Connecting various devices at home brings us convenience and satisfaction, but despite so many advantages it is a quick and easy way to attack by hackers. Currently, IoT devices are popular in our market, unfortunately they are very susceptible to hacking. Intelligent toothbrush products, watches, doorbells and speakers are potential threats to our safety.
“Ryuk” Ransomware is involved in many attacks that hit organizations, government networks and causes losses of millions of dollars. A recent attack appeared on an object regulated by the MTSA (Morsa Transport Security Act), revealed the American coastguard. Further attacks were noticed on the computers of the state of Massachusetts. In addition, the British National Center for Cyber Security (NCSC) issued a statement about a Ryuk ransomware attack in July.
Trust is very important in the internet age, especially as we are becoming more and more addicted. Obsolete documenting and verification are not trustworthy, there is a huge likelihood of falsification, hacking. Unfortunately, there is still a tendency that consumers choose convenience over safety.
https://www.techradar.com/news/digital-identity-enabling-the-new-economy
“Malicious USB sticks” are a very popular attack way that allows an “physically” attacker to get into a computer or other device. Memory cards are extremely malicious and can lead to serious damage to their businesses or clients.
https://www.ehackingnews.com/2019/12/alert-usb-flash-drive-malware-threats.html
The FBI warns against LockerGog and MegaCortex. They attack large corporate networks, which for many months hold back from infecting malicious encryption blocking software. Ransomware attackers can hide for months.
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/blogs/ransomware-attackers-may-lurk-for-months-fbi-warns-p-2844
Many organizations have security cameras to protect their business. However, if the intruder scans the network in search of connection to the device, can find access to the camera, then he will have visual access to the company. Terrifying and potentially harmful.
https://www.techradar.com/news/building-an-iot-immune-system
Access to our data and services is based on passwords. We should be able to communicate securely through the computers. Very important are cryptographic keys and digital certificates which are used as machine identities.
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2019/12/27/keys-for-machine-identities/
The Tencent Blade team discovered a SQLite security vulnerability called “Magellan 2.0” in the most popular Google Chrome browser in the world. This allows hackers to use the Chromium rendering process and execute remote code.
The Android app may have had an impact on Twitter vulnerability. Hackers gained access to confidential information. The company informs deceived users via email or application.
Security specialists from 360 Netlab have observed that the new Mozi P2P botnet is attacking the Netgear, D-Link and Huawei routers, which are searching for weak Telnet passwords to hack.
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/95608/malware/mozi-p2p-botnet.html