iSmartAlarm CubeOne Remote Command Execution Exploit

iSmartAlarm CubeOne suffers from a remote command execution vulnerability that allows disabling the alarm and setting it off. + Credits: Ilia Shnaidman + @0x496c on Twitter + Source: http://dojo.bullguard.com/blog/burglar-hacker-when-a-physical-security-is-compromised-by-iot-vulnerabilities/...

In Fear of IoT Security

I wish I had a dime for every time I have heard someone say "With so many vulnerabilities being reported in the Internet of Things, I just dont trust that technology, so I avoid using any of it." I am left scratching my head because these same people seem to have no issues running a Windows...

The Time Has Arrived to Embrace Hackers

BOSTON—More than ever, hackers are getting a welcoming embrace from law enforcement, governments and business. Bug bounties and vulnerability disclosure programs are becoming the norm across industry, and hackers are no longer universally viewed as a pariah. Simultaneously, however, groups such a...

First-Ever Ransomware For Smart Thermostat is Here — It's Hot!

Internet of Things IoT is the latest buzz in the world of technology, but they are much easier to hack than you think. Until now we have heard many scary stories of hacking IoT devices, but how realistic is the threat? Just think of a scenario where you enter in your house, and it's sweltering, b...

Medical Device, Health Care Security Continues to Ail

TENERFIE, Spain – Sergey Lozhkin knows malware. Medical devices? Admittedly, not so much. That, however, was not an impediment to the Kaspersky Lab researcher in cracking the digital walls of a Moscow hospital and finding a shocking array of open doors on the network and weaknesses in medical...

IoT's Day of Reckoning on the Horizon

TENERIFE, Spain–When it comes to the internet of things, it isn’t Wi-Fi that scares Chris Rouland, it’s the whole wireless spectrum, constantly being updated with new and poorly secured protocols. Since these protocols can be reverse engineered so easily, he stressed the modern-day equivalent of...

Cracking WiFi Passwords By Hacking into Smart Kettles

Hackers have come after your phone, your computer, and your car. Now hackers are coming after your home refrigerators, Smart TVs, and eventually KETTLES. Yes, your kettle turns out good for more than just heating up water or making coffee for you– they are potentially a good way for hackers to...

Chris Valasek Security of Things Forum Keynote

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller’s car hacking research put a crunching reality on Internet of Things security, moving it beyond almost clichéd discussions of smart refrigerators leaking inconsequential data, to hackers remotely manipulating car brakes. But Furby hacking matter...