Discussion of public breaches of security
Yes I am assuming IoT devices from china are ‘cheap’. Look at this FBI IC3 headline: Home Internet Connected Devices Facilitate Criminal Activity probably important to know – what is the Botnet? “BADBOX 2.0 was discovered after the original BADBOX campaign was disrupted in 2024. BADBOX was identified in 2023, and primarily consisted of Android … Read more
In Cybersecurity we are programmed to prepare for the constant Internet attacks. But there are many aspects to these attacks, including what is considered a watering hole tactic. A watering hole tactic is where just like in the desert water is important , and in an oasis there is a watering hole. What does that … Read more
The issue of What can be used for us will be used against us. I.e. We want to use the internet – it will be used to attack us. So we want to have email – it will be used against us. There are some technical configurations we can do to help prevent scam attacks. … Read more
Here are some standard emails that came into my mailbox that are obviously fake…. Also an older post(7/15/2024) discussed a tax refund scam… by text and email Here is text of email(italicized): Hi <insert-name>, Just wanted to check if you’ve submitted your tax refund claim yet? SETC and ERC are federal government programs … Read more
Hackernews has another story about exploited devices: Archer routers This router the Archer TP link “The botnet exploits a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in TP-Link Archer routers (CVE-2023-1389) to spread itself automatically over the Internet,” security researchers Ofek Vardi and Matan Mittelman said in a technical report shared with The Hacker News.” As … Read more