Criminals are exploiting unsecured cellular routers in industrial environments to send massive amounts of phishing SMS messages. According to a report by the IT magazine Ars Technica, based on analyses by the cybersecurity company Sekoia, devices from the Chinese manufacturer Milesight IoT Co., Ltd. are primarily affected.
The security firm Bishop Fox found several security-relevant weaknesses in the YoLink Smart Hub (firmware v0382). In a blog post, security researcher Nick Cerne, who disassembled the device, read internal logs, obtained MQTT credentials and API information, shows how attackers could remotely control other smart-home devices.
With a new law, California wants to oblige manufacturers of end devices from 2020 to significantly increase the IoT security of their products.
The number of cyber attacks on IoT (Internet of Things) devices will continue to increase steadily in 2018. Over the past few years, growth forecasts by industry analysts have overturned: 50 billion devices should be networked on the Internet of […]
For more security in IoT the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a chip that can take over the work of software algorithms in the future, uses 99.75% less energy and does the necessary encryption calculations about 500 times faster.
With the millions of devices connected to the Internet, malware finds a perfect breeding ground. The latest scare is a new IoT botnet called “Hide n’ Seek” or short “HNS”. Appearing for the first time around January 10th this year, […]
Maybe the Internet of Things is not spreading as fast as predicted by some, but in the long run it will change our world significantly. As more IoT devices enter the market, security will become increasingly important.
In a recent report, the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) a US-based think tank warns about future threats we face as a result of increasing numbers of being connected online within the Internet of Things. The report “Rise of The Machines” states, that the recent DDoS attacks carried out by a Botnet of thousands of machines infected with the Mirai-Malware was just the beginning of what we’re going to see in the future. Additionally it calls for stricter regulations of IoT-Devic
