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Tag: IoT
Realtek-based routers, smart devices are being gobbled up by a voracious botnet
A few weeks ago we blogged about a vulnerability in home routers that was weaponized by the Mirai botnet just two…
Largest DDoS attack ever reported gets hoovered up by Cloudflare
On the Cloudflare blog, the American web infrastructure behemoth that provides content delivery network (CDN) and DDoS mitigation services reports that…
UDP Technology IP Camera firmware vulnerabilities allow for attacker to achieve root
Researchers at RandoriSec have found serious vulnerabilities in the firmware provided by UDP Technology to Geutebrück and many other IP camera…
IoT riddled with BadAlloc vulnerabilities
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published advisory ICSA-21-119-04 about vulnerabilities found in multiple real-time operating systems (RTOS) and…
A week in security (January 18 – January 24)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at changes to WhatsApp’s privacy policy, we provided information about Malwarebytes being targeted by…
Ubiquiti breach, and other IoT security problems
Networking equipment manufacturer Ubiquiti sent out an email to warn users about a possible data breach. The email stated there had…
A week in security (January 4 – January 10)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we released survey results about VPN usage and found that 36 percent of our respondents use…
Smart toy security: How to keep your kids safe this Christmas
Christmas is coming, and so are the smart toys. The ever-present pandemic has meant a lot more staying at home this…
IoT cybersecurity bill passed by Senate
Days before taking a week-long Thanksgiving recess, the US Senate passed an almost mundane cybersecurity bill that, if approved by the…