Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

I also looked at custom firmware and soldering and why, to my mind, that was a path I didn't need to go down at this time. Back to the bit about risks impacting data collected by IoT devices and back again to CloudPets, Context Security's piece aligned with my own story about kids' CloudPets messages being left exposed to the internet.

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IoT Firmware Risk Manufacturing 362

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 20, 2024

The company allegedly obtained this information from non-public sources without the consent of the person filing the complaint or the potentially billions of others affected by the data collection. Activate multi-factor authentication on all accounts where it’s available, especially on email, banking, and social media platforms.

Identity Theft 131

Identity Theft Data breaches Passwords Encryption 131

Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

Data Broker Brags About Having Highly Detailed Personal Information on Nearly All Internet Users Gizmodo An owner of a data broker business brags and showcases his company's ability to deliver "personalized messaging at scale." Of course, personalized in this context means leveraging extensive amounts of data collected on people.

Surveillance 59

Surveillance Data breaches Spyware Malware 59

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

There are three major threat vectors that harm IoT deployments: Devices are hijacked by malicious software; Data collected and processed in IoT ecosystems is tampered with and impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information; and, Weak user and device authentication.

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IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Data collection 96

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

million vehicles (start engine, disable starter, unlock, read device location, flash and update firmware). Authenticate into user account and perform actions against vehicles. Update vehicle status to “stolen”, updating both license plate and notifying authorities. Are these issues still a problem?

Manufacturing 89

Manufacturing Data collection Social Engineering Engineering 89

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

They communicate with the central control system, allowing data collection and remote control over long distances. These networks enable data exchange between PLCs, RTUs, SCADA systems, and HMIs. Encryption and secure communication protocols: Protecting data in transit between ICS components.

Firmware 111

Firmware Encryption Manufacturing Risk 111

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2018

According to research from the Ponemon Institute, almost half (42 per cent) of IoT devices will use digital certificates for authentication in the next two years. Firmware signing is also key to ensuring that devices can verify the authenticity and integrity of updates and security patches that eliminate discovered vulnerabilities.

Internet 66

Internet Internet IoT Manufacturing 66