Here is teardown of another cheap USB charger bought some time ago for around two euros from some chinese online shop. Brand “Designed by Able” Model 1300. Label Circuit board Closeup of circuit board One finding is that rectifier is replaced with diode, meaning that this half-wave rectifies mains power. Other findings: – The switcher →
https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/24/webcams-involved-in-dyn-ddos-attack-recalled/?sr_share=facebook Some IoT devices with bad security recalled. It is a good start to make Internet safer. Related postings: Blame the Internet of Things for Destroying the Internet Today | Motherboard Why Today’s Attacks on the Internet Are Just the Start – The Daily Beast Today’s Brutal DDoS Attack Is the Beginning of a →
http://www.csoonline.com/article/3132722/security/cybersecurity-industry-outlook-2017-to-2021.html?platform=hootsuite There seems to be lots of demand for cybersecurity industry. →
http://electronicsofthings.com/expert-opinion/heres-how-you-can-get-noticed-in-the-iot-jungle/?utm_source=eotpage&utm_medium=eotpage&utm_campaign=eotpage&utm_content=eotposts Some tips how to get noticed in IoT field. →
http://www.engineersgarage.com/blogs/10-real-life-instances-internet-things-currently-use Some interesting IoT examples. →
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/using-rowhammer-bitflips-to-root-android-phones-is-now-a-thing/ Rowhammer hardware bug is now a security issue for both PCs and smart phones. →
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities—threats/9-sources-for-tracking-new-vulnerabilities/d/d-id/1327186 This article lists many useful sources for information on new security vulnerabilities. →
http://m.9gag.com/gag/amrN5pX?ref=fbp →
https://blog.hackster.io/project-a-moving-image-onto-a-deforming-surface-5d7308a81624#.fudc9x3ej There is a cool demonstration video on this article. →
https://motherboard.vice.com/read/blame-the-internet-of-things-for-destroying-the-internet-today?utm_source=mbtwitter A massive botnet of hacked Internet of Things devices has been implicated in the cyberattack that caused a significant internet outage on Friday. The botnet, which is powered by the malware known as Mirai, is in part responsible for the attack that intermittently knocked some popular websites offline, according to Level 3 Communications, one →