Persirai IoT Malware Can Turn Chinese IP Cameras Into a Huge Botnet
Not a day goes by without a new type of Internet of Things malware making headlines. Persirai is a malware that shares some similarities with Mirai, and it is …
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Californian ISP’s Modems Fall Victim To Malware Turf War
Criminals actively deploying malware often target unsuspecting users. In the state of California, however, one the local ISPs has suffered from massive outages due to two colliding malware attacks. …
Brand new IoT Botnet Successfully DDoSes Russian Bank
Internet of Things devices will always remain one of the primary targets for cyber criminals. A new botnet is starting to gain traction as we speak. As one would …
Brickerbot Developer Claims he Bricked Over 2 Million IoT Devices so far
Not too long ago, we talked on this site about Brickerbot, a new type of malware targeting Internet of Things devices. Although it was a bit unclear at that …
IoT Malware Strains Mirai and Hajime Compete Over Resources
Internet of Things malware is nothing new under the sun these days. Most companies and consumers are well aware of the Mirai botnet, which has been terrorizing IoT devices …
Flat Transistors Provide Every Object With Internet of Things Capabilities
April 19, 2017
News, Technology
New and exciting technology is just within our grasp, by the look of things. Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have come up with an intriguing idea to create transistors …
So You Want to Build Your Own IoT Device? Here’s What You Need to Know
April 11, 2017
News, Technology
It seems like everything is connected to the internet these days – and if something doesn’t have connectivity, there’s a good chance that someone, somewhere, is working on getting …
What is BrickerBot?
It was only a matter of time until a new type of malware would target Internet of Things devices. BrickerBot, as this new threat is called, is capable of …
Second Largest IoT Manufacturer Leaves Devices Open To Hacking
It appears cybercriminals are once again targeting a popular manufacturer of the internet of things hardware. Dahua, the world’s second-largest IoT device manufacturer, had to issue an emerging software …