Flashpoint

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Acquired by Belden earlier this year, NetModule provides IIoT and industrial routers, vehicle routers, and other types of wireless M2M connectivity products. All of NetModule’s routers run the Linux-based NRSW by default, and can be managed remotely using a remote management platform. According to Flashpoint, its researchers recently identified two critical flaws in NetModule’s router…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

The risks presented by ransomware and cyber extortion events have likely found a place in your own security team’s discussions, and rightfully so. Ransomware attacks have proliferated in the last decade. The numbers are staggering if not overwhelming, and make it abundantly clear that ransomware attacks are not a threat that any organization, however big…

Malware & Threats, Network Security

Issued by: CIO Security

Was the Dyn DDoS attack actually a script kiddie v. PSN?

The massive DDoS attack that disrupted the internet address-lookup service Dyn last week was perhaps pulled off by a script kiddie targeting PlayStation Network and using Mirai malware to assemble a massive IoT botnet, according to research by Flashpoint. “Flashpoint assesses with moderate confidence that the most recent Mirai attacks are likely connected to the…