November 29, 2018
Mass router hack exposes millions of devices to potent NSA exploit
Years-old UPnP vulnerability being used to expose ports 139 and 445. Source: Mass router hack exposes millions of devices to potent NSA exploit
November 29, 2018
US iOS users targeted by massive malvertising campaign | ZDNet
A malvertising campaign deployed via a high-profile ad platform targeted iOS users across the US. Crooks hijacked over 300 million web sessions. Source: US iOS users targeted by massive malvertising campaign | ZDNet
November 28, 2018
DriveSavers Lets Consumers Retrieve Data From Locked iOS Devices for $3,900 [Updated]
Source: DriveSavers Lets Consumers Retrieve Data From Locked iOS Devices for $3,900 [Updated]
November 28, 2018
Hackers are using leaked NSA hacking tools to quietly hijack thousands of computers
More than a year after patches were released to thwart powerful NSA exploits that leaked online, hundreds of thousands of computers are unpatched and vulnerable. First they were used to spread ransomware. Then it was cryptocurrency mining attacks. Now, researchers say that hackers are using the leaked tools to create an even bigger malicious proxy […] Source: Hackers are using leaked NSA hacking tools to quietly hijack thousands of computers
At least 116 different router models are infected by unusually well-written malware. Source: A 100,000-router botnet is feeding on a 5-year-old UPnP bug in Broadcom chips