Category Archives: IoT botnets

Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty

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Denis Emelyantsev, a 36-year-old Russian man accused of running a massive botnet called RSOCKS that stitched malware into millions of devices worldwide, pleaded guilty to two counts of computer crime violations in a California courtroom this week. The plea comes just months after Emelyantsev was extradited from Bulgaria, where he told investigators, “America is looking for me because I have enormous information and they need it.” Continue reading Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads Guilty→

New Charges, Sentencing in Satori IoT Botnet Conspiracy

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The U.S. Justice Department today criminally charged a Canadian and a Northern Ireland man for allegedly conspiring to build multiple botnets that enslaved hundreds of thousands of routers and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices for use in large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. In addition, a defendant in the United States was sentenced to drug treatment and 18 months community confinement for his admitted role in the conspiracy. Continue reading New Charges, Sentencing in Satori IoT Botnet Conspiracy→

DDoS Attacks Get Bigger, Smarter and More Diverse

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DDoS attacks is relentless. New techniques, new targets and a new class of attackers continue to reinvigorate one of the internet’s oldest nemesis. Continue reading DDoS Attacks Get Bigger, Smarter and More Diverse→

New Call to Regulate IoT Security By Design

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A D.C. think tank recommends regulations that mandate IoT security by design before attacks infiltrate critical infrastructure, financial and health care organizations. Continue reading New Call to Regulate IoT Security By Design→

Regulation May Be Best Answer to IoT Insecurity

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Technologists, including Bruce Schneier, testifying before a House committee today on IoT security said that regulation could be the only answer to solving existing vulnerabilities. Continue reading Regulation May Be Best Answer to IoT Insecurity→