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If you're managing a smart model from ubiquitous uninterrupted power supply device brand APC, you need to apply updates now - a set of three critical zero-day vulnerabilities are making Smart-UPS devices a possible entry point for network infiltration. The vulnerabilities, dubbed "TLStorm" were found in Schneider Electric's APC Smart-UPS products by security firm Armis, which made the info public on Tuesday.
The global IoT in smart cities market size to grow from $130.6 billion in 2021 to $132.2 billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 19.0 % during the forecast period, according to ResearchAndMarkets. The service segment in the IoT in smart cities market to have a higher CAGR. The services segment in the IoT in smart cities market is expected to grow, as major players are focused on offering services.
A group of academics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, has demonstrated what it calls a "Scalable technique" to vet smart contracts and mitigate state-inconsistency bugs, discovering 47 zero-day vulnerabilities on the Ethereum blockchain in the process. Smart contracts are programs stored on the blockchain that are automatically executed when predetermined conditions are met based on the encoded terms of the agreement.
A hacker stole $31 million from the blockchain company MonoX Finance , by exploiting a bug in software the service uses to draft smart contracts. Specifically, the hack used the same token as both the tokenIn and tokenOut, which are methods for exchanging the value of one token for another.
Why drag your carry-on luggage behind you when you can simply strap on a Bluetooth wristband and let the luggage follow you through the airport, steering its way around obstacles, thus saving you the hassle of dragging round all the extra weight that the suitcase needs, in the form of batteries and motors, to drag itself around for you? If you don't get around to installing the app and pairing it with your own suitcase.
Two Android apps available on the Google Play store have been found to contain malware this week. Smart TV remote app packs 'Joker' malware.
Q3 beat every record in terms of daily number of DDoS attacks, according to a new report from Kaspersky. The total number of DDoS attacks was up 24% compared to Q3 2020 while the number of advanced, "Smart" attacks was up 31% over the same time period.
New details have been revealed about a recently remediated critical vulnerability in Netgear smart switches that could be leveraged by an attacker to potentially execute malicious code and take control of vulnerable devices. The disclosure comes weeks after NETGEAR released patches to address the vulnerabilities earlier this month, on September 3.
Coldwind verified the vulnerabilities on the Netgear GS110TPV3 Smart Managed Pro Switch using firmware version 7.0.6.3 and below. GS752TPP fixed in firmware version 6.0.8.2.
Netgear has released firmware updates for more than a dozen of its smart switches used on corporate networks to address high-severity vulnerabilities. The company fixed three security flaw that affect 20 Netgear products, mostly smart switches.