IoT Botnets Found Using Default Credentials for C&C Server Databases

Not following cybersecurity best practices could not only cost online users but also cost cybercriminals. Yes, sometimes hackers don't take best security measures to keep their infrastructure …

New Rapidly-Growing IoT Botnet Threatens to Take Down the Internet

Just a year after Mirai —biggest IoT-based malware that caused vast Internet outages by launching massive DDoS attacks—completed its first anniversary, security researchers are now warning of a b…

Over 85% Of Smart TVs Can Be Hacked Remotely Using Broadcasting Signals

The Internet-connected devices are growing at an exponential rate, and so are threats to them. Due to the insecure implementation, a majority of Internet-connected embedded devices, including Sma…

New Windows Trojan Spreads MIRAI Malware To Hack More IoT Devices

MIRAI – possibly the biggest IoT-based malware threat that emerged last year, which caused vast internet outage in October last year by launching massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) atta…

5 Major Russian Banks Hit With Powerful DDoS Attacks

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have risen enormously in past few months and, mostly, they are coming from hacked and insecure internet-connected devices, most commonly known as Inter…

Chinese Electronics Firm to Recall its Smart Cameras recently used to Take Down Internet

You might be surprised to know that your security cameras, Internet-connected toasters and refrigerators may have inadvertently participated in the massive cyber attack that broke a large portion …

Challenge! WIN $50,000 for Finding Non-traditional Ways to Detect Vulnerable IoT Devices

If you are concerned about the insecurity of Internet of Things, have good hands at programming and know how to hack smart devices, then you can grab an opportunity to earn $50,000 in prize money …