Tag: botnet
Botnet attack on one website costs IoT device owners $300k
A University of California, Berkeley Report reveals that the cost of malware- and botnet-affected devices could run into millions of dollars for their owners.
A...
How to secure 5G to prevent IoT disasters: expert panel
Kate O'Flaherty speaks to a panel of experts who warn that we are in the uncharted territory of network slicing and mass service takedowns....
DoubleDoor IoT botnet bypasses firewall using backdoors
Security researchers have uncovered new malware that uses two backdoors to infect IoT devices in order to create a botnet.
Dubbed DoubleDoor, the malware was...
Satori malware code made public by hackers
Researchers warn that now that it has been made public, the Satori malware code could be used in new botnets.
Code used in the Satori malware (a varient of...
Andromeda IoT botnet dismantled by international cyber taskforce
As the Andromeda botnet gets dismantled, another steps forward to take over the job of infecting IoT devices.
Law enforcement agencies around the world have...
Reaper IoT botnet proves less virulent than expected
Reaper madness fails to materialize, with the spread of the new malware not as extensive as originally estimated, claim Arbor Networks researchers.
The Reaper malware...
New botnet could take down the internet in “cyberstorm”, says Check...
Researchers uncover a rapidly spreading botnet malware taking over IoT devices and posing risk of "cyberstorm".
A massive botnet is forming to create a “cyber-storm that could...
Malwar! Hajime IoT botnet fights back against Mirai
A new malware worm known as Hajime has infected as many as 10,000 IoT devices, but has so far caused no damage.
Discovered by security...
Mirai malware repurposed to mine Bitcoins using slave IoT devices
Criminals have added code to the Mirai malware that targets IoT devices to mine Bitcoins.
IT security researchers have discovered a module added to the...
Search Lab finds numerous flaws in AVTech cameras and DVRs
According to researchers from security company Search Lab in Hungary, malware has targeted numerous flaws in internet-connected security cameras and digital video recorders.
The Imeji...
Hackers used flaws in IoT devices to take down university network
Increasing use of IoT may have its downsides, as many devices lacking basic security have been used by hackers to take down networks, according...
Security researcher claims to unearth hacker behind IoT Mirai botnet
A security researcher has claimed to have found the identity of a hacker behind the Mirai botnet that used thousands of IoT devices to...