Cloud Break: IoT Devices Open to Silent Takeover Via Firewalls
IoT devices can be compromised, thanks to gaps in cloud management interfaces for firewalls and routers, even if they're protected by security software or not online.
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IoT devices can be compromised, thanks to gaps in cloud management interfaces for firewalls and routers, even if they're protected by security software or not online.
In the cloud, patches disseminate automatically. On your computer, you get notified. IoT devices, meanwhile, can escape attention for years on end.
The newly discovered malware, which has so far mainly targeted Turkish telcos and has links to HiatusRat, infects routers and performs DNS and HTTP hijacking attacks on connections to private IP addresses.