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SecurityWeek – Millions of devices deployed across a wide range of sectors could be exposed to hacker attacks due to security issues associated with the use of LoRaWAN, cybersecurity firm IOActive warned on Tuesday. LoRaWAN, which stands for long-range wide area networking, is a media access control (MAC) protocol that uses LoRa technology to allow low-power devices to wirelessly communicate with internet-connected applications over long distances.

Stacey on IoT Podcast – Privacy was a big theme beginning with our conversation about Ring’s sharing of certain user data with third-party tracking sites, a plea from 40 organizations for the U.S. to stop using facial recognition technology, and a new way to think about smart cities. Kevin and I also discussed proposed device security rules for the U.K. and security challenges associated with LoRaWAN networks.

Dark Reading – The fast-emerging long-range wide area networking (LoRaWAN) protocol — designed to wirelessly connect low-power, battery-operated “things” to the Internet — is dangerously vulnerable to widespread attacks and compromise, security firm IOActive said in a report Tuesday. According to the vendor, its research shows that the encryption keys used for securing communications between devices, gateways, and network servers in LoRaWAN environments are weakly protected and easily obtainable.

The Cyberwire – LoRaWAN is fast becoming the most popular wireless, low-power WAN protocol. It is used around the world for smart cities, industrial IoT, smart homes, etc., with millions of devices already connected.

Smart Cities World – Millions of connected devices used in smart cities, industrial IoT and smart homes could be hijacked to disrupt services, damage equipment and even cover up attacks against infrastructure, according to new research. A new paper from security services and research firm IOActive claims that the LoRaWAN protocol has a host of cybersecurity issues that could put network users at risk of attack.