Brian Krebs site hit with 665 Gbps DDoS attack; Largest Internet has ever seen
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OpenSSL will patch this week high severity vulnerability – Security Affairs
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/51448/security/openssl-high-severity-flaw.html You might need to spare some time to do the update. One of the flaws that affect the popular toolkit has a “high” severity. The Project plans to release OpenSSL versions 1.1.0a, 1.0.2i and 1.0.1u next Thursday September 22 . The OpenSSL Project has already issued three security patches this year that addressed a total of →
Scary Insights Into The Security of Smart Things: What The IOT Startups Don’t Pitch About – Internet Of Things | IoT India
http://electronicsofthings.com/expert-opinion/scary-insights-security-smart-things-what-the-iot-startups-dont-pitch-about/?utm_source=eotpage&utm_medium=eotpage&utm_campaign=eotpage&utm_content=eotposts →
Unbreakable Encryption: Work Has Begun on the World’s First Quantum Enigma Machine
http://futurism.com/unbreakable-encryption-work-has-begun-on-the-worlds-first-quantum-enigma-machine/ Quantum encryption promises better encryption – at least in theory. →
All the Ways Your Wi-Fi Router Can Spy on You – The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/08/wi-fi-surveillance/497132/?utm_source=wdfb&mbid=social_fb It seems that some WiFi routers have radar eyes… →
How to Hack Smart Bluetooth Locks and IoT Devices — Check this Out
http://thehackernews.com/2016/09/hacking-bluetooth-locks.html?m=1 Many smart locks are not hacker safe. →
Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet – Schneier on Security
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/09/someone_is_lear.html Cyberwar situation seems to be such that some players are trying to test what kind of DDoS levels critical Internet services can take – maybe to know how much would be needed to bring them down. →
LuaBot is the first Linux DDoS botnet written in Lua Language – Security Affairs
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/51155/malware/linux-luabot.html Linux malware is targeting IoT devices and other embedded Linux devices. →
MySQL Zero-Day Allows An Attacker To Take Full Control Of Database » TechWorm
http://www.techworm.net/2016/09/mysql-zero-day-allows-attacker-take-full-control-database.html Two vulnerabilities found and proof-of-concept code published. →
Long-Secret Stingray Manuals Detail How Police Can Spy on Phones
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/12/long-secret-stingray-manuals-detail-how-police-can-spy-on-phones/ Some reading on how cell phones are spied. Although “Stingray” has become a catch-all name for devices of its kind, often referred to as “IMSI catchers,” the manuals include instructions for a range of other Harris surveillance boxes, including the Hailstorm, ArrowHead, AmberJack, and KingFish. →