Dutch authorities dismantled a botnet of at least 17 million compromised devices on May 28, 2026. The operation targeted Asocks, a commercial residential proxy service. The servers are gone – but the infected routers, cameras, and smartphones worldwide are still compromised. Here’s what that means for IoT operators.
Millions of IoT devices run on encryption that quantum computers will eventually break. NIST finalized the first post-quantum standards in 2024, the EU mandates migration of critical systems by 2030, and South Korea and China are going their own way. Here is what that means for connected devices with decade-long lifespans.
Austrian company STRATUM 9 has launched what it claims is the first production-ready gateway bringing DECT NR+ to industrial environments. The hardware transmits PROFINET and PROFISAFE transparently over the air and supports seamless handover between cells – with first real-world deployments already running.
96 million SIM cards will connect machines rather than people by end of 2026. The new VATM telecoms market analysis shows where IoT growth is coming from, which sectors are driving it – and why 5G area coverage still leaves agriculture and forestry with an open question.
Security researchers have dissected xlabs_v1, a Mirai-based botnet that hijacks Android TV boxes and IoT devices via open ADB port 5555. What makes it unusual: the malware actively measures each infected device’s bandwidth and assigns it to a pricing tier — turning your smart TV into a rentable DDoS weapon.
VPNs are structurally ill-suited for IoT and OT environments with thousands of headless devices. Norwegian MVNO IXT has teamed up with Zscaler, Illumio and Shift Security to bring Zero Trust enforcement directly to the SIM level. A look at the technology, practical implications and market context.
OpenAI missed its user targets, Anthropic is raising prices and struggling with outages – the big AI providers are under pressure. Teams that built smart devices on cloud AI are feeling it first. An analysis of what is changing and what it means for IoT projects.
Italy’s consumer protection authority AGCM has opened formal proceedings against Vorwerk over the shutdown of cloud services for Neato robot vacuums. The case could set a precedent for the entire IoT industry. Notably, Vorwerk had already announced a voluntary exchange program one day before authorities conducted searches.
IoT battery life: Five factors determine whether your trackers deliver what the datasheet promises – transmission interval, network quality, sleep modes, temperature, and protocol choice. What decision-makers need to know about PSM, eDRX, Exponential Backoff, and battery chemistry before buying.
The FCC has named ioXt Alliance as the new lead administrator of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark – the IoT security label mandatory for all U.S. federal suppliers from 2027. Behind the restart lies a political contradiction: the same FCC chairman who blocked the old program now cites national security – while ioXt itself certifies Chinese members.
