Remember last week’s $99 IoT padlock that anyone could unlock in 2 seconds? Turns out you don’t even need that long!
Tag Archives: iot
Serious Security: How three minor bugs make one major exploit
In this story, three webcam bugs that weren’t critical one-by-one could be combined into an exploit giving total device takeover.
Hackable CloudPets pulled from Target, Walmart, Amazon and more
The stuffed toys are stuffed with security problems that we’ve known about for over a year.
Oh the irony! When cybercriminals are rubbish at cybersecurity
The Owari DDoS botnet, built by knocking over weakly-secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices, has had a bad week.
California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?
Beyond potential police surveillance, the plates could be as susceptible to hacking as other wireless and IoT technologies.
FBI issues VPNFilter malware warning, says “REBOOT NOW” [PODCAST]
The FBI just issued a VPNFilter malware warning saying, “Reboot your routers now!” But why? And will it help?
VPNFilter router malware – what to do? [VIDEO]
Learn how to deal with the VPNFilter malware currently plaguing 500,000 home routers worldwide.
VPNFilter – is a malware timebomb lurking on your router?
A Cisco paper reports on zombie malware that has apparently infected more than 500,000 home routers.
It’s not CLOUD computing, it’s CLOWN computing! [Chet Chat Podcast 219]
Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin as they dissect the latest computer security news in their witty but informative way.
Internet of Things – do you really need a kettle that can boil your security dry?
This week in #CyberAware, the theme is “Internet of Things.” But how much does security really matter to a light bulb or a kettle?