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Exploitation of IoT devices and Windows SMB attacks continue to escalate – Help Net Security

Cybercriminals upped the intensity of IoT and SMB-related attacks in the first half of 2019, according to a new F-Secure report.

The report underscores the threats IoT devices face if not properly secured when online, as well as the continued popularity of Eternal Blue and related exploits two years after WannaCry.

F-Secure’s honeypots – decoy servers that are set up to lure in attackers for the purpose of collecting information – measured a twelvefold increase in such events compared to the same period a year ago. Read more…