The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favorite beverages. Related: Companies sustain damage from IoT attacks That was back in 1982.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

And current liability laws make it hard to hold companies accountable for shoddy software security. There's just one specific in the law that's not subject to the attorney general's interpretation: Default passwords are not allowed. But it's just one of dozens of awful "security" measures commonly found in IoT devices.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Kilmer said when Spur first started looking into Faceless, they noticed almost every Internet address that Faceless advertised for rent also showed up in the IoT search engine Shodan.io Those with IoT zero-days could expect payment if their exploit involved at least 5,000 systems that could be identified through Shodan.

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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. He urges enterprises to implement Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions and multi-factor authentication (MFA) and to enforce robust password policies to reduce the risk of account compromise.

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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 analysis published by the experts.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

You can start threat modeling IoT with the four question framework: What are you building? But there are specifics to IoT, and those specifics influence how you think about each of those questions. In the IoT world, the question of did we do a good job becomes have we done a good enough job? What can go wrong? Don Bailey)

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. As the enterprise attack surface grows, IoT is yet another attack vector organizations aren’t fully prepared to defend.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 30, 2021

NYSE:UI] — a major vendor of cloud-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as routers, network video recorders and security cameras — disclosed that a breach involving a third-party cloud provider had exposed customer account credentials. 11, Ubiquiti Inc. 11 this year, now would be a good time to care of that.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2021

Ubiquiti’s IoT gear includes things like WiFi routers, security cameras, and network video recorders. Their products have long been popular with security nerds and DIY types because they make it easy for users to build their own internal IoT networks without spending many thousands of dollars. And on Jan. 12, 2021.

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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. Attackers also attempted to exploit weak vendor-supplied passwords. The feds urge to report any signs of compromise to the FBI or IC3.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports. Hackers count on it.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

There are security/hacker types that maintain massive repositories of passwords. Change all default passwords to something unique and strong. Most home networks get broken into through either phishing or some random device they have with a bad password. This is the most important thing in this article.

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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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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In late 2016, the world witnessed the sheer disruptive power of Mirai , a powerful botnet strain fueled by Internet of Things (IoT) devices like DVRs and IP cameras that were put online with factory-default passwords and other poor security settings. no password). no password). Source: xiongmaitech.com. BLANK TO BANK.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) devices in general have earned a reputation for poor cybersecurity, and internet-connected cameras are no exception. Case in point: unsecured webcams make up the top three out of the five most popular searches on Shodan , an IoT-centric search engine that specializes in identifying unsecure devices online.

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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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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Simply defined, the internet of things (IoT) is a network of Internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data. In today’s digital-driven world, IoT connects almost everything including homes, offices, and vehicles, allowing users the convenience of activating and operating nearly any device remotely. Think again.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 3, 2024

The hidden weakness: human error Despite leaps in cybersecurity technology, human error remains an Achilles heel in SCADA and IoT security. Imagine an employee setting up a system incorrectly or using a weak password—that one mistake could open the doors to an attacker. The attacker's gateway? Human blunders.

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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. This time the stakes are too high. Security-by-design lacking.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 28, 2023

IoT, breaches and largely business as usual so I'll skip that in the intro to this post and jump straight to the end: the impending HIBP domain search changes. Messing with door-knocking real estate agents is a really good use of Home Assistant and Ubiquiti IMHO (channelling my inner Password Purgatory demons on this one!)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2021

billion IoT devices active across the world – a figure that is expected to grow to 75 billion by 2025. This tripling will be a phenomenal feat to achieve in the next four years and relies upon IoT projects that are currently planned or under development to mature quickly. 1 Consider using generic IoT service modules.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

600,000 GPS trackers left exposed online with a default password of ‘123456’ Avast researchers found at least 600,000 GPS trackers manufactured by a Chinese vendor that were exposed online with a default password of “123456.” The use of default passwords represents a serious problem also for the Chinese vendor.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

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. ” IoT risk must be taken seriously. ” continues Microsoft.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The data was found on Shodan , an IoT-centric search engine that allows users to look up and access “power plants, Smart TVs, [and] refrigerators.” Shodan’s most popular search terms include “unprotected webcams” and “routers with default passwords.” Side note: always change the default password on your devices.). The takeaway?

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you have doubts, check it out–go directly to your account or to the source, which you should always independently verify, if the communication refers to anything service or finance related. You go online and you can’t access your cloud account, or you can’t find data stored on a device or in a specific service.

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Elie

DECEMBER 2, 2017

What’s remarkable about these record-breaking attacks is they were carried out via small, innocuous Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices like home routers, air-quality monitors, and personal surveillance cameras. At its peak, Mirai enslaved over 600,000 vulnerable IoT devices, according to our measurements. self-propagating worm.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2021

American technology vendor Ubiquiti Networks suffered a data breach and is sending out notification emails to its customers asking them to change their passwords and enable 2FA for their accounts. " pic.twitter.com/O0dmNVruS5 — briankrebs (@briankrebs) January 11, 2021.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Secure users in mins with a free dev account. link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) September 23, 2019 The BBC asked us to look into a range of IoT products. pic.twitter.com/oGS3bI9kcY — Domonkos Tomcsanyi (@domi007) September 26, 2019 Dating service used fake accounts to attract more paying users. A dream come true ????????

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2022

Researchers from FortiGuard Labs have discovered a new IoT botnet tracked as RapperBot which is active since mid-June 2022. ssh/authorized_keys, anyone with the corresponding private key can authenticate the SSH server without supplying a password. The bulk of the malware code contains an implementation of an SSH 2.0

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Some four years ago hackers entered an unnamed casino’s data network by exploiting IoT devices in a lobby fish tank. Today’s columnist, Ian Ferguson of Lynx Software Technologies, offers advice on how to lock down IoT systems. What’s the risk of connecting an IoT device like a fish tank to a network and not changing default passwords?

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The third quarter’s most prolific ransomware gang was RansomHub, which accounted for 17.75% of all victims. Attacks on macOS Password stealers were the third quarter’s most noteworthy findings associated with attacks on macOS users. 2 Tajikistan 1.63 3 Kazakhstan 1.34 4 Ethiopia 1.30 5 Uzbekistan 1.20 6 Belarus 1.20

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Adam Shostack

MARCH 5, 2020

More precisely, since I don’t have an Amazon developer account, I’m going to look at the blog post, and infer some stuff about the underlying documentation.). There’s a tremendous amount of guidance for IoT makers, and the lists are not well aligned. But these lists of what you should do are not unique to Amazon.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. To find out how many printers were on the menu for our experiment, we searched for IP addresses with open ports on specialized IoT search engines, such as Shodan and Censys.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews Usernames Names Government ID numbers (CURP) Phone numbers Email addresses Home addresses Dates of Birth Gender KYC status IP addresses used to register for an account IP addresses used to log in Deposit amounts Withdrawal amounts Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2021

The Taiwanese vendor was informed of ongoing eCh0raix ransomware attacks that infected QNAP NAS devices using weak passwords. Devices using weak passwords may be susceptible to attack.” ” The company recommends customers to perform the following actions: Use stronger passwords for your administrator accounts. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Daycare camera product NurseryCam was hacked last week, the company was forced to shut down its IoT camera service. In response to the incident, the company shut down its IoT camera service on Saturday and reported the security breach to the parents. SecurityAffairs – hacking, IoT). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

The National Safety Council leaked thousands of emails and passwords of their members, including companies such as NASA and Tesla. The National Safety Council has leaked nearly 10,000 emails and passwords of their members, exposing 2000 companies, including governmental organizations and big corporations.

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