Pakistan among least affected by web threats

At its annual Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region, the Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team presented cybersecurity trends, including ransomware, advanced persistent threats (APTs), supply chain attacks, mobile threats, artificial intelligence and IoT Read More …

New botnet unleashes record-breaking DDoS attacks

A new botnet dubbed “Eleven11bot” has emerged, delivering what security researchers believe are the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks ever recorded. The botnet, primarily composed of compromised webcams and video recorders, has triggered widespread service disruptions and ignited a debate Read More …

HiatusRAT Actors Targeting Web Cameras and DVRs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is releasing this Private Industry Notification (PIN) to highlight HiatusRAT1 scanning campaigns against Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. Private sector partners are encouraged to implement the recommendations listed in the “Mitigation” column of the Read More …

Inside Water Barghest’s Rapid Exploit-to-Market Strategy for IoT Devices

There is a big incentive for both espionage motivated actors and financially motivated actors to set up proxy botnets. These can serve as an anonymization layer, which can provide plausibly geolocated IP addresses to scrape contents of websites, access stolen Read More …

Modern TVs have “unprecedented capabilities for surveillance and manipulation”

Your television is debuting the latest, most captivating program: You. In a report titled “How TV Watches Us: Commercial Surveillance in the Streaming Era,” the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) spotlighted a massive data-driven surveillance apparatus that ensnares the public Read More …

Nokia Report Highlights Surge in Cyber Attacks on Telecom Infrastructure

The latest findings from Nokia’s Threat Intelligence Report reveal an alarming increase in cybercriminal activity targeting telecom infrastructure, largely fueled by advances in Generative AI and automation. This escalation has significant implications for network security and operational reliability within the Read More …

European Council adopts new law on security requirements for digital products

The Council adopted today a new law on cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements with a view to ensuring that products, such as connected home cameras, fridges, TVs, and toys, are safe before they are placed on the market Read More …

The Proliferation of Cellular in IoT

Analysis of Cellular Based Internet of Things (IoT) Technology is a new whitepaper co-authored by Rapid7 principal security researcher Deral Heiland and Thermo Fisher Scientific lead product security researcher Carlota Bindner. In this new research, the authors dive deep into Read More …

Bluetooth tracking device company Tile data compromised in data breach

Another day, another data breach. Tile has fallen victim to a mammoth data breach, with cybercriminals stealing sensitive consumer data like names, physical addresses, and phone numbers, and even accessing tools that process location requests made by law enforcement. In Read More …