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Aisuru and Kimwolf DDoS Botnets Disrupted in International Operation

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Aisuru and Kimwolf DDoS Botnets Disrupted in International Operation 2026-03-20 at 09:32 By Eduard Kovacs The lesser-known JackSkid and Mossad botnets have also been targeted in the operation. The post Aisuru and Kimwolf DDoS Botnets Disrupted in International Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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IoT Security Firm Exein Raises €100 Million

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IoT Security Firm Exein Raises €100 Million 2025-12-18 at 13:42 By Eduard Kovacs The Italian company has raised nearly $200 million in 2025 for its widely used embedded cybersecurity platform. The post IoT Security Firm Exein Raises €100 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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When everything’s connected, everything’s at risk

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When everything’s connected, everything’s at risk 2025-10-21 at 09:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Ken Deitz, CISO at Brown & Brown, discusses how the definition of cyber risk has expanded beyond IT to include IoT, OT, and broader supply chain ecosystems. As organizations connect these assets through cloud and networked systems,

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Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance

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Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance 2025-08-15 at 13:07 By Eduard Kovacs Android pKVM has achieved SESIP Level 5 certification, which means it’s resistant to highly skilled, motivated, and funded attackers. The post Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Order out of Chaos – Using Chaos Theory Encryption to Protect OT and IoT

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Order out of Chaos – Using Chaos Theory Encryption to Protect OT and IoT 2025-07-29 at 15:00 By Kevin Townsend The need for secure encryption in IoT and IIoT devices is obvious, and potentially critical for OT and, by extension, much of the critical infrastructure.  The post Order out of Chaos – Using Chaos Theory

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IoT Security Firm Exein Raises $81 Million 

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IoT Security Firm Exein Raises $81 Million  2025-07-16 at 11:18 By Ionut Arghire Italian company Exein has raised €70 million (~$81 million) in a Series C funding round led by Balderton. The post IoT Security Firm Exein Raises $81 Million  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Booz Allen Invests in Machine Identity Firm Corsha

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Booz Allen Invests in Machine Identity Firm Corsha 2025-07-10 at 15:03 By Kevin Townsend ‘Machine identities’, often used interchangeably with ‘non-human identities’ (NHIs), have been increasing rapidly since the start of digital transformation. The post Booz Allen Invests in Machine Identity Firm Corsha appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Industrial security is on shaky ground and leaders need to pay attention

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Industrial security is on shaky ground and leaders need to pay attention 2025-07-03 at 07:07 By Help Net Security 44% of industrial organizations claim to have strong real-time cyber visibility, but nearly 60% have low to no confidence in their OT and IoT threat detection capabilities, according to Forescout. How confident are you in your

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Strategies to secure long-life IoT devices

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Strategies to secure long-life IoT devices 2025-06-20 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Rob ter Linden, CISO at Signify, discusses priorities for CISOs working on IoT security, including the need for compliant infrastructure, easy device management, and preparing for future tech like quantum computing and AI. He also covers challenges

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Millions of Android devices roped into Badbox 2.0 botnet. Is yours among them?

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Millions of Android devices roped into Badbox 2.0 botnet. Is yours among them? 2025-06-06 at 16:09 By Zeljka Zorz Millions of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices running the open-source version of the Android operating system are part of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, the FBI has warned. Cyber criminals are using the botnet to perform ad fraud and

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Law enforcement takes down proxy botnets used by criminals

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Law enforcement takes down proxy botnets used by criminals 2025-05-12 at 21:11 By Zeljka Zorz US and Dutch law enforcement, with the help of Lumen researchers, have disrupted 5socks and Anyproxy, two proxy-for-rent services that were used by criminals for ad fraud and DDoS and brute-force attacks (among other things). The domain seizure notice The

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New UK Framework Pressures Vendors on SBOMs, Patching and Default MFA

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New UK Framework Pressures Vendors on SBOMs, Patching and Default MFA 2025-05-07 at 17:58 By Ryan Naraine By baking minimum expectations into procurement conversations, the plan is to steer software vendors to “secure-by-design and default” basics. The post New UK Framework Pressures Vendors on SBOMs, Patching and Default MFA appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Samsung MagicINFO Vulnerability Exploited Days After PoC Publication

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Samsung MagicINFO Vulnerability Exploited Days After PoC Publication 2025-05-06 at 14:33 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors started exploiting a vulnerability in Samsung MagicINFO only days after a PoC exploit was published. The post Samsung MagicINFO Vulnerability Exploited Days After PoC Publication appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Airplay-enabled devices open to attack via “AirBorne” vulnerabilities

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Airplay-enabled devices open to attack via “AirBorne” vulnerabilities 2025-04-30 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz Vulnerabilities in Apple’s AirPlay Protocol, AirPlay Software Development Kits (SDKs), and the CarPlay Communication Plug-in could allow attackers to compromise AirPlay-enabled devices developed and sold by Apple and by other companies. “Because AirPlay is a fundamental piece of software for Apple

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Eyes, ears, and now arms: IoT is alive

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Eyes, ears, and now arms: IoT is alive 2025-04-29 at 09:36 By Help Net Security I’ve never quite seen anything like this in my two decades of working in the Internet of Things (IoT) space. In just a few years, devices at home and work started including cameras to see and microphones to hear. Now,

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Critical Condition: Legacy Medical Devices Remain Easy Targets for Ransomware

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Critical Condition: Legacy Medical Devices Remain Easy Targets for Ransomware 2025-03-28 at 14:50 By Kevin Townsend Analysis found that 99% of healthcare organizations are vulnerable to publicly available exploits. The post Critical Condition: Legacy Medical Devices Remain Easy Targets for Ransomware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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New Eleven11bot DDoS Botnet Powered by 80,000 Hacked Devices

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New Eleven11bot DDoS Botnet Powered by 80,000 Hacked Devices 2025-03-05 at 10:31 By Eduard Kovacs The Eleven11bot botnet has been described as one of the largest known DDoS botnets observed in recent years.  The post New Eleven11bot DDoS Botnet Powered by 80,000 Hacked Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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The risks of autonomous AI in machine-to-machine interactions

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The risks of autonomous AI in machine-to-machine interactions 2025-02-18 at 08:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security, Oded Hareven, CEO of Akeyless Security, discusses how enterprises should adapt their cybersecurity strategies to address the growing need for machine-to-machine (M2M) security. According to Hareven, machine identities must be secured and governed similarly to human

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Contec Patient Monitors Not Malicious, but Still Pose Big Risk to Healthcare

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Contec Patient Monitors Not Malicious, but Still Pose Big Risk to Healthcare 2025-02-04 at 13:48 By Ionut Arghire The Contec CMS8000 patient monitors do not contain a malicious backdoor but are plagued by an insecure and vulnerable design. The post Contec Patient Monitors Not Malicious, but Still Pose Big Risk to Healthcare appeared first on

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Addressing the intersection of cyber and physical security threats

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Addressing the intersection of cyber and physical security threats 2025-01-21 at 07:05 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security, Nicholas Jackson, Director of Cyber Operations at Bitdefender, discusses how technologies like AI, quantum computing, and IoT are reshaping cybersecurity. He shares his perspective on the new threats these advancements bring and offers practical advice

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