Security News

Mirai Linux Trojan corrals IoT devices into DDoS botnets (Help Net Security)
2016-09-07 13:30

Mirai, a newly discovered and still poorly detected piece of Linux malware, is being used to rope IoT devices into DDoS botnets. Researchers from MalwareMustDie have recently gotten their hands on...

Week in review: USBee, DNSSEC abuse, and IoT security research (Help Net Security)
2016-09-03 13:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Linux servers hit with FairWare ransomware – or is it just a scam? Victims of the attack find their web...

How a security researcher is tackling IoT security testing (Help Net Security)
2016-09-02 12:20

“A common misconception people in the industry have regarding my work as a security researcher is that I am sharing information that puts businesses at risk. And also, that I spend all day...

BASHLITE Family Of Malware Infects 1 Million IoT Devices (Threatpost)
2016-08-30 19:29

Over 1 million consumer web-connected video cameras and DVRs have have become the slaves to botnet herders that use the devices for DDoS and phishing attacks.