LoRaWAN briefs – applications, expansions, patents (featuring Kerlink, Senet)

Dutch IoT solution provider NetOP Technology has teamed up with French LoRaWAN gateway maker Kerlink to produce a ‘wildfire-prevention’ system that measures humidity, temperature, carbon dioxide, and volatile organic compounds to issue long-distance alarms over LoRaWAN to alert about possible wildfires.  Global warming has increased the risk of wildfire, the pair said. They noted that…

Streamers are boycotting Twitch today to protest the platform’s lack of action on ‘hate raids’ – TechCrunch

Over the last month, Twitch users have become increasingly concerned and frustrated with bot-driven hate raids. To protest Twitch’s lack of immediate action to prevent targeted harassment of marginalized creators, some streamers are going dark to observe #ADayOffTwitch today. Per the protest, users are sharing a list of demands for the Amazon-owned Twitch. They want…

Cybercriminals Abusing Internet-Sharing Services to Monetize Malware Campaigns

Threat actors are capitalizing on the growing popularity of proxyware platforms like Honeygain and Nanowire to monetize their own malware campaigns, once again illustrating how attackers are quick to repurpose and weaponize legitimate platforms to their advantage. “Malware is currently leveraging these platforms to monetize the internet bandwidth of victims, similar to how malicious cryptocurrency…