Security News

Honda Ransomware Confirms Findings of Industrial Honeypot Research
2020-06-11 12:52

Multistage targeted ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure, designed to maximize damage and recovery costs, are increasingly common. The attack was captured by Cybereason's 2020 honeypot research.

Honware: IoT honeypot for detecting zero-day exploits
2020-02-06 07:00

Two researchers have created a solution that could help security researchers and IoT manufacturers with detecting zero-day exploits targeting internet-connected devices more speedily than ever before. It's called honware, and it's a virtual honeypot framework that can emulate Linux-based Customer Premise Equipment and IoT devices by using devices' firmware image.

Fake Smart Factory Honeypot Highlights New Attack Threats
2020-01-24 14:29

A honeypot set up to observe the current security landscape in smart manufacturing systems observed numerous threats-including cryptomining malware and ransomware-in just a few months, highlighting the new threats that industrial control systems face with increased exposure to the internet. To further study these threats, researchers with Trend Micro simulated the fake smart factory system last year in what they called "Our most realistic honeypot to date," according to their report.

Realistic Factory Honeypot Shows Threats Faced by Industrial Organizations
2020-01-21 13:55

Trend Micro researchers have set up a factory honeypot and found that industrial organizations should be more concerned about attacks launched by profit-driven cybercriminals rather than the threat posed by sophisticated state-sponsored groups. The honeypot mimicked a factory and was designed to be as realistic as possible.

Researchers create OT honeypot, attract exploits and fraud
2020-01-21 13:40

Trend Micro announced the results of research featuring a honeypot imitating an industrial factory. The highly sophisticated Operational Technology honeypot attracted fraud and financially motivated exploits.

Kaspersky honeypots find 105 million attacks on IoT devices in first half of 2019
2019-10-15 18:33

The number of attacks on IoT devices in 2019 is nine times greater than the number found in the first half of 2018.

How to quickly deploy a honeypot with Kali Linux
2019-10-02 15:19

Lure possible attackers into a trap with a Kali Linux honeypot.

Attack Traffic Caught by Honeypots Triples Over Six Months
2019-09-12 18:40

The attack traffic recorded by F-Secure's global network of honeypots tripled from the last six months of 2018 to the first six months of 2019. In H2 2018, the network recorded 813 million...

Ep. 027 – Honeypots, GPS rollover and the MySpace data vortex
2019-04-10 14:30

Guess how long it takes crooks to find a new device when you plug it in? All this and more in the latest Naked Security podcast- enjoy!

Extortionist lawyer pleads guilty to creating porn honeypot
2018-08-22 11:47

Prenda Law masterminds Paul Hansmeier and John Steele filmed and uploaded the videos, then sued the "John Does" who downloaded them.