoT Traffic

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The Mozi botnet accounted for 90% of the IoT network traffic observed between October 2019 and June 2020, IBM reported. Mozi is an IoT botnet that borrows the code from Mirai variants and the Gafgyt malware , it appeared on the threat landscape in late 2019. ” reads the report published by IBM. ” continues the analysis.

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Malvertising Campaign Targets IoT Devices: GeoEdge

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2021

A malicious advertising campaign originating out of Eastern Europe and operating since at least mid-June is targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to home networks, according to executives with GeoEdge, which offers ad security and quality solutions to online and mobile advertisers. Malvertising is Evolving.

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The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2021

billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices. As more information about IoT device vulnerabilities is published, the pressure on industry and government authorities to enhance security standards might be reaching a tipping point. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large. Implications for IoT devices.

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Reading the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2018

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2019

According to the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2018, 2018 has brought significant changes in the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with cybercrime organizations and nation-state actors. 2018 was characterized by significant changes in the cyber threat landscape especially for TTPs associated with threat agent groups. .

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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

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. IoT Attacks in 2018. Do the increased attacks mean the industry is becoming accustomed to IoT cyber attacks? Three IoT Attack Avenues for 2019.

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FreeRTOS flaws expose millions of IoT devices to cyber attacks

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The researcher Ori Karliner and his team analyzed some of the most popular operating systems in the IoT market, including the FreeRTOS. FreeRTOS is an open-source operating system that runs on most of the small microprocessors and microcontrollers in IoT devices. CVE-2018-16522. CVE-2018-16525. CVE-2018-16526.

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BotenaGo botnet targets millions of IoT devices using 33 exploits

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Researchers at AT&T discovered a new BotenaGo botnet that is using thirty three exploits to target millions of routers and IoT devices. BotenaGo is a new botnet discovered by researchers at AT&T that leverages thirty three exploits to target millions of routers and IoT devices. CVE-2018-10088 XiongMai uc-httpd 1.0.0

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Alleged ‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Sought Media Spotlight, Got Indicted

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

A 20-year-old from Vancouver, Washington was indicted last week on federal hacking charges and for allegedly operating the “ Satori ” botnet, a malware strain unleashed last year that infected hundreds of thousands of wireless routers and other “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices. 2018 that Schuchman was Nexus Zeta.

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Creator of multiple IoT botnets, including Satori, pleaded guilty

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Kenneth Currin Schuchman (21) from Vancouver, Washington pleaded guilty to creating and operating multiple DDoS IoT botnet , including Satori. Kenneth Currin Schuchman (21) from Vancouver, Washington, aka Nexus Zeta, pleaded guilty to creating and operating multiple DDoS IoT botnets. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Pwn2Own Tokyo 2018 – iPhone X exploits paid over $100,000

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own Tokyo 2018 is a success, participants earned over $300,000 for disclosing flaws affecting iPhone X, Xiaomi Mi 6 and Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphones. During the first day of the Pwn2Own Tokyo 2018 contest, participants hacked Apple iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9 and Xiaomi Mi 6 devices earning more than $225,000.

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Sonicwall warns of a spike in the number of attacks involving encrypted malware and IoT malware

Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

In 2018, global malware volume recorded by SonicWall hit a record-breaking 10.52 “The United States (-17%) and United Kingdom (-9%) led the world in the amount of malware attacks faced, but total volume for both were down year to date compared to 2018.” ” In 2018 Sonicwall had logged more than 2.8

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The FBI warns of HiatusRAT scanning campaigns against Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In March 2024, threat actors behind this campaign started targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The threat actors attempted to exploit multiple vulnerabilities in DVRs, including CVE-2017-7921, CVE-2018-9995 , CVE-2020-25078, CVE-2021-33044 , and CVE-2021-36260.

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RotaJakiro Linux backdoor has flown under the radar since 2018

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2021

” The RotaJakiro backdoor was first spotted in 2018 when a sample was uploaded on VirusTotal’s anti-malware service. Since 2018, the researchers spotted four distinct samples of the malware that were uploaded between May 2018 and January 2021. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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ThreatList: Malware Samples Targeting IoT More Than Double in 2018

Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A honeypot set up to sniff out data on infected IoT devices found a broad array of compromised devices – from Mikrotik routers to dishwashers.

