A recently uncovered malware Brickerbot is making the rounds with the capability to permanently brick Internet of Things (IoT) devices. How can it be mitigated?

BrickerBot finds these devices and renders them unusable. The first version attacked about a thousand devices and alternate versions attacked thousands more. It disabled the devices by...

BrickerBot spreads to devices with open Telnet ports. Just like Mirai, Hajime, LuaBot, and other IoT malware, BrickerBot uses a list of known default credentials used for various IoT devices.

New botnet squadrons wage fiercer, more intense attacks on unsecured IoT devices.

Brickerbot is written by a hacker who goes by the name Janit0r on Hackforums. He has also called himself "The Doctor" who considers this bricking project a form of "Internet Chemotherapy."

If you are a IoT vendor or user you need to know about Mirai, Hajime and BrickerBot. If you have Internet connected PLC's, RTU's or other ICS controllers...

By now you have probably heard about Brickerbot, Hajime, and the growing problem of Internet of Things (IoT) botnets. This round-up will provide you with a number of comprehensive resources to...

BrickerBot was malware that attempted to permanently destroy (brick) insecure Internet of Things devices. BrickerBot logged into poorly-secured devices and ran harmful commands to disable them.

Brickerbot is a particularly nasty piece of software because its goal is to render your devices unusable. Brickerbot would try to remotely log in to your camera then try to break it.

BrickerBot is A Very Real Problem. Although the Internet of Things is one of the most significant technological developments to look forward to, it continues to pose a lot of security challenges.

The Brickerbot malware program targets unsecured internet of things devices with Permanent Denial of Service (PDoS) attacks.

BrickerBot is a fast-moving Bot that results in PDoS - Permanent Denial of Services. PDoS attacks are in their evolving stage and are getting more devastating with passing time.

BrickerBot was malware that attempted to permanently destroy ( "brick" ) insecure Internet of Things devices. BrickerBot logged into poorly-secured devices and ran harmful commands to disable them.

BrickerBot was malware that attempted to permanently destroy insecure Internet of Things devices. BrickerBot logged into poorly-secured devices and ran harmful commands to disable them.

BrickerBot: IoT Malware. Original Issue Date:- April 25, 2017. Virus Type:- Worm/Backdoor. Severity:-High. It has been reported that the malware named as "BrickerBot"/ "BrickBot" is spreading widely.

The Brickerbot attack used a technique (Telnet brute force) very similar to that used by Mirai to breach devices, according to Radware's researchers. "Bricker does not try to download a binary...