Security News > 2020 > January > ‘Cable Haunt’ vulnerability exposes 200 million cable modem users
A fortnight in to 2020 and we have the first security flaw considered important enough to be given its own name: Cable Haunt - complete with eye-catching logo.
First discovered by Danish company Lyrebirds some time ago, Cable Haunt is an unusual flaw which in Europe alone is said to affect up to 200 million cable modems based on the Broadcom platform.
The researchers offer what looks like a valid reason for giving the issue a name - the desire to grab attention to a flaw they hint that some modem makers and ISPs have been ignoring since the company reported it to them in early 2019.
The vulnerability affects cable modems using Broadcom's reference software as part of their firmware, so the first thing is to work out whether your broadband connection is served using that technology combination.
The researchers have also made available a test script that more technical users can use to work out whether a modem is vulnerable.