FBI Disables “Cyclops Blink” Botnet Controlled by Russian Intelligence Agency
The U.S. government on Wednesday announced that it had neutralized a massive botnet of hardware devices controlled by Russia’s main intelligence agency (GRU). In...
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TOTOLINK Routers, Other Device Exploits Added to Beastmode Botnet
The Mirai-based DDoS botnet known as Beastmode continues to expand its arsenal with at least five new exploits added over the last two months....
Remote ‘Brokenwire’ Hack Prevents Charging of Electric Vehicles
Researchers from the University of Oxford in the UK and Switzerland’s Armasuisse federal agency have identified a new attack method that can be used...
Researchers Hack Remote Keyless System of Honda Vehicles
A researcher has published proof-of-concept (PoC) videos to demonstrate how an attacker can remotely unlock the doors of a Honda vehicle, or even start...
Serious Vulnerability Exploited at Hacking Contest Impacts Over 200 HP Printers
HP this week announced that more than 200 printer models are impacted by a severe remote code execution vulnerability that was exploited by researchers...
QNAP Devices Targeted in New Wave of DeadBolt Ransomware Attacks
Internet search engine Censys on Monday warned that a new wave of DeadBolt ransomware attacks has been targeting network-attached storage (NAS) devices made by...
Russia-Linked Cyclops Blink Botnet Attacking ASUS Routers
Taiwanese electronics giant ASUS has issued an alert to warn users of Cyclops Blink botnet attacks targeting its routers. Cyclops Blink was first detailed...
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SATCOM Cybersecurity Alert Issued as Authorities Probe Possible Russian Attack
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI on Thursday released a new alert to warn satellite communication (SATCOM) networks about potential...
Medical, IoT Devices From Many Manufacturers Affected by ‘Access:7’ Vulnerabilities
Many IoT and medical devices are affected by seven potentially serious vulnerabilities discovered in widely used remote management software, according to enterprise security company...
Enterprise IoT Security Firm Phosphorus Raises $38 Million
Nashville, TN-based IoT security firm Phosphorus Cybersecurity has raised $38 million in a Series A funding round led by SYN Ventures and MassMutual Ventures....