August 15, 2018

Your smart air conditioner could contribute to mass power outages

Researchers call the scenario BlackIoT: an IoT botnet of high-wattage devices that could crash the power grid.

Naked Security

June 07, 2018

Oh the irony! When cybercriminals are rubbish at cybersecurity

The Owari DDoS botnet, built by knocking over weakly-secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices, has had a bad week.

Naked Security

May 26, 2018

FBI issues VPNFilter malware warning, says “REBOOT NOW” [PODCAST]

The FBI just issued a VPNFilter malware warning saying, "Reboot your routers now!" But why? And will it help?

Naked Security

May 24, 2018

VPNFilter router malware – what to do? [VIDEO]

Learn how to deal with the VPNFilter malware currently plaguing 500,000 home routers worldwide.

Naked Security

May 14, 2018

Remote code execution bug found in GPON routers, but how bad is it really?

An anonymous researcher recently disclosed two vulnerabilities in several older models of Dasan-made GPON routers.

Naked Security

February 07, 2018

Alleged Kelihos botmaster and spam king extradited to US

Arrested last April in Barcelona, Russian programmer Peter Yuryevich Levashov allegedly ran a botnet of up to 90,000 enslaved computers.

Naked Security

September 05, 2017

Would-be cyberattackers caught by malware with a sting in the tail

It's hard to feel sorry for people who get stung by the very malware they've bought to sting others

Naked Security

August 30, 2017

WireX botnet offers glimpse of Android DDoS threat

A group of companies has worked together to target a botnet built via Android malware

Naked Security

June 26, 2017

Ransomware, botnets, surveillance, phishing and GDPR! [PODCAST]

We cover five hot topics in computer security: ransomware, botnets, surveillance, phishing and GDPR.

Naked Security