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ARES ADB IOT Botnet targets Android Set Top Boxes (STB) and TVs

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2019

Researchers from WootCloud Labs have uncovered a new IoT botnet named Ares that is targeting Android-based devices. Experts from WootCloud Labs have spotted a new IoT botnet tracked as Ares that is targeting Android-based devices that have a debug port exposed online. IoT #malware branches seen in ???????? (by by unique IP): 1.

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Torii botnet, probably the most sophisticated IoT botnet of ever

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Avast spotted a new IoT botnet, tracked as Torii, that appears much more sophisticated and stealth of the numerous Mirai variants previously analyzed. Security researchers spotted a new IoT botnet, tracked as Torii, that appears much more sophisticated and stealth of the numerous Mirai variants previously analyzed. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ghost Ransomware a Persistent Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Persistent exploitation of legacy systems One of the most alarming aspects of Ghost ransomware is its focus on legacy IoT and OT environments. Key findings from the advisory The advisory highlights the rapid and efficient attack lifecycle of Ghost ransomware, with some incidents seeing full encryption within a single day.

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Hide and Seek (HNS) IoT Botnet targets Android devices with ADB option enabled

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The Hide and Seek (HNS) IoT botnet was first spotted early this year, since its discovery the authors continuously evolved its code. It is currently the first IoT malware that implements a persistence mechanism to keep devices infected after reboots. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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MY TAKE: Can Hollywood’s highly effective ‘source-code’ security tools help make IoT safe?

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

We met at Black Hat USA 2018 , where Hearn and O’Connor, came bearing a message about how these technologies, so heavily relied on by Hollywood, could play a starring role in shoring up the foundational layers of digital transformation — at the source code level. But now we have IoT devices connecting into these ecosystems.

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MY TAKE: ‘Network Detection and Response’ emerges as an Internet of Things security stopgap

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 9, 2020

Related: The promise, pitfalls of IoT Companies have commenced the dispersal of IoT systems far and wide. Data collected by IoT devices will increasingly get ingested into cloud-centric networks where it will get crunched by virtual servers. And fantastic new IoT-enabled services will spew out of the other end.

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MY TAKE: Why consumers are destined to play a big role in securing the Internet of Things

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

The drivers of IoT-centric commerce appear to be unstoppable. Count on the wide deployment of IoT systems to continue at an accelerated rate. There are already more IoT devices than human beings on the planet, according to tech industry research firm Gartner. more than the $646 billion spent in 2018.

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2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Global Edition: Digital Transformation & Data Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 25, 2018

This morning we announced, in tandem with our partner 451 Research, the Global Edition of the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report. The post 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Global Edition: Digital Transformation & Data Security appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales e-Security. Digital transformation drives massive change.

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Gulf countries came under hackers’ spotlight in 2018, with more than 130 000 payment cards compromised

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

Bahrain, 08.04.2019 – Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks , and NGN International, a global system integrator, analyzed cybersecurity landscape in Gulf countries in 2018. According to Group-IB’s annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 report, on average, from June 2017 to August 2018, the details of 1.8

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A new Mirai botnet variant targets DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2024

“Using a Mirai malware variant that incorporates ChaCha20 and XOR decryption algorithms, it has been seen compromising vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the wild, such as the DigiEver DVR, and TP-Link devices through CVE-2023-1389.” .” reads the analysis published by Akamai.

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A look back on 2018: What was hype and what was, perhaps, underrated

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the final few days of the year and look ahead to the clean slate that 2019 represents, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on 2018 – specifically, what tech innovations and predictions held true, which fell a bit flat and which were entirely unexpected. IoT in Everything. Assume IoT Security Vulnerabilities.

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Guest Blog: Why it’s Critical to Orchestrate PKI Keys for IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

According to statistica the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected will rise to 23 billion this year. From industrial machinery and intelligent transportation to health monitoring and emergency notification systems, a broad range of IoT devices are already being deployed by enterprises.

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Cloud Customers Faced 681M Cyberattacks in 2018

Dark Reading

JANUARY 24, 2019

The most common attacks involved software vulnerabilities, stolen credentials, Web applications, and IoT devices.

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Developer of DDoS Mirai based botnets sentenced to prison

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2020

. “According to court documents, the botnets were initially based largely on the source code previously developed by other individuals to create the Mirai botnet;” In September 2019, Schuchman pleaded guilty to creating and operating multiple DDoS IoT botnets. ” continues the DoJ. ” the DoJ concludes.

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Why 2018 Will Be the Trust Turning Point for the Digital Economy

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 4, 2018

From cloud computing , to mobile devices to digital payments and the emerging applications of the IoT, organizations are re-shaping how they do business. I look forward not only to our own ongoing growth and success in 2018, but also to contributing to yours! You can also find me at @CindyProvin.

