FBI warns of HiatusRAT scanning campaigns against Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs
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The FBI warned of a fresh wave of HiatusRAT malware attacks targeting internet-facing Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs.

The FBI warned of a fresh wave of HiatusRAT malware attacks targeting internet-facing Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to warn of HiatusRAT malware campaigns targeting Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. The report includes a set of recommendations to mitigate the exposure to the […]

  • nailingjelloEnglish
    3·
    8 days ago

    From the article:

    The FBI recommends limiting or isolating vulnerable devices, monitoring networks, and following cybersecurity best practices. Recommendations include timely patching, using strong and unique passwords, enabling multi-factor authentication, implementing security tools to detect abnormal activity, auditing accounts, scanning for open ports, segmenting networks, updating antivirus software, and creating offline backups.

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
      3·
      7 days ago

      timely patching, lol. most of these I would assume never receives an update. I would say these shouldn’t be directly accessible from the internet, but the noname chinese brands’ remote access only works that way