Cybercriminals from around the world are actively discussing how to compromise connected devices, and how to leverage these devices for moneymaking schemes, according to Trend Micro.In its latest report entitled “The Internet of Things in the Criminal Underground”, the company showed details of the fast-growing market for IoT attacks. Trend Micro Research analysed forums in … Read more
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro revealed that it had created a honeypot imitating an industrial factory to determine threats facing unsecured OT (operational technology) environments. The six-month investigation showed that they attracted fraud and financially motivated exploits, primarily falling victims to common threats. The honeypot was compromised for cryptocurrency mining, targeted by two separate ransomware attacks, … Read more
Trend Micro last week released its latest research that warned of a major new wave of attacks attempting to compromise home routers for use in IoT botnets. With the dawn of the internet of things (IoT), botnet developers have found a new domain to conquer, but there they must compete with one another to grow … Read more
Cybercriminals are increasingly setting their sights on industrial control systems (ICS) with China topping the list of countries with the most malware detected on ICS endpoints, India with the most coinminer infections , and the US with the most ransomware infections. These are the findings of the 2020 Report on Threats Affecting ICS Endpoints released … Read more
On 21 September 2024, the New York Times reported Albania’s plan to create the State of Bektashi. Bektashi is a Muslim Shiite Sufi order founded in the 13th century in Turkey with its headquarters based in Albania since 1930. On 22 September 2024, Mr Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania announced the same plan … Read more