Mirai is the hydra of IoT security: too many heads to cut off
Efforts to stop Mirai, a malware found infecting thousands of IoT devices, have become a game of whack-a-mole, with differing ...
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Hire a DDoS service to take down your enemies
With the onrush of connected internet of things (IoT) devices, distributed denial-of-service attacks are becoming a dangerous trend. Similar to ...
Acoustic attack lets hackers control smartphone sensor
A newfound vulnerability in smartphones could let hackers remotely control the devices.With the acoustic injection attack, “attackers that deliver high ...
Robots: Lots of features, not much security
Robots are supposed to do good things for us, not bad things to us.But there is plenty of evidence that, ...
IoT malware starts showing destructive behavior
Hackers have started adding data-wiping routines to malware that's designed to infect internet-of-things and other embedded devices. Two attacks observed ...
The IoT of bricks: Someone is bricking insecure IoT devices
I can’t justify the vigilantism, but someone is bricking vulnerable IoT devices. I ponder the morality of it all. It’s ...
IoT malware clashes in a botnet territory battle
Mirai -- a notorious malware that's been enslaving IoT devices -- has competition.A rival piece of programming has been infecting ...
Surveys show high hopes, deep concerns about IoT
Industrial IoT's big future is starting to become a reality, but many companies still don't think they're ready for it.Those ...
A vigilante hacker may have built a computer worm to protect the IoT
Is a vigilante hacker trying to secure your IoT device from malware? The mysterious developer behind a growing computer worm ...
11 technologies developers should explore now
New and evolving technologies are rapidly reshaping how we work—offering creative opportunities for developers who are willing to pivot and ...
