IoT

A backdoor has been detected in Sony IPELA Engine IP Cameras that could enable attackers to gain control and run arbitrary code on the devices.

A hacker is apologizing for knocking thousands of British TalkTalk and Post Office internet subscribers offline in a recent botnet powered DDoS attack.

The risk to security and privacy is unique for consumers installing IoT devices for home use, says a report from the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG).

Over a third of Brits are planning to gift an internet-connected device this Christmas. The two most popular gifts - smartphone/tablets and laptops - this year are also the two most easily and frequently hacked.

A security expert who hooked up an Internet-connected surveillance camera for research purposes reported via Twitter on Friday that the device was compromised by IoT malware after just 98 seconds of being online.

Confronting the dangers posed by the Internet of Things, members of the House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on Wednesday that examined the feasibility of regulating IoT devices.