If true, we’re talking remote viewing of people’s CCTV cams John Leyden Xiongmai, the vendor behind many Mirai-vulnerable DVRs, has earned the consternation of security watchers once again. The vendor’s…
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Oh Britain. Worried your routers will be hacked, but won't touch the admin settings
Survey shows people don’t act on insecure wireless routers. John Leyden Recent Mirai-style attacks against home broadband routers have had some effect but the majority of users have failed to…
Smart homes haunted by the cyber-ghost of Christmas future
This year delivered a chilling warning as we witnessed distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on a scale that few thought possible. By Professor Alan Woodward, Department of Computing, University…
TalkTalk's wi-fi hack advice is 'astonishing'
TalkTalk’s handling of a wi-fi password breach is being criticised by several cyber-security experts. By Leo Kelion, Technology desk editor The BBC has presented the company with evidence that many…
IoT Botnets Set to Cause DDoS Havoc this December
Akamai claimed it mitigated 4,556 DDoS attacks in Q3. By Phil Muncaster Internet of Things-powered botnets are set to cause havoc this Christmas season as attackers ramp up their activities…
Dyn, Liberia DDoS Attacks Were Just Test Runs
The Mirai-fueled DDoS attacks that took the entire country of Liberia offline last week are waning—but researchers say the offensive was merely a test run for something much bigger. …