Security News

Mirai malware is infecting Sierra Wireless cellular network equipment (Help Net Security)
2016-10-17 15:00

AirLink cellular gateway devices by Sierra Wireless are being infected by the infamous Mirai malware. Sierra Airlink models LS300, GX400, GX/ES440, GX/ES450, and RV50 are listed as vulnerable....

Sierra Wireless Warns Cellular Data Gear Targeted by Mirai Malware (Threatpost)
2016-10-15 13:00

Sierra Wireless warns that its AirLink gateways are being infected by the Mirai malware, and urges customers to change default passwords on devices.

Hacking Wireless Tire-Pressure Monitoring System (Schneier on Security)
2016-09-16 13:59

Research paper: "Security and Privacy Vulnerabilities of In-Car Wireless Networks: A Tire Pressure Monitoring System Case Study," by Ishtiaq Rouf, Rob Miller, Hossen Mustafa, Travis Taylor, Sangho...

Low-cost wireless keyboards open to keystroke sniffing and injection attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-07-26 20:27

Bastille Networks researcher Marc Newlin has discovered a set of security vulnerabilities in low-cost wireless keyboards that could be exploited to collect all passwords, security questions,...