Iot Security: articles and guides

BadBox 2.0 infected over 1 million off-brand Android devices in 222 countries, per HUMAN Security. How it spreads, what it does, how to protect devices.

A clear explainer on UPnP (Universal Plug and Play): what it does, how automatic port forwarding works, why exposed UPnP is a serious router security risk, the difference between internal and WAN-facing UPnP, and when and how to disable it safely.

Researchers found residential proxy SDKs in 42% of LG webOS apps and over 25% of Samsung Tizen apps, quietly turning hundreds of millions of home TVs into proxy nodes rented out to unknown third parties. LG is suspending non-compliant apps; Samsung has said nothing yet.