CVE-2018-10769

The transferProxy and approveProxy functions of a smart contract implementation for SmartMesh SMT, an Ethereum ERC20 token, allow attackers to accomplish an unauthorized transfer of digital assets because replay attacks can occur with the same-named functions with the same signatures in other...

Hacking LIFX Smart LED Light bulbs to steal WiFi Passwords

Context Information Security firm has discovered a security vulnerability in LIFX smart LED light bulbs that can be remotely controlled by mobile devices. Researchers at Context Information Security have discovered a security flaw in a WiFi enabled, smart LED light LIFX bulb that can be remotely...

Securing IoT Networks

Q: How do you segment a mesh? A: You can’t. Legacy IoT devices, Industrial Control Systems with custom networking, are exceptionally difficult to secure. Typically, these devices contain only enough compute capabilities to support their primary operational function. They have limited memory, low...

Google WiFi Router — Combine Multiple Routers to Boost WiFi Signal

Can you rely on a single loudspeaker in your living room for great sound throughout your home? Nah! In the same way, you can not expect a single WiFi router to provide stable range throughout your home. To solve this issue, Google will soon power your home's wireless internet network with its...

Malware Attacks Against Linux 2.6 Websites

The risks presented by unsupported operating systems are being called out in a large-scale attack on hundreds of websites. Hackers have hit web servers running a version of the Linux 2.6 kernel released seven years ago. The result is a multistage attack where compromised websites are spiked with...

Acoustical Mesh Network Used to Infect Air-Gapped Computers

The soundest security advice managers of critical computing systems have been given is to air gap those machines. Don’t network them and don’t expose them to the Internet, and there’s no way hackers reach them from the Web and no way a direct infection replicates. Recently, there’s been reason fo...

#anonsec : Anonymous Hackers guide how to Mesh Network !

anonsec : Anonymous Hackers guide how to Mesh Network ! They Wrote the message : Yes, there is work to do. The idea is to write a how-to on building mesh networks. The n00bs must understand it. Mesh networks are usefull, as they cannot be censored nor shut down. Later on that How-to can become pa...