Internet of Things
AVG Wants Your Home Router to Fight Internet of Things Malware
AVG’s plan makes sense, but will require the cooperation of hardware manufacturers to make a real impact.
This Virus Automatically Kills Smart Light Bulbs
In the future, hackers might black out cities by breaking into internet-connected light bulbs.
How Hackers Could Steal Your Cellphone Pictures From Your IoT Crock-Pot
A bug in the Android app that controls Belkin’s popular smart home WeMo products allows hackers to get access to the phone’s pictures and location.
Wannabe Hackers Are Adding ‘Terrible’ and ‘Stupid’ Features to Mirai
All the wannabe hackers out there are trying to mod the source code of the infamous malware Mirai, with little success—for now.
How Vigilante Hackers Could Stop the Internet of Things Botnet
Could do-gooder hackers take over the Mirai botnet and make it unhackable for criminals?
Should the FBI Hack Botnet Victims to Save the Internet?
The internet of things has ushered in a new age of debilitating DDoS attacks. Should the government intervene?
Senator Wants to Classify Insecure Internet of Things Devices As 'Harmful'
Sen. Mark Warner is asking the FCC whether poorly secured Internet of Things devices should not be allowed on the internet.
Twitter Account Shows Mirai Botnets Using Your Security Camera In Cyber Turf War
Huge armies of infected devices are attacking everyone. Even each other.
Find Out If One of Your Devices Helped Break the Internet
If you own Internet of Things devices, it’s time to lock it down.
Eugene Kaspersky Says the Worst Case Hacking Scenarios Probably Won't Happen
"I'm paranoid, but optimistic," says the infosecurity legend about the looming threat of a Hackpocalypse.
Cat in the Shell: Virtual Feline Avatar Controls a High-Tech Building
Design collective Umbrellium have created a digital pet whose behavior is determined by a school's high-tech architectural surroundings.