Tag: security
BrickerBot ‘creator’ claims two million IoT devices have been destroyed
BrickerBot, a piece of malware designed to damage insecure IoT devices so badly that they become useless, has now 'bricked' as many as two million devices, according...
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...
Amnesia malware turns DVRs into botnet slaves
IT security researchers have uncovered a new strain of malware that targets digital video recorders (DVRs), turning them into botnet slaves.
According to a blog...
Radware discovers Brickerbot, which makes DOS attacks permanent
A new threat is targeting insecure IoT devices, but rather than hijack them for use in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, Brickerbot instead...
EEMBC and Prpl talk up hypervisors for more secure IoT
The Prpl Foundation and EEMBC have teamed up to launch an initiative to protect IoT hardware from hackers by using virtualization technology within these devices.
The...
Locked out – Garadget owner blocks IoT app user following negative...
Denis Grisak, the man behind IoT garage door device Garadget, is in hot water after blocking a customer from using the technology after a...
‘No physical access’ required for Samsung smart TV hack
Swiss security consultancy Oneconsult and Israeli software company Equus have demonstrated the ease with which Samsung devices can be hacked.
When it was revealed that the US Central Intelligence...
Worldwide IoT cellular connections to reach 2.4 billion by 2025
The number of IoT cellular connections is set to grow to around 2.4 billion by 2025, according to a report by Strategy Analytics.
The analysts...
IoB Insiders: In support of a drone registry
IoB Insiders: Adam Leach, director of research and development at Nominet, explores the proliferation of drones, the challenges this brings and why a drone register...
Mastercard aims to boost IoT security with NuData acquisition
Mastercard, the financial services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire NuData Security, a global technology provider that aims to help enterprises prevent...
Remote monitoring in oil and gas: a new path to profitability?
Internet of Business traveled to Honeywell’s Customer Excellence Center in Aberdeen to see how Industrial IoT (IIoT) technology is enabling onshore remote monitoring of...