In-brief: a botnet of 120,000 cameras that takes its orders from servers based in Iran uses a long-ago disclosed security vulnerability in camera software to spread. The flaw affects over 1,000 different models of cameras, Trend Micro reports.
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NAS Holes: Air Force Data Leak the Tip of Very Large Iceberg
In-brief: The recently disclosed trove of personnel files by an US Air Force officer is one piece of a much larger phenomenon: exposed, vulnerable and Internet-connected network attached storage (or NAS) devices chock full of gigabytes sensitive data.
Robot Problems: Research Reveals Cybersecurity Woes
In-brief: a report by the firm IOActive warns that industrial and home robots may be vulnerable to remote, software based attacks.
Lawmakers to FTC: Do Something about Internet of Things Security
In-brief: Two lawmakers on the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to take steps to protect consumers from security issues linked to the Internet of Things.
Land Rush: Race is On To Hack Vulnerable IoT Devices
In-brief:Cyber criminal groups are racing to gain control over a population of insecure “Internet of Things” devices, with new malware families targeting embedded devices appearing at a steady rate and a noticeable uptick in so-called “brute force” password guessing attacks against embedded systems.
