A new report by Allot Communications revealed a dynamic and automated threat landscape in which consumers lack the security expertise to effectively protect themselves. Mobile and Internet of Things continue to be primary attack vectors, contributing to a spike in cryptojacking, adware, and DDoS attacks. The Telco Security Trends Report is based on anonymous data gathered from four communications service providers (CSPs) across Europe and Israel, who between them, protect seven million customers. It found … More ? The post Protecting consumers from mobile and IoT threats appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Pwn goal: Hackers used the username root, password root for botnet control database login
These are not the criminal geniuses you were expecting An IoT botnet has been commandeered by white hats after its controllers used a weak username and password combination for its command-and-control server.…
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Pwn goal: Hackers used the username root, password root for botnet control database login
Just a third of Brit cops are equipped to fight crime that is ‘cyber’
Bad news if you’ve been defrauded online Just one in three police forces in the UK are able to tackle cybercrime such as DDoS, malware attacks and online fraud, a Home Affairs Committee heard today.…
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DHS, FBI warn about malware tied to North Korean threat actor
US-CERT has released a new technical alert on malware used by Hidden Cobra, a threat actor whose activities they believe to be directed by the North Korean government. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have been documenting malware used by the group for a while now. This time, they warn about Joanap, a remote access tool (RAT) that is used “to establish peer-to-peer communications and to manage botnets … More ? The post DHS, FBI warn about malware tied to North Korean threat actor appeared first on Help Net Security .
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FBI agents take aim at VPNFilter botnet, point finger at Russia, yell ‘national security threat’
Feds warn admins malware is rather tough to destroy The FBI says it is taking steps to stop the spread of the VPNFilter malware and botnet, warning that it’s a national security issue.…
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VPNFilter malware compromises over 500,000 networking devices around the world
Cisco Talos researchers have flagged a huge botnet of small and home office routers and NAS devices, capable of collecting communications and data and launching cyber attacks. About the VPNFilter malware The malware that makes it all possible has been dubbed VPNFilter. It’s persistent, modular, and delivered in several stages. The stage 1 malware’s main task is to persist through reboots and to discover the IP address of the current stage 2 deployment server. The … More ? The post VPNFilter malware compromises over 500,000 networking devices around the world appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Summoners of web tsunamis have moved to layer 7, says Cloudflare
DDoS launchers increasingly target application processes instead of flooding networks Attackers have noticed that the world is getting better at fending off massive distributed denial-of-service attacks, and are trying to overwhelm application processes instead.…
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Summoners of web tsunamis have moved to layer 7, says Cloudflare
Hacking for fun and profit: How one researcher is making IoT device makers take security seriously
We should all be so lucky to enjoy our work as much as Ken Munro does. Generally attracted by research that “looks fun” and particularly interested in probing the security of technologies that have yet to be comprehensively investigated by security researchers, for the past few years Munro has been poking and probing consumer Internet of Things devices, and doing things such as denial of service attacks on Wi-Fi-enabled kettles, or showing that you can … More ? The post Hacking for fun and profit: How one researcher is making IoT device makers take security seriously appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Dig this: The future of crypto-mining botnets
The blockchain sector is now bursting with innovation, with developers looking for new, pragmatic ways to use this secure distributed ledger technology across a range of applications. And as always, cybercriminals are among the earliest adopters, and unfortunately helping to push forward public awareness of the technology. Crypto-mining malware is now by far the most common event we are seeing attacking our user base, and this is only the beginning. Since December 2017, the Coinhive … More ? The post Dig this: The future of crypto-mining botnets appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Week in review: New Cybersecurity Framework, Android patching issues, RSA Conference 2018
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: RSA Conference 2018 coverage Check out what you missed at the infosec event of the year. Real-time detection of consumer IoT devices participating in DDoS attacks Could we detect compromised consumer IoT devices participating in a DDoS attack in real-time and do someting about it? A group of researchers Princeton University have presented some encouraging results showing that the first part of … More ? The post Week in review: New Cybersecurity Framework, Android patching issues, RSA Conference 2018 appeared first on Help Net Security .
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