Security News

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...

New home router OS tackles firmware shortcomings (Help Net Security)
2016-08-05 20:41

Untangle announced the release of a new operating system for consumer Wi-Fi routers at DEF CON 24. Router hardware has evolved and improved over the years, but its firmware remains stuck in the...

FCC orders TP-Link to allow third-party firmware on their routers (Help Net Security)