Ten percent of the 550,000 IoT nodes in the Mirai botnet are involved in ongoing DDoS attacks against DNS provider Dyn and others.
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St. Jude Faces New Claim Heart Implants are Hackable
Categories: Hacks, IoT, Mobile Security, Vulnerabilities
In a lawsuit against short seller Muddy Waters and security firm MedSec, plaintiff St. Jude Medical faces fresh claims that its heart devices are vulnerable to hacks.
Chinese Manufacturer Recalls IOT Gear Following Dyn DDoS
Categories: IoT
Millions of IP-enabled cameras built on gear manufactured by Hangzhou Xiongmai of China is being recalled after DDoS attacks powered by compromised IOT devices took down a major DNS provider last week.
Fake Microsoft Installer Leads to Malware, Support Call Scam
Categories: Malware, Web Security
An installer purporting to be Microsoft Security Essentials is malware that can lead to a support call scam.
Rowhammer Vulnerability Comes to Android
Categories: Hacks, Mobile Security, Vulnerabilities
Researchers have demonstrated how the PC-based Rowhammer attack also works against Android devices.
