Tag: Security
[FOCUS MALWARE] Dark_nexus, a new growing IOT botnet
Bitdefender’s cyber security researchers have discovered a new botnet targeting IoT devices. Named “dark_nexus”, it relies on credentials stuffing attacks to target various devices such as routers, thermal cameras or…
[SMART HOME] A hidden microphone on the Nest Secure security alarm
The Mountain View firm recently announced the deployment of Google Assistant on its connected security alarms. Like Amazon, Nest Secure has new features: it is possible to ask…
[HACKING] Third-party application developers read your Gmail!
Google has announced that third party application developers can access Gmail accounts without user consent. In 2014, the Internet giant officially acknowledged that Gmail emails were being accessed…
[HACKING] Steal of military documents following a default FTP password unchanged
The American security company “Recorded Future” discovered that a hacker had put confidential military documents on sale on an online forum for a hundred dollars each. This unclassified…
[APPLICATION] Security breaches in the Polar Flow application: military locations revealed
The Polar Flow sports application would have revealed the locations of military and government sites considered as “sensitive”. The investigative journalists’ collective «Bellingcat» and the Dutch media «De…