Botnet pwns 100,000 routers using ancient security flaw
Researchers have stumbled on another large botnet that’s been hijacking home routers while nobody was paying attention. Continue reading Botnet pwns 100,000 routers using ancient security flaw
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Rapidly Growing Router Botnet Takes Advantage of 5-Year-Old Flaw
A sophisticated proxy code has infected hundreds of thousands of devices already. Continue reading Rapidly Growing Router Botnet Takes Advantage of 5-Year-Old Flaw
Some Basic Rules for Securing Your IoT Stuff
Most readers here have likely heard or read various prognostications about the impending doom from the proliferation of poorly-secured “Internet of Things” or IoT devices. Loosely defined as any gadget or gizmo that connects to the Internet but which m… Continue reading Some Basic Rules for Securing Your IoT Stuff
Some Basic Rules for Securing Your IoT Stuff
Most readers here have likely heard or read various prognostications about the impending doom from the proliferation of poorly-secured “Internet of Things” or IoT devices. Loosely defined as any gadget or gizmo that connects to the Internet but which most consumers probably wouldn’t begin to know how to secure, IoT encompasses everything from security cameras, routers and digital video recorders to printers, wearable devices and “smart” lightbulbs.
Throughout 2016 and 2017, attacks from massive botnets made up entirely of hacked IoT devices had many experts warning of a dire outlook for Internet security. But the future of IoT doesn’t have to be so bleak. Here’s a primer on minimizing the chances that your IoT things become a security liability for you or for the Internet at large. Continue reading Some Basic Rules for Securing Your IoT Stuff
Code Used in Zero Day Huawei Router Attack Made Public
Researchers warn of copycat type attacks as exploit code used in Mirai variant goes public. Continue reading Code Used in Zero Day Huawei Router Attack Made Public
miranda-upnp – Interactive UPnP Client
Miranda is a Python-based UPnP (Universal Plug-N-Play) client application designed to discover, query and interact with UPNP devices, particularly Internet Gateway Devices (aka, routers). It can be used to audit UPNP-enabled devices on a network for po… Continue reading miranda-upnp – Interactive UPnP Client