Security News

Updated Firmware Due for Serious TP-Link Router Vulnerabilities (Threatpost)
2017-02-13 17:02

A researcher disclosed vulnerabilities in TP-Link C2 and C20i routers that allow for remote code execution and denial-of-service attacks with authentication.

Beta Firmware Updates Available for Vulnerable Netgear Routers (Threatpost)
2016-12-13 21:25

Netgear has built beta firmware updates for its Nighthawk routers vulnerable to a command injection attack disclosed last week.

Netgear pushes out beta firmware for vulnerable router models (Help Net Security)
2016-12-13 20:08

Netgear has confirmed that eight of its router models are vulnerable to device hijacking due to a vulnerability that can be easily exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers. The vulnerability...

More Android-powered devices found with Trojans in their firmware (Help Net Security)
2016-12-13 19:18

Doctor Web researchers have discovered two types of downloader Trojans that have been incorporated in the firmware of a number of Android-powered devices. Both Trojans are capable of contacting...

Backdoor Found in Firmware of Some Android Devices (Threatpost)
2016-11-21 20:20

Attackers could exploit over-the-air updates in three million Android devices to remotely execute commands with root privileges via a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack.

Firmware security: An overlooked threat (Help Net Security)
2016-10-20 13:00

An increase in connected devices as part of organizations’ hardware footprint, combined with increasingly inventive attack methods from cybercriminals, has brought firmware security into the...

Bug in Rockwell’s PLCs allows attackers to modify firmware (Help Net Security)
2016-08-17 13:15

There is an undocumented SNMP community string in Rockwell Automation’s MicroLogix 1400 programmable logic controllers that can be exploited by attackers to remotely change settings or modify the...