Researchers at Incapsula have discovered a botnet that runs on compromised CCTV cameras. There are hundreds of millions, if not billions, of these in the field, and like many Internet of Things devices, their security is an afterthought and not fit for purpose. Link: Botnets running on CCTVs and NASs
American Express, through its venture capital arm American Express Ventures, is looking to use its recent investment in bitcoin remittance startup Abra’s $12m Series A as a way to more closely observe the digital currency industry and the technology behind it. Link: How AmEx is ‘Testing the Waters’ of Bitcoin and the Blockchain
Google has a long-held ambition to make full-disk encryption mandatory on Android. It didn’t quite work for Lollipop—so it’s taking another stab with Marshmallow. With Android 5. Link: Full-Disk Encryption Is Mandatory on Android 6.0—If the Device Can Cope
FBI director James Comey is pictured. | AP Photo Link: Foundation of ‘dark Web’ steps into the light
Wearables are like hacker candy. They represent a new category of technology that’s capable of storing data—including malware—that people don’t expect to get pwned. But that’s exactly what just happened: Hackers figured out how to remotely upload malware to a Fitbit. Link: Hackers Can Wirelessly Upload Malware to a Fitbit in 10 Seconds
