July 24, 2020

ASUS routers could be reflashed with malware – patch now!

Responsible disclosure means the bugs are already fixed - but don't forget to check that you applied the patch.

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June 29, 2020

Satori IoT botnet author sentenced to 13 months in prison

Kenneth Schuchman, the creator of the massive Satori botnet of enslaved devices, will be spending 13 months behind bars.

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May 11, 2020

Microsoft opens IoT bug bounty program

Microsoft really wants to secure the Internet of Things (IoT), and it's enlisting citizen hackers' help to do it.

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April 08, 2020

As if the world couldn’t get any weirder, this AI toilet scans your anus to identify you

It's what the researchers call "A mountable toilet system for personalized health monitoring via the analysis of excreta."

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March 24, 2020

Russia’s FSB wanted its own IoT botnet

If you thought the Mirai botnet was bad, what about a version under the control of Russia's military that it could point like an electronic cannon at people it didn't like?

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March 02, 2020

Ironpie robot vacuum can suck up your privacy

You might want to unplug this not-so-smart robot: researchers found they can watch video streams piped out from its security camera.

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February 20, 2020

Ring makes 2FA mandatory to keep hackers out of your doorbell account

Amazon is following Google's lead by forcing all users to use two-factor authentication when logging into their Ring accounts.

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December 17, 2019

Researchers discover weakness in IoT digital certificates

IoT devices are using weak digital certificates that could expose them to attack, according to a study released over the weekend.

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November 28, 2019

Kids’ smartwatch security tracker can be hacked by anyone

For researchers at testing outfit AV-Test, the SMA M2 kids’ smartwatch is just the tip of an iceberg of terrible security.

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