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Established and emerging technologies to watch out for in 2018

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Cloud computing has gone mainstream for many enterprises, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how both industrial and consumer-oriented companies do business. Looking to the new year however, which trends will come to define our industry in 2018 and beyond? Shift towards micro-services. Resurrection of established tech.

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ZoomEye IoT search engine cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs

Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2018

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.

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Securing the future of IoT devices

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The worldwide number of IoT-connected devices is projected to increase to 43 billion by 2023 , an almost threefold increase from 2018 , demonstrating the pace at which the world is becoming more connected. The post Securing the future of IoT devices appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Interested and want to learn more?

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Vulnerability Finding Using Machine Learning

Schneier on Security

APRIL 20, 2020

I wrote about this in 2018: The problem of finding software vulnerabilities seems well-suited for ML systems. Sure, defenders can use the same systems, but many of today's Internet of Things (IoT) systems have no engineering teams to write patches and no ability to download and install patches. News article.

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The Mystery of Fbot

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

This is not the first time Fbot analysis has been published, and also Fbot binaries have been actively infecting the IoT devices since way before 2018. This wave is a significant timeline as a technology step-up for DDoS botnet and IoT malware development. The mystery of Fbot.

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Critical Apache Struts flaw CVE-2018-11776 exploited in attacks in the wild

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2018

According to the threat intelligence firm Volexity, the CVE-2018-11776 vulnerability is already being abused in malicious attacks in the wild. Just yesterday I wrote about the availability online of the exploit code for the recently discovered Critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2018-11776 in Apache Struts 2.

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‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty

The UK Bans Default Passwords

Trending Sources

Measuring the Security of IoT Devices

Here’s how anyone with $20 can hire an IoT botnet to blast out a week-long DDoS attack

IoT Cybersecurity Bill Proposed to Congress

Evolution of threat landscape for IoT devices – H1 2018

STEPS FORWARD: Regulators are on the move to set much needed IoT security rules of the road

Kaspersky honeypots find 105 million attacks on IoT devices in first half of 2019

New DigiCert poll shows companies taking monetary hits due to IoT-related security missteps

Mozi Botnet is responsible for most of the IoT Traffic

Malvertising Campaign Targets IoT Devices: GeoEdge

The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices

Reading the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2018

5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

FreeRTOS flaws expose millions of IoT devices to cyber attacks

BotenaGo botnet targets millions of IoT devices using 33 exploits

Alleged ‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Sought Media Spotlight, Got Indicted

Creator of multiple IoT botnets, including Satori, pleaded guilty

Pwn2Own Tokyo 2018 – iPhone X exploits paid over $100,000

Sonicwall warns of a spike in the number of attacks involving encrypted malware and IoT malware

The FBI warns of HiatusRAT scanning campaigns against Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs

RotaJakiro Linux backdoor has flown under the radar since 2018

ThreatList: Malware Samples Targeting IoT More Than Double in 2018

ARES ADB IOT Botnet targets Android Set Top Boxes (STB) and TVs

Torii botnet, probably the most sophisticated IoT botnet of ever

Ghost Ransomware a Persistent Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure

Hide and Seek (HNS) IoT Botnet targets Android devices with ADB option enabled

MY TAKE: Can Hollywood’s highly effective ‘source-code’ security tools help make IoT safe?

MY TAKE: ‘Network Detection and Response’ emerges as an Internet of Things security stopgap

MY TAKE: Why consumers are destined to play a big role in securing the Internet of Things

2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Global Edition: Digital Transformation & Data Security

Gulf countries came under hackers’ spotlight in 2018, with more than 130 000 payment cards compromised

A new Mirai botnet variant targets DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs

A look back on 2018: What was hype and what was, perhaps, underrated

Guest Blog: Why it’s Critical to Orchestrate PKI Keys for IoT

Cloud Customers Faced 681M Cyberattacks in 2018

Developer of DDoS Mirai based botnets sentenced to prison

Why 2018 Will Be the Trust Turning Point for the Digital Economy

Established and emerging technologies to watch out for in 2018

ZoomEye IoT search engine cached login passwords for tens of thousands of Dahua DVRs

Securing the future of IoT devices

Vulnerability Finding Using Machine Learning

The Mystery of Fbot

Critical Apache Struts flaw CVE-2018-11776 exploited in attacks in the wild

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