Internet of Things

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Malware

Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Malware

Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Be on your guard if you're a developer who uses GitHub - someone could be trying to infect your computer with malware.

Graham Cluley • 30 Mar 2017

Internet of Things, Privacy

IoT of toys stranger than fiction: Cybersecurity and data privacy update

Internet of Things, Privacy

IoT of toys stranger than fiction: Cybersecurity and data privacy update

The Internet of Stranger Things came to life in the recent case of a cuddly connected toy, raising wider and deeper questions about cybersecurity, privacy, and the future of digital technology.

Stephen Cobb • 03 Mar 2017

Malware

British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany

Malware

British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany

A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Luton airport by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with a massive internet attack that disrupted telephone, television and internet services in Germany last November.

Graham Cluley • 24 Feb 2017

Internet of Things

FTC vs. VIZIO: Getting smart about TV data collection and sharing

Internet of Things

FTC vs. VIZIO: Getting smart about TV data collection and sharing

Is your smart TV selling data about what you watch, without asking? As the US FTC goes after one TV maker, it may be time to check.

Stephen Cobb • 07 Feb 2017

Malware

Ransomware attack hits St Louis Public library

Malware

Ransomware attack hits St Louis Public library

If you were trying to use the public computers at St Louis Public Library this week you may have experienced more than your fair share of problems.

Graham Cluley • 20 Jan 2017

Internet of Things

CES: IoT security comes of age

Internet of Things

CES: IoT security comes of age

For years, IoT security seemed like solving a problem that didn’t exist. Not anymore says ESET's Cameron Camp, who was at this year's CES.

Cameron Camp • 11 Jan 2017

Internet of Things

IoT attacks: 10 things you need to know

Internet of Things

IoT attacks: 10 things you need to know

IoT attacks are on the rise. As the technology becomes more relevant to our lives, we take a look at what the state of play is.

Editor • 19 Dec 2016

Malware

900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

Malware

900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

As many as 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers were knocked offline on Sunday and Monday as an attempt was made to hijack broadband routers into a botnet.

Graham Cluley • 29 Nov 2016

Malware

MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails

Malware

MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails

Hackers broke into the MailChimp accounts of some businesses, and send out malicious invoice emails to subscribers... but that doesn't mean that MailChimp suffered a serious security breach. Once again, two-factor authentication could have saved users' bacon.

Graham Cluley • 23 Nov 2016