Collaborate Disseminate
The massive ICEBUCKET scheme has, so far, impersonated more than 2m people in 30+ countries, defrauding more than 300 brands of ad dollars. Continue reading Bot creates millions of fake eyeballs to rip off smart-TV advertisers
Malware campaign targets global manufacturers that are still dependent on Windows 7 subsystems to run fleets of IoT endpoints. Continue reading New Lemon Duck Malware Campaign Targets IoT, Large Manufacturers
TV takeover, privacy threats, botnet concerns and Wi-Fi network compromise are all big concerns when it comes to connected TVs. Continue reading Smart TVs: The Cyberthreat Lurking in Your Living Room, Feds Warn
The latest edition of the bi-annual hacking contest saw creative exploits in new device categories. Continue reading Pwn2Own Tokyo Roundup: Amazon Echo, Routers and Smart TVs Fall to Hackers
Researchers discovered that smart TVs from Samsung, LG and others are sending sensitive user data to partner tech firms even when devices are idle. Continue reading Smart TVs, Subscription Services Leak Data to Facebook, Google
Millions of smart TVs may soon be forced to admit to viewers that they spied on them, and then sold their data. Continue reading Vizio to send class notices through the TVs that spied on viewers
To fight IoT crime, security professionals must properly classify incidents and connect seemingly disparate strings of evidence.
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Demo exploit is inexpensive, remote, scalable—and opens door to more advanced hacks. Continue reading Smart TV hack embeds attack code into broadcast signal—no access required
WikiLeaks on Tuesday dropped one of its most explosive word bombs ever: A secret trove of documents apparently stolen from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detailing methods of hacking everything from smart phones and TVs to compromising Internet routers and computers. KrebsOnSecurity is still digesting much of this fascinating data cache, but here are some first impressions based on what I’ve seen so far. Continue reading WikiLeaks Dumps Docs on CIA’s Hacking Tools
WikiLeaks on Tuesday dropped one of its most explosive word bombs ever: A secret trove of documents apparently stolen from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detailing methods of hacking everything from smart phones and TVs to compromising Internet routers and computers. KrebsOnSecurity is still digesting much of this fascinating data cache, but here are some first impressions based on what I’ve seen so far. Continue reading WikiLeaks Dumps Docs on CIA’s Hacking Tools