Analyzing Unsolicited Internet Traffic: Measuring IoT Security Threats Via Network Telescopes

Network telescopes serve as a critical passive monitoring tool for capturing unsolicited Internet traffic, providing insights into global scanning and reconnaissance behavior. This study analyzes a 10-day dataset during January 2025 consisting of approximately 22 million packets collected by the...

CVE-2025-49599

Huawei EG8141A5 devices through V5R019C00S100, EG8145V5 devices through V5R019C00S100, and EG8145V5-V2 devices through V5R021C00S184 allow the Epuser account to disable ONT firewall functionality, e.g., to remove the default blocking of the SSH and TELNET TCP ports, aka HWNO-56Q3...

CVE-2025-49599

Huawei EG8141A5 devices through V5R019C00S100, EG8145V5 devices through V5R019C00S100, and EG8145V5-V2 devices through V5R021C00S184 allow the Epuser account to disable ONT firewall functionality, e.g., to remove the default blocking of the SSH and TELNET TCP ports, aka HWNO-56Q3...

PT-2023-3019 · Rockwell Automation · Kinetix 5500 Drives

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Kinetix 5500 drives version 7.13 Description: The issue is related to inadequate access control in the Kinetix 5500 drives' firmware, which may allow unauthorized access to the device through open telnet and FTP ports. This could potentially...

New Muhstik Botnet Attacks Target Tomato Routers

A new variant of the Muhstik botnet has appeared, this time with scanner technology that for the first time can brute-force web authentication to attack routers using Tomato open-source firmware, researchers have found. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 discovered the new variant...

New Mirai Variant Roars into Action With 54 Hour DDoS Attacks

A variant of the Mirai malware pummeled a U.S. college last month with a marathon 54-hour long attack. Researchers say this latest Mirai variant is a more potent version of the notorious Mirai malware that made headlines in October, targeting DNS provider Dyn and the Krebs on Security website. Th...

The vulnerability of Cisco PIX software allows a malicious individual to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability in Cisco PIX systems with open telnet or SSH ports allows attackers to induce service failures by attempting to connect to services at a very high frequency...

CVE-2004-1464

Cisco IOS 12.215 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service refused VTY virtual terminal connections, via a crafted TCP connection to the Telnet or reverse Telnet port...

CVE-2004-1464

Cisco IOS 12.215 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service refused VTY virtual terminal connections, via a crafted TCP connection to the Telnet or reverse Telnet port. Recent assessments: Assessed Attacker Value: 0 Assessed Attacker Value: 0Assessed Attacker Value: 0...