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IoT botnet bypasses firewalls to get to ZyXEL modems

15

Feb

2018

NewSky Security’s honeypots have detected a new IoT botnet in the making. The botnet was named DoubleDoor, as it leverages two distinct backdoors to get to the target: ZyXEL PK5001Z modems.

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The Effects of the Spectre and Meltdown Vulnerabilities

26

Jan

2018

On January 3, the world learned about a series of major security vulnerabilities in modern microprocessors. Called Spectre and Meltdown, these vulnerabilities were discovered by several different researchers last summer, disclosed to the microprocessors’ manufacturers, and patched — at least to the extent possible.

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IoT malware targeting zero-day vulnerabilities

12

Jan

2018

Once it became evident that IoT devices can be relatively easily enslaved in botnets and that even their limited power can be used for a variety of nefarious purposes, it was open season for malicious actors.

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