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KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The malicious code was used in attacks targeting multiple sectors including the gaming industry, technology industry, and luxury car manufacturers.

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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

Security Affairs

We believe this will only grow in 2019 and, because this will increase awareness of threats with IoT users, it will, in turn, accelerate the regulation process, and put more pressure on manufacturers to raise the security bar for their products. For certain, IoT device manufacturers cannot leave IoT cyber security behind much longer.

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Mozi infections will slightly decrease but it will stay alive for some time to come

Security Affairs

Earlier in August, Microsoft researchers reported that the Mozi botnet was improved by implementing news capabilities to target network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE. In the diagram below we show just one example of how the vulnerabilities and newly discovered persistence techniques could be used together.

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Experts hacked 28,000 unsecured printers to raise awareness of printer security issues

Security Affairs

Our selection was based on: Device location (to cover the entire globe) Device manufacturer Protocols used to access the printers. Or they can simply use these printers to mine cryptocurrency, ramping up their victims’ electricity bills in the process. Securing your printer. Update your printer firmware to the latest version.

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How ‘digital transformation’ gave birth to a new breed of criminal: ‘machine-identity thieves’

The Last Watchdog

However, these fraudsters don’t really care about snatching up your credentials or mine. By now, your personal information and mine has been hacked multiple times and is readily on sale in the Dark Web. The most recent example comes from Timehop, a service that enables social media users to plug into their past.

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New Report on IoT Security

Schneier on Security

The report recommends that regulators should 1) enforce minimum security standards for manufacturers of IoT devices, 2) incentivize higher levels of security through public contracting, and 3) try to align IoT standards internationally (for example, international guidance on handling connected devices that stop receiving security updates).

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Envisioning new and hidden realities with data and augmented reality—a digital “twin city” example

CGI

Envisioning new and hidden realities with data and augmented reality—a digital “twin city” example. For example, a supermarket that makes home grocery deliveries has empty vehicles returning from those deliveries. Take a modern film, for example. Wed, 01/10/2018 - 15:25. Using data to create new value chains.

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