IoT is Insecure, Get Over It! Say Researchers

BOSTON—Noted security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek said the Internet of Things can’t be secure, but it can be tamed. Drawing from their car hacking experience, the two spent the morning contemplating the larger universe of IoT security and conceded that there will always be thousands ...

Cesanta Mongoose MQTT SUBSCRIBE Command Denial Of Service(CVE-2017-2893)

Summary An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a NULL pointer dereference leading to server crash and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT...

A week in security (October 30 – November 5)

Last week on our blog, we told you what to expect at the upcoming Irisscon security conference in Dublin. We gave you a quick introduction into the why and how of analyzing malware based on their API calls. And we issued a warning about some lesser-known cybercrimes. Plus we explained why emergin...

Telnet IoT Honeypot - Python Telnet Honeypot For Catching Botnet Binaries

This project implements a python telnet server trying to act as a honeypot for IoT Malware which spreads over horribly insecure default passwords on telnet servers on the internet. Other than https://github.com/stamparm/hontel or https://github.com/micheloosterhof/cowrie examples, which provides...

ZyXEL Modems Backup Account and Default Root Credentials (Telnet)

ZyXEL PK5001Z and C1100Z modems have default root credentials set and a backdoor account with hardcoded credentials. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders...

Linksys E1500/E2500 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Linksys E1500/E2500 devices are prone to multiple vulnerabilities. This vulnerability was known to be exploited by the IoT Botnet SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders...

Cesanta Mongoose MQTT SUBSCRIBE Command Denial Of Service

Summary An exploitable NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the MQTT packet parsing functionality of Cesanta Mongoose 6.8. An MQTT SUBSCRIBE packet can cause a NULL pointer dereference leading to server crash and denial of service. An attacker needs to send a specially crafted MQTT...

Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security

Before the recent natural disasters, I could describe to you how we as a community might recover after a cyberattack to our critical infrastructure, but it would be hard to imagine. Some may argue that it would be too extreme of a scenario to consider and that we would never get to the point wher...

Fear the Reaper, or Reaper Madness?

Last week we looked at reports from China and Israel about a new "Internet of Things" malware strain called "Reaper" that researchers said infected more than a million organizations by targeting newfound security weaknesses in countless Internet routers, security cameras and digital video recorde...

Hackers Could Turn LG Smart Appliances Into Remote-Controlled Spy Robot

If your smart devices are smart enough to make your life easier, then their smart behaviour could also be exploited by hackers to invade your privacy or spy on you, if not secured properly. Recent research conducted by security researchers at threat prevention firm Check Point highlights privacy...

IoT Reaper Backdoor Detection

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Hackers Prepping IOTroop Botnet with Exploits

Hackers moved one step closer to launching full-scale DDoS attacks using millions of IoT devices herded into the botnet known as Reaper or IOTroop. Researchers at NewSky Security warn that hackers are swapping scripts on forums that can scan the internet for vulnerable IoT devices and dump defaul...

Linksys E1500/E2500 Authenticated Command Execution

The remote Linksys router is affected by an authenticated command execution vulnerability. An authenticated remote attacker can use this vulnerability to execute operating system commands as root. This vulnerability has been used by the IoT Reaper botnet. C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

MVPower DVR Remote Command Execution

The remote AOST-based network video recorder distributed by MVPower is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use this vulnerability to execute operating system commands as root. This vulnerability has been used by the IoT Reaper botnet. C...

Reaper Botnet

It's based on the Mirai code, but much more virulent: While Mirai caused widespread outages, it impacted IP cameras and internet routers by simply exploiting their weak or default passwords. The latest botnet threat, known as alternately as IoT Troop or Reaper, has evolved that strategy, using...

Vocran NVR Remote Command Execution

The remote Vocran network video recorder is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input passed via /board.cgi. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted URL, to execute arbitrary commands on the device...

D-Link DIR-300L/600L Remote Command Execution

The remote D-Link DIR router is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use this vulnerability to execute operating system commands as root. This vulnerability has been used by the IoT Reaper botnet. C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

Reaper malware outshines Mirai; hits millions of IoT devices worldwide

By Waqas Last year the world was startled when Mirai malware managed This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Reaper malware outshines Mirai; hits millions of IoT devices worldwide...

Reaper: Calm Before the IoT Security Storm?

It's been just over a year since the world witnessed some of the world's top online Web sites being taken down for much of the day by "Mirai," a zombie malware strain that enslaved "Internet of Things" IoT devices such as wireless routers, security cameras and digital video recorders for use in...

AVTech Multiple Vulnerabilities

The remote AVTech device is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. Depending on the firmware version the vulnerabilities may include: - All user passwords are stored in cleartext - The web interface does not use CSRF protections - An attacker is able to perform arbitrary HTTP requests through the...