Tag: router
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Security-focused routers may help to mitigate IoT threats
Walking around the RSA show floor last week, it was clear that the Internet of Things, or IoT, is a hot topic in security. Indeed, the number of connected devices continues to grow and new IoT botnets continue to be discovered, with Saikin and Hajime being two of the most recent examples. It is important…
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Security-focused routers may help to mitigate IoT threats
Walking around the RSA show floor last week, it was clear that the Internet of Things, or IoT, is a hot topic in security. Indeed, the number of connected devices continues to grow and new IoT botnets continue to be discovered, with Saikin and Hajime being two of the most recent examples. It is important…
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More than two million home routers have ‘wide open backdoor’
Default password makes vulnerability easy to exploit. Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered an easy-to-exploit backdoor in routers from Chinese manufacturer Netcore , that allows an attacker to take almost complete control of the device, with very little that users can do to protect themselves. The backdoor consists of the router listening on UDP port…
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CSRF vulnerability in USB modems allows for infrastructure-less phishing
Credentials sent to attacker by built-in SMS functionality. Modems and routers aren’t typically known for their security, and modems that allow one to connect to mobile broadband are no exception. Now, a Swedish security researcher has discovered how this lack of security can be exploited in a spear-phishing attack that requires only very minimal infrastructure.…