Shodan Adventures Part 4 – Smart Speakers

I’ve written about IoT threats in the past about Huwaei Gateways, Netgear routers, and IP cameras, but this time I’m covering the must-have device over the past couple years. Smart speakers.

Shodan Adventures Part 2

Do you remember the Mirai botnet? If you don’t, here’s a quick refresher. Mirai is an internet-of-things malware that turns DVRs, security cameras, toasters, refrigerators, etc., into a zombie that can attack another network or device with a flood of empty data that will overwhelm and cause a denial-of-service (the device or network loses internet... Continue reading Shodan Adventures Part 2

Round Up of Defaced Websites

Defacing a hacked website is usually for the sake of sending a message that the web server is insecure, but as you will see below, that is not always the case. These are just a sample of images, but it appears Turkish hackers have gone on a rampage. For the sake of displaying a diverse... Continue reading Round Up of Defaced Websites

The Deep Web vs. The Dark Web

The Deep Web The deep web is commonly known as the invisible web or the hidden web. The deep web is surprisingly large taking up 90% of the internet which is estimated to be 7.5 petabytes which most of that is made up of innocent content such as emails, logins, and subscription websites; generally, anything... Continue reading The Deep Web vs. The Dark Web