Autosploit, a new tool that basically couples Shodan and Metasploit, makes it easy for even amateurs to hack vulnerable IoT devices.
CS Digest Section: Internet-of-Things
A New Way to Track Down Bugs Could Help Save IoT
On a clear day this summer, security researcher Ang Cui boarded a boat headed to a government biosafety facility off the northeastern tip of Long Island. Cui's security company, Red Balloon, will spend the next year studying how its Internet of Things threat-scanning tool performs on the building control systems of Plum Island Animal Disease Center. If
https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-way-to-track-down-bugs-could-help-save-iot/
Romanian hackers took over D.C. surveillance cameras just before presidential inauguration, federal prosecutors say
Romanian hackers took over two-thirds of the District’s outdoor surveillance cameras just before President Trump’s inauguration, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.
IOT is Insecure, Get Over it! Say Researchers
Noted security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek said the Internet of Things can't be secure, but it can be tamed. Drawing from their car hacking experience, the two spent the morning contemplating the larger universe of IoT security and conceded that there will always be thousands of connected devices that will never be secure, and that industry
https://threatpost.com/iot-is-insecure-get-over-it-say-researchers/128826/
After Quietly Infecting a Million Devices, Reaper Botnet Set to be Worse Than Mirai
A little over a month ago, a sizable botnet of infected Internet of Things devices began appearing on the radar of security researchers. Now, just weeks later, it's on track to become one of the largest botnets recorded in recent years.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/reaper-botnet-could-be-worse-than-mirai-cyberattack/
Google Updates Home Mini to Address Major Privacy Bug
The smaller version of Google's Assistant-equipped smart speaker, unveiled earlier this month, apparently suffers from a bug that caused some units to record sounds at random times and transmit the audio to Google's servers. Google said Tuesday it issued a software update on Saturday to address the issue.
https://www.cnet.com/au/news/google-updates-home-mini-to-address-major-privacy-bug/
Hacking A $1500 ‘Smart Gun’ With $15 Magnets
I think we should stop going crazy over the smart things unless it's secure enough to be called SMART—from a toaster, security cameras, and routers to the computers and cars—everything is hackable. But the worst part comes in when these techs just require some cheap and easily available kinds of stuff to get compromised. Want example? It took just
Internet of Things: Let the Avatars Talk to Each Other
On the 25th anniversary of the universal barcode in 1999, the barcode community gathered around Sanjay Sarma and his colleagues and said, "Let's do this."
http://news.mit.edu/2017/internet-of-things-let-avatars-talk-to-each-other-sanjay-sarma-0530
Why Manufacturers Should Be Mindful Of Cybersecurity
Hackers can penetrate the corporate IT network of a manufacturing company, then gain access to a robot's controller software and, by exploiting a vulnerability remotely, download a tampered configuration file.
Just a Pair of These $11 Radio Gadgets Can Steal a Car
A group of researchers at the Beijing-based security firm Qihoo 360 recently pulled off the so-called relay hack with a pair of gadgets they built for just $22.
https://www.wired.com/2017/04/just-pair-11-radio-gadgets-can-steal-car/
