A new firmware released for NightHawk R7000 Netgear routers includes a remote data collection feature, here’s how to turn off it. In December, a researcher who used the online moniker AceW0rm released a proof-of-concept code exploit working against some NetGear routers because the vendor did not reply to his ethical disclosure occurred in in August. Some versions of Netgear routers […]
Cisco released a firmware update to fix a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in CISCO CVR100W Wireless-N VPN Small Business Routers. Cisco has released a firmware update to fix a critical vulnerability in its CVR100W Wireless-N VPN routers. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2017-3882, can be exploited by attackers to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition and execute arbitrary code […]
The IT security researchers have discovered that more than 20 different Linksys’ routers models are leaving thousands of devices vulnerable to outside attacks. Tao Sauvage, a senior security consultant for IOActive, along with Antide Petit, an independent researcher, published the existence of these bugs that were first discovered last year. The blog post states than about 10 […]
Cyber security experts disclosed the existence of 10 unpatched security flaws in dozens of Linksys routers widely used today. The IOActive senior security consultant Tao Sauvage and the independent security researcher Antide Petit have reported more than a dozen of unpatched security vulnerabilities affecting 25 different Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers models. The security duo published […]
There’s a group of hackers who are hijacking unsecured home routers and using these devices to launch coordinated brute-force attacks on the administration panel of WordPress sites. The purpose of these attacks is for the hackers to guess the password for the admin account and take over the attacked site. The routers play a crucial […]
A particular TP-Link router model will spew out its admin password in cleatext to anyone that sends an SMS message to the router’s SIM card with a particular script inside, according to German security researcher Jan Hörsch, who shared his findings with German newspaper Heise.de. The vulnerability affects TP-Link model M5350, a 3G mobile Wi-Fi […]
Short Bytes: WikiLeaks has released the complete catalog of CIA’s hacking tools and malware. This revelation by WikiLeaks, named Year Zero, is the first part of a new series Vault 7. It suggests that CIA has plenty of hacking tools to control different computer operating systems, smartphones, routers, smart TVs. etc. On Tuesday, we told you […]
A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Luton airport by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with a massive internet attack that disrupted telephone, television and internet services in Germany last November. As regular readers of We Live Security will recall, over 900,000 Deutsche Telekom broadband customers were knocked offline last November as […]
Chinese router maker TP-Link is wrestling with the disclosure of a handful of vulnerabilities in its C2 and C20i routers. The most severe of the flaws lead to remote code execution on a device; the attack, however, would require an attacker first obtain valid credentials. Researcher Pierre Kim disclosed the issue last week in an […]
Remote unauthenticated control over a vulnerable ISP’s gear, could allow an attacker to log into the software as an administrator and remotely take control of thousands upon thousands of customers’ home routers, broadband gateways and similar boxes. Cisco said ,The vulnerability is due to a processing error in the role-based access control (RBAC) of URLs. […]
Trustwave researchers have identified flaws in 31 Netgear router models, which may lead to hackers gaining full control of devices. Using these security flaws, any attacker can fully bypass the password on Netgear routers, modify the configuration, create an army of botnets by infecting multiple routers and develop entirely new firmware. The new vulnerabilities were identified […]
A security researcher has described how he uncovered a severe security hole in dozens of different Netgear routers, meaning that “hundreds of thousands, if not over a million” devices could be at risk of having their admin passwords stolen by hackers.
Programming blunders allow miscreants to snatch home gateways’ admin passwords. Researchers are warning of a serious security hole that can be exploited to hijack potentially hundreds of thousands of Netgear routers. The programming blunder allows an attacker with access to the router to harvest the administrator access password. A victim could visit a malicious webpage […]
The united states’ trade watchdog has sued Taiwan-primarily based D-link, alleging that the lax protection left its merchandise at risk of hackers. The Federal exchange fee (FTC) filed a lawsuit (pdf) towards D-link on Thursday, arguing that the company didn’t put in force necessary security protection in its routers and internet-linked protection cameras that left […]
Wifijammer, is a tool that blocks all wifi clients and access points within range. The effectiveness of this script is constrained by your wireless card. Alfa cards seem to effectively jam within about a block radius with heavy access point saturation. Granularity is given in the options for more effective targeting. System Requirement Python 2.7 […]
The FTC has filed a lawsuit against D-Link for failing to protect its customers against ‘well known and easily preventable software security flaws’ in its routers and IoT cameras. The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against D-Link, claiming the company put thousands of customers at risk of unauthorised access by […]
The US Federal Trade Commission has again acted on its serious concerns about data privacy and security in the Internet of Things (IoT). This time D-Link webcams and routers are the focus. Stephen Cobb puts this latest FTC move in context.
Continuously jam all wifi clients and access points within range. The effectiveness of this script is constrained by your wireless card. Alfa cards seem to effectively jam within about a block radius with heavy access point saturation. Granularity is given in the options for more effective targeting. Requires: python 2.7, python-scapy, a wireless card capable […]
Short Bytes: A dangerous Android malware named Trojan.AndroidOS.Switcher has been discovered by the security researchers at Kaspersky Lab. The malware, disguised as two different mobile apps, tries to brute force the password of Wi-Fi routers and control the entire network. Surprisingly, the malicious settings even manage to survive a router reboot. Researchers have shared few rogue DNS servers […]
Any other day, some other creepy malware for Android users! Security Researchers have uncovered a brand new Android malware concentrated on your devices, however this time in place of attacking the device at once. The malware takes manage over the WiFi router to which your tool is hooked up to after which hijacks the net […]
Switcher – Android Malware Seize Routers’s DNS Settings: A new Android Trojan was identified by malware researchers at Kaspersky Lab’s. This trojan is bit special instead of attacking the user, it attacks the wireless router that user is connected to and execute a DNS Robbery attack. Malware AndroidOS Switcher, carry out a brute force attack on […]