By Ofer Amitai The Internet of Things is rapidly evolving. Digital devices are capable of an ever-increasing number of smart functions. The latest innovation to make waves is the Hom-Bot…
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Cyber-flaw affects 745,000 pacemakers
A total of 745,000 pacemakers have been confirmed as having cyber-security issues that could let them be hacked. The Food and Drug Administration revealed that 465,000 pacemakers in the US…
Ukrainian postal service hit by 48-hour cyber-attack
Ukraine’s national postal service has been hit by a two-day-long cyber-attack targeting its online system that tracks parcels. Unknown hackers carried out a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against…
Virgin Media urges password change over hacking risk
Virgin Media has told 800,000 customers to change their passwords to protect against being hacked. An investigation by Which? found that hackers could access the provider’s Super Hub 2 router,…
Next-gen IoT botnet Hajime nearly 300K strong
Impact could rival Mirai if it ever gets used. By Tim Greene The Hajime botnet is nearly 300,000 strong, making it a latent threat nearly as powerful as the notorious…
'Benign' worm seeks out vulnerable smart devices
A “benign” worm is scouring the net seeking out poorly protected smart gadgets. CCTV systems, routers, digital video recorders and other internet-of-things (IoT) devices are now believed to be harbouring…