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DOJ Says KimWolf Powered Massive DDoS-for-Hire OperationsU.S. prosecutors charged a Canadian man accused of operating the KimWolf botnet, alleging the DDoS-for-hire platform compromised nearly two million IoT devices and powered attacks that reached record traffic volumes worldwide.
Researchers Uncover Three Vulnerabilities, Urge Firmware UpdateAttackers could chain critical vulnerabilities in industrial network switches to gain remote control to compromise automation systems, IoT devices and surveillance networks. Claroty's Team82 uncovered three flaws in WGS-804HPT switches manufactured by Planet Technology.
An Iranian state hacking group is using custom malware to compromise IoT and OT infrastructure in Israel and the United States. An attack wave from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated "CyberAv3ngers" swept up fuel management systems made by U.S.-based firm Gilbarco Veeder-Root.
Water Barghest Group Lists Infected Devices Within 10 Minutes of Initial CompromiseA threat actor with suspected ties to Russian nation-state hackers has listed thousands of IoT devices as proxy networks within minutes of their initial compromise. A campaign that began in 2020 has so far infected 20,000 IoT devices, according to a new report by Trend Micro.
Chinese Botnet Targets US Critical Infrastructure and TaiwanA Chinese state-sponsored botnet called Raptor Train has infected more than 260,000 IoT and office network devices to target critical infrastructure globally. The hackers used zero-days and known vulnerabilities to compromise more than 20 different types of devices to expand their botnet.
Modules Widely Deployed in Manufacturing, Telecommunications and Healthcare DevicesMultiple types of Telit Cinterion cellular modules for IoT and machine-to-machine devices, which are widely used across industrial, financial services, telecommunications and healthcare environments, are vulnerable to being remotely compromised via malicious SMS messages, security researchers warn.
Don't Brush in Fear, as Supposed DDoS Dental Trauma Fails to Pass MusterBreathless reports claim 3 million IoT toothbrushes have been remotely compromised and used to target unsuspecting businesses via distributed denial-of-service attacks. Just one problem: This story has more holes in it than the teeth of kid with a 10-pack-a-day Gummy Bear habit.