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-2019-11061

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...

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

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-2019-11063 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-2019-11061 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...

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...

PT-2019-12158

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HG100 firmware versions up to 4.00.06 Description A broken access control issue allows an attacker in the same local area network to control IoT devices without authentication by accessing the http://target/smarthome/devicecontrol endpoint...

PT-2019-12160

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SmartHome app Android versions up to 3.0.42 190515 SmartHome app iOS versions up to 2.0.22 Description A broken access control issue allows an attacker in the same local area network to list user accounts and control IoT devices connected to t...

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...

Fortinet FortiNAC Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Fortinet FortiNAC is a set of network access control solutions from the U.S. company Fita Fortinet. The product is mainly used for network access control and IoT security. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Fortinet FortiNAC. The vulnerability stems from the lack of proper validation ...

Lenovo High-Severity Bug Found in Pre-Installed Software

Another flaw has been found in Lenovo’s decommissioned Lenovo Solution Centre software, preinstalled on millions of older-model PCs made by the world’s leading computer maker. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation flaw that can be used to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system, giving ...

CVE-2019-11602

Leakage of stack traces in remote access to backup & restore in earlier versions than ProSyst mBS SDK 8.2.6 and Bosch IoT Gateway Software 9.2.0 allows remote attackers to gather information about the file system structure...

CVE-2019-11602

Leakage of stack traces in remote access to backup & restore in earlier versions than ProSyst mBS SDK 8.2.6 and Bosch IoT Gateway Software 9.2.0 allows remote attackers to gather information about the file system structure...