Researchers at web privacy review service vpnMentor discovered the data in an exposed ElasticSearch server online. It contains two billion items of log data from devices sold by Shenzen, China-based smart IoT device manufacturer Orvibo.
Tag Archives: internet of things
Medtronic rushes to replace insulin pumps after flaws found
Medtronic is immediately recalling of all MiniMed 508 & Paradigm insulin pumps after researchers uncovered serious security flaws.
Critical flaws found in Amcrest security cameras
The Amcrest 721 family of security cameras features six security flaws discovered back in 2017 by a researcher at security outfit Synopsys.
White label SOS panic buttons can be hacked via SMS
A Chinese white-label panic alarm used by elderly and vulnerable people can be remotely controlled by sending it simple SMS commands.
Is a sticky label the answer to the IoT’s security problems?
How can IoT security be improved? The UK Government just published new details of its surprising and unfashionable answer.
Millions of consumer smart devices exposed by serious security flaw
This IoT software flaw could render millions of consumer devices, including baby monitors and webcams, open to remote discovery and hijack.
App could have let attackers locate and take control of users’ cars
A smartphone app used to control vehicles across North America left them wide open to attackers, it was revealed this week.
Windows IoT Core exploitable via ethernet
Microsoft’s IoT version of Windows is vulnerable to an exploit that could give an attacker complete control of the system.
Japanese government will try to hack its citizens’ IOT devices
Japan will hack citizens’ IoT devices to mop up cyber security before the Olympics. Don’t like the notion? Here’s how to lock ’em down!
Cops catch $15m crypto-crook
A man has been arrested a year after stealing €10m ($15m) of the IoT-focused cryptocurrency IOTA using bogus software that tricked users.