June 10, 2020

Billions of devices affected by UPnP vulnerability

Stop us if you’ve heard this before but a researcher has uncovered a new security vulnerability affecting many devices running the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol.

Naked Security

November 26, 2019

Parents say creep hacked their baby monitor to tell toddler they ‘love’ her

The Taococo FREDI baby monitor has repeatedly been criticized for being easy to hack.

Naked Security

February 05, 2019

Half of IoT devices let down by vulnerable apps

Half of the apps used to control a range of Internet of Things devices are insecure in a variety of ways, researchers found.

Naked Security

January 29, 2019

Japanese government will try to hack its citizens’ IOT devices

Japan will hack citizens' IoT devices to mop up cyber security before the Olympics. Don't like the notion? Here's how to lock 'em down!

Naked Security

January 09, 2019

IoT weaknesses leave hot tub owners in deep water

It looks as if at least one hot tub maker has left robust security off the to-do list.

Naked Security

November 23, 2018

Mobile and IoT attacks – SophosLabs 2019 Threat Report

As internet users migrate from desktop and laptop computers to mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, cybercriminals are too.

Naked Security

November 21, 2018

Big breach, Creep-O-Meter and Black Friday [PODCAST]

It's the latest Naked Security Podcast - you're welcome!

Naked Security

October 24, 2018

Poorly secured SSH servers targeted by Chalubo botnet

SophosLabs has detected a new DDoS botnet targeting poorly secured SSH servers - called Chalubo, it is named in honour of its use of the ChaCha stream cipher.

Naked Security

October 16, 2018

How to buy (and set up) a safe and secure baby monitor

Wi-Fi enabled or not? Digital or analog? Here are the features to look for, and how to secure your baby monitor out of the box.

Naked Security