New Silex malware has begun bricking several hundred poorly secured IoT devices per hour, using default credentials to log in and then wipe devices (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

New Silex malware has begun bricking several hundred poorly secured IoT devices per hour, using default credentials to log in and then wipe devices (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:

New Silex malware has begun bricking several hundred poorly secured IoT devices per hour, using default credentials to log in and then wipe devices  —  Over 2,000 devices have been bricked in the span of a few hours.  Attacks still ongoing.  —  A new strain of malware is wiping the firmware …

New Silex malware has begun bricking several hundred poorly secured IoT devices per hour, using default credentials to log in and then wipe devices (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)
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