Mobile Security April 26, 2021

IoT Security: Be Aware of What You Connect at Home

3 min read - Home IoT device adoption has grown by leaps and bounds. It’s a time of connected gadgets everywhere, and with them, comes security risks. McKinsey predicts the total number of IoT-connected devices will be 43 billion by 2023, with the vast…

February 24, 2020

WLAN Employed by Emotet as New Distribution Method

2 min read - Security researchers discovered a new variant of the Emotet malware family that employed a wireless local area network (WLAN) as its distribution method.

November 5, 2019

Wireless Routers Exploited by Gafgyt Variant Could Be Used in DDoS Attacks

2 min read - Small office and home users who don't want to see their wireless routers exploited need to watch out for a variant of the Gyfgyt malware that is leaving tens of thousands vulnerable.

July 16, 2018

New Protocol Promises to Improve Wi-Fi Security — Eventually

3 min read - WPA3, which was released in June 2018, promises to improve Wi-Fi security — but the changes will be gradual because the Wi-Fi Alliance will need to certify routers to work with the new protocol.

Endpoint November 20, 2017

Wireless Security Lessons From the WPA2 Vulnerability

3 min read - One of the biggest WPA2 vulnerability wireless security lessons: Few people are aware, fewer know how to patch it and fewer still will do so.

December 15, 2016

Frustrating Firmware? Cybercriminal Claims to Ruin Routers With Immovable Malware

2 min read - Routers are popular targets for cybercrime. One actor in particular claimed to have permanently infected millions of routers with a firmware-based attack.

December 15, 2016

DNSChanger Exploit Targets Routers Through Web Browsers

2 min read - Although the DNSChanger exploit kit is spread through malvertising, it is designed to target vulnerabilities in victims' physical internet routers.

November 11, 2014

Unpatched Belkin Router Could Turn Guest Network Visitors Into Rogue Admins

2 min read - Security experts say unless users upgrade to the latest firmware, a type of Belkin router that has been on the market since 2011 may be open to attacks.