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Study: Attack on KrebsOnSecurity Cost IoT Device Owners $323K

May 7, 2018 admin Akamai, ddos, ddos-for-hire, google, IdioT, Internet of Things, IoT, Kim Fong, Kurt Hepler, Mirai, NETSCOUT Arbor, Peter Rowland, Project Shield, Rohit Raghavan, UC Berkeley

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 07 May 2018 16:47:20 +0000

A monster distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) against KrebsOnSecurity.com in 2016 knocked this site offline for nearly four days. The attack was executed through a network of hacked “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices such as Internet routers, security cameras and digital video recorders. A new study that tries to measure the direct cost of that one attack for IoT device users whose machines were swept up in the assault found that it may have cost device owners a total of $323,973.75 in excess power and added bandwidth consumption. My bad.

Independent Krebs

Expert: IoT Botnets the Work of a ‘Vast Minority’

January 24, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, Allison Nixon, Bricker bot, ddos, FBI, Flashpoint, Internet of Things, IoT security, Josiah White, LiteSpeed, Mirai, the Janit0r, U.S. Justice Department

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:38:52 +0000

In December 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments and guilty pleas by three men in the United States responsible for creating and using Mirai, a malware strain that enslaves poorly-secured “Internet of Things” or IoT devices like security cameras and digital video recorders for use in large-scale cyberattacks. The FBI and the DOJ had help in their investigation from many security experts, but this post focuses on one expert whose research into the Dark Web and its various malefactors was especially useful in that case. Allison Nixon is director of security research at Flashpoint, a cyber intelligence firm based in New York City. Nixon spoke with KrebsOnSecurity at length about her perspectives on IoT security and the vital role of law enforcement in this fight.

Independent Krebs

Some Basic Rules for Securing Your IoT Stuff

January 17, 2018 admin Censys.io, Glasswire, Internet of Things, Iot Security rules, Mirai, Security Tools, Shields Up, Steve Gibson, The Coming Storm, U.S. Justice Department, universal plug and play, UPnP

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:36:24 +0000

Most readers here have likely heard or read various prognostications about the impending doom from the proliferation of poorly-secured “Internet of Things” or IoT devices. Loosely defined as any gadget or gizmo that connects to the Internet but which most consumers probably wouldn’t begin to know how to secure, IoT encompasses everything from security cameras, routers and digital video recorders to printers, wearable devices and “smart” lightbulbs. Throughout 2016 and 2017, attacks from massive botnets made up entirely of hacked IoT devices had many experts warning of a dire outlook for Internet security. But the future of IoT doesn’t have to be so bleak. Here’s a primer on minimizing the chances that your IoT things become a security liability for you or for the Internet at large.

Independent Krebs

U.K. Man Avoids Jail Time in vDOS Case

December 21, 2017 admin Daniel Kaye, Fractal Warrior, Internet of Things, Jack Chappell, Judge Maurice Greene, Mirai, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Paras Jha, Stuart Kaufman, vDos

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:56:01 +0000

A U.K. man who pleaded guilty to launching more than 2,000 cyberattacks against some of the world’s largest companies has avoided jail time for his role in the attacks. The judge in the case reportedly was moved by pleas for leniency that cited the man’s youth at the time of the attacks and a diagnosis of autism.

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Mirai IoT Botnet Co-Authors Plead Guilty

December 13, 2017 admin A Little Sunshine, Akamai, anna-senpai, bitcoin, Breadcrumbs, click fraud, Dalton Norman, Daniel Kaye, exfocus, google, IoT botnet, Josiah White, justice department, Minecraft, Mirai, Ne'er-Do-Well News, OG_Richard_Stallman, ogexfocus, OVH, Paras Jha, Project Shield, Rutgers University DDoS

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 16:23:18 +0000

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unsealed the guilty pleas of two men first identified in January 2017 by KrebsOnSecurity as the likely co-authors of Mirai, a malware strain that remotely enslaves so-called “Internet of Things” devices such as security cameras, routers, and digital video recorders for use in large scale attacks designed to knock Web sites and entire networks offline (including multiple major attacks against this site).

Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 13

December 1, 2017 admin 2018, bitcoin, botnets, Car Hacking, cars, Internet of Things, IoT, KART, Kaspersky Anti-ransomware tool, Mirai, news, podcast, predictions, Threats

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:47:59 +0000

In this week’s edition Kaspersky Lab’s Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and Jeff discuss the company’s security predictions for 2018.

Independent Krebs

Fear the Reaper, or Reaper Madness?

October 27, 2017 admin Arbor Networks, ASERT, booter, Check Point, Maya Horowitz, Mirai, Netlab 360, Other, Reaper IoT malware, Reaper Madness, stresser

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 20:39:21 +0000

Last week we looked at reports from China and Israel about a new “Internet of Things” malware strain called “Reaper” that researchers said infected more than a million organizations by targeting newfound security weaknesses in countless Internet routers, security cameras and digital video recorders (DVRs). Now some botnet experts are calling on people to stop the “Reaper Madness,” saying the actual number of IoT devices infected with Reaper right now is much smaller. Arbor Networks said it believes the current actual size of the Reaper botnet fluctuates between 10,000 and 20,000 bots total. Arbor notes that this can change any time.

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Reaper: Calm Before the IoT Security Storm?

October 23, 2017 admin Akamai, AVTECH, Checkpoint, D-Link, Depth Security, Doug Madory, Dyn, Foscam, GoAhead, google, IoTroop, Jake Reynolds, Linksys, Mirai, Netgear, Netlab 360, Other, OVH attack, Project Shield, Qbot, Reaper, vDos

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:42:42 +0000

It’s been just over a year since the world witnessed some of the world’s top online Web sites being taken down for much of the day by “Mirai,” a zombie malware strain that enslaved “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices such as wireless routers, security cameras and digital video recorders for use in large-scale online attacks. Now, experts are sounding the alarm about the emergence of what appears to be a far more powerful strain of IoT attack malware — variously named “Reaper” and “IoTroop” — that spreads via security holes in IoT software and hardware. And there are indications that over a million organizations may be affected already. Reaper isn’t attacking anyone yet. For the moment it is apparently content to gather gloom to itself from the darkest reaches of the Internet. But if history is any teacher, we are likely enjoying a period of false calm before another humbling IoT attack wave breaks.