Cryptojacking in the post-Coinhive era

September 2017 is widely recognized as the month in which the phenomenon that became cryptojacking began. The idea that website owners could monetize their traffic by having visitors mine for cryptocurrencies in their browser was not new, but this time around it became mainstream, thanks to an...

Remote Command Execution Vulnerability in iGuardian Security Guardian

iGuardian is a router-based application embedded in the Linux operating system, with Snort an intrusion detection system as an embedded command-and-control system. A remote command execution vulnerability exists in the iGuardian Security/apps/login.php file. This allows an attacker to remotely...

Researchers spot router-based botnet worm

Researchers at DroneBL have spotted signs of a stealthy router-based botnet worm zdnet.com targeting routers and DSL modems. The worm, called “psyb0t,” has been circulating since at least January this year, infecting vulnerable embedded Linux devices such as the Netcomm NB5 ADSL modem and launchi...