IoT
Internet of Things Hackers Target Anti-Spam Service—And Fails To Take It Down
The hacker who’s been claiming a monopolistic control over the Mirai botnet tried to take down the well-known anti-spam Spamhaus.
Wannabe Hackers Are Willing to Pay To Learn How To Use the Mirai Botnet
Everyone wants to try the new shiny malware that can take down websites.
Hacker Claims To Push Malicious Firmware Update to 3.2 Million Home Routers
One of the hackers who’s trying to monopolize the Internet of Things botnet Mirai found a new way to build a massive botnet.
It’s Trivially Easy to Watch Porn On a Restricted Tablet Made For Kids
The infamous Internet of Things vendor VTech shows how not to do parental controls.
Hackers Say Knocking Thousands of Brits Offline Was an Accident
The hackers who built a new, improved, Mirai botnet strike again, knocking thousands of British internet users offline—by mistake.
Two Hackers Appear To Have Created a New Massive Internet of Things Botnet
After weeks of turf war, two cybercriminals seem to have found a new way to take control and expand the the infamous Mirai botnet.
Congress To Security Experts: How Do We Deal With The Internet of Shit?
And Bruce Schneier thinks regulating the Internet of Things is inevitable and desirable.
The Looming Disaster of the Internet of (Hackable) Things
We're letting easy-to-hack internet-connected devices take over the world, and we have no idea how bad that could turn out.
This Virus Automatically Kills Smart Light Bulbs
In the future, hackers might black out cities by breaking into internet-connected light bulbs.
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?
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.