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Home Invasion: Kimwolf Botnet Hijacks 2 Million Devices for Global Cybercrime

05 Jan 2026 news 🌍 Asia

Kimwolf, a massive botnet, has secretly infected millions of everyday devices—turning homes into hubs for cybercrime. Discover how insecure streaming boxes and proxy flaws enabled this unprecedented breach.

#Kimwolf Botnet | #Cybercrime | #IoT Security

How a Hacker Unlocked Local Control on the QingPing Air Monitor

05 Jan 2026 news 🌍 Asia

A user has exposed how to liberate the QingPing Air Quality Monitor 2 from its cloud dependencies, redirecting data to a local MQTT server and uncovering major security oversights in the process.

#QingPing Air Monitor | #IoT Security | #Data Privacy

Inside the Black Box: How Hackers Are Revolutionizing 3D Printer Climate Control

31 Dec 2025 news

Chamber Master is changing the game for 3D printing enthusiasts, giving them unprecedented control over their enclosures. But with great power comes new risks—are these smart chambers the next target for cybercriminals?

#3D Printing | #Chamber Master | #IoT Security

StreamPipes Admin Takeover Flaw: Critical IoT Vulnerability Exposed

31 Dec 2025 news

A critical flaw in Apache StreamPipes allows ordinary users to seize admin control, threatening IoT and industrial data flows. Here’s how the vulnerability works and why upgrading is urgent.

#StreamPipes | #IoT Security | #Vulnerability

Exein’s €100 Million Raise: The Future of IoT Security Under the Microscope

18 Dec 2025 news 🌍 Europe

Exein, an Italian IoT security company, has raised €100 million to fuel global growth and innovation in embedded device protection. Our feature investigates their technology, expansion plans, and the race to secure billions of connected devices.

#IoT Security | #Exein | #Cybersecurity

Researchers Hack Smartwatch Firmware Using Display Pixels – The Pixel Pirates Case

12 Dec 2025 news

Researchers extracted firmware from a budget smartwatch by reviving the old 'blinkenlights' technique—using screen pixels to leak data. This exposes critical security flaws in cheap IoT gadgets, showing that even decades-old hacks can threaten modern devices.

#Smartwatch Hacking | #Firmware Extraction | #IoT Security

Cloud IoT Hijack: Firewalls Bypassed via Device Impersonation

19 Nov 2025 news

Researchers expose a silent method to hijack IoT devices through cloud management—even behind firewalls—by exploiting weak authentication. Experts warn of hard-to-trace attacks and urge urgent fixes.

#IoT security | #cloud management | #cyberattacks