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A 20 year-old man has been indicted for computer crimes by a federal court in Alaska. Evidence suggests that he could be linked to the Satori botnet that exploited a previously unknown bug in a Huawei router. Continue reading Possible Satori botnet hacker indicted by Feds
A 20-year-old from Vancouver, Washington was indicted last week on federal hacking charges and for allegedly operating the “Satori” botnet, a malware strain unleashed last year that infected hundreds of thousands of wireless routers and other “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices. This outcome is hardly surprising given that the accused’s alleged alter ego has been relentless in seeking media attention for this global crime machine. Continue reading Alleged ‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Sought Media Spotlight, Got Indicted
A new week, a new crop of security stories. Last week, malware complacency, Russian cyberspies, GDPR compliance and Mirai IoT malware made the headlines. In addition, we analyzed top security threats for web apps. Be sure to check Security Boulevard d… Continue reading Security Boulevard’s 5 Most Read Stories for the Week, August 20-24
A new Mirai botnet version has been released by computer hackers as new attacks deploying it have been detected. The attack campaigns are global and target both individual users and service devices. This is one of the most popular weapons…Read more
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Researchers have found a malware program based on Mirai that has binaries for many platforms and CPU architectures, allowing it to run even on Linux servers or Android phones. The difficulty of compiling malware that works out of the box on the large … Continue reading Mirai IoT Malware Variant Abuses Linux Cross-Compilation Framework
The approach makes Mirai executable on a wide variety of disparate IoT devices and platforms from a single server. Continue reading Mirai Variant Cross-Compiles Attack Code with Aboriginal Linux
By Uzair Amir
Botnet of Smart Power-Consuming Appliances May Cause Widespread Power Outages. Digital technology has revolutionized the way we use appliances and perform day-to-day chores. Nowadays, our air conditioners are smart enough to be turned off… Continue reading IoT botnet of heaters & ovens can cause massive widespread power outages
Researchers call the scenario BlackIoT: an IoT botnet of high-wattage devices that could crash the power grid. Continue reading Your smart air conditioner could contribute to mass power outages
A new botnet has been detected by security researchers at NewSky security, with their discovery being confirmed by researchers from Qihoo 360 Netlab, Rapid7, and Greynoise. The botnet in question has compromised more than 18,000 routers in a single day… Continue reading Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day, but This Botnet Was, Using CVE-2017-17215
Distributed Denial of Service attacks maybe one of the oldest tools in a hacker’s toolbox, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t fallen out of fashion. Continue reading ThreatList: Top Summer DDoS Trends