Are IoT Threats Discussed In The Cybercriminal Underground?

With IoT devices expected to reach tens of billions in the next few years, is it any wonder that cybercriminals are looking for ways to take advantage of this massive attack surface to generate illicit money? A number of Trend Micro researchers from around the globe decided to look into this and...

Telnet Backdoor Opens More Than 1M IoT Radios to Hijack

Imperial Dabman IoT radios have a weak password vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to achieve root access to the gadgets’ embedded Linux BusyBox operating system, gaining control over the device. Adversaries can deliver malware, add a compromised radio to a botnet, send custom audio...

BRATA Android RAT Steals Banking Info in Real Time

A powerful Android remote access tool RAT family dubbed BRATA is proliferating, with at least 20 different variants cropping up since it was first spotted in January. The majority of the binaries have been found in the official Google Play store, masquerading as updates for the instant messaging...

Finding a Better Route to Router and Home Network Security

When was the last time you looked at your home router? We tend to only notice these magical boxes when something goes wrong. And given that many of us get our router as part of a single broadband box technically known as a gateway, combining modem and router in one device, there’s even less...

‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty

A 21-year-old man from Vancouver, Wash. has pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges tied to his role in operating the "Satori" botnet, a crime machine powered by hacked Internet of Things IoT devices that was built to conduct massive denial-of-service attacks targeting Internet service provider...

Cisco Device Hardcoded Credentials / GNU glibc / BusyBox

SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Security Advisory ======================================================================= title: Multiple vulnerabilities product: Cisco RV340, Cisco RV340W, Cisco RV345, Cisco RV345P, Cisco RV260, Cisco RV260P, Cisco RV260W, Cisco 160, Cisco 160W vulnerable version:...

IoT Security Challenges in a 5G Era: Expert Advice

When it comes to what we can expect with 5G mobile networks, they promise a more IoT friendly ecosystem, with vast improvements over the current capabilities of the 4G. Providing ultra low-latency and exponentially faster throughput along with sensors that will boast a 10-year battery life 5G pav...

News Wrap: Dentist Offices Hit By Ransomware, Venmo Faces Privacy Firestorm

In this week’s news wrap podcast, editor Lindsey O’Donnell and Tara Seals break down the top news of the week – from ransomware attacks to companies responding to outcry over privacy issues. Top stories include: Ring announced it is working with more than 400 US police departments to streamline...

XMR Cryptomining Targeting x86/i686 Systems

I have been playing close attention to Internet of Things IoT malware targeting systems with Telnet enabled, while also collecting samples targeting systems with SSH enabled on port 22. I've collected over 650 samples landing in my honeypot within the...

Zyxel NWA/NAP/WAC Hardcoded Credentials Vulnerability

An FTP service runs on the Zyxel wireless access point that contains the configuration file for the WiFi network. This FTP server can be accessed with hard-coded credentials that are embedded in the firmware of the AP. When the WiFi network is bound to another VLAN, an attacker can cross the...

CVE-2019-11061

A broken access control vulnerability in HG100 firmware versions up to 4.00.06 allows an attacker in the same local area network to control IoT devices that connect with itself via http://target/smarthome/devicecontrol without any authentication. CVSS 3.0 base score 10 Confidentiality, Integrity...

CVE-2019-11063

A broken access control vulnerability in SmartHome app Android versions up to 3.0.42190515, ios versions up to 2.0.22 allows an attacker in the same local area network to list user accounts and control IoT devices that connect with its gateway HG100 via http://target/smarthome/devicecontrol witho...

CVE-2019-11061

A broken access control vulnerability in HG100 firmware versions up to 4.00.06 allows an attacker in the same local area network to control IoT devices that connect with itself via http://target/smarthome/devicecontrol without any authentication. CVSS 3.0 base score 10 Confidentiality, Integrity...

Improper access control

A broken access control vulnerability in SmartHome app Android versions up to 3.0.42190515, ios versions up to 2.0.22 allows an attacker in the same local area network to list user accounts and control IoT devices that connect with its gateway HG100 via http://target/smarthome/devicecontrol witho...

Improper access control

A broken access control vulnerability in HG100 firmware versions up to 4.00.06 allows an attacker in the same local area network to control IoT devices that connect with itself via http://target/smarthome/devicecontrol without any authentication. CVSS 3.0 base score 10 Confidentiality, Integrity...

CVE-2019-11063 SmartHome application has a broken access control vulnerability in its Web API Server

A broken access control vulnerability in SmartHome app Android versions up to 3.0.42190515, ios versions up to 2.0.22 allows an attacker in the same local area network to list user accounts and control IoT devices that connect with its gateway HG100 via http://target/smarthome/devicecontrol witho...

CVE-2019-11063

The CVE-2019-11063 issue is a broken access control in the SmartHome app/Web API server affecting ASUS SmartHome (Android up to 3.0.42_190515; iOS up to 2.0.22) with gateway HG100. The vulnerability permits an attacker on the same LAN to enumerate user accounts and control connected IoT devices v...

CVE-2019-11061

CVE-2019-11061 concerns the ASUS HG100 SmartHome Gateway. A broken access control flaw in HG100 firmware versions up to 4.00.06 lets an attacker on the same LAN access http://[target]/smarthome/devicecontrol without authentication, enabling remote control of connected IoT devices. Publicly stated...

CVE-2019-11061 HG100 has a broken access control vulnerability in its Web API Server

A broken access control vulnerability in HG100 firmware versions up to 4.00.06 allows an attacker in the same local area network to control IoT devices that connect with itself via http://target/smarthome/devicecontrol without any authentication. CVSS 3.0 base score 10 Confidentiality, Integrity...

Malicious App on Google Play Tallies 100 Million Downloads

Call it the case of a good app gone bad! For some time, a handy PDF creator and optical character recognition OCR app available via Google Play offered users utility and convenience. The app, downloaded more than 100 million times, is called CamScanner and allows Android phone owners to snap a...