---
id: 2303
title: "Bug Bytes: Week of Nov 5"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bug-bytes-industry-news-nov-9/"
published_at: "2018-11-09T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["botnet", "election-security", "bug-bytes", "weekly-roundup", "voting", "upnp", "bank-of-england"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2303"
lang: en
---

# Bug Bytes: Week of Nov 5

## Summary

Weekly roundup: midterm security fears centered on domestic trolls and weak voting tech, a botnet hijacked 100,000+ home routers via UPnP, and the Bank of England ran a sector-wide cyber drill.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2018-11-09T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/bug-bytes-industry-news-nov-9/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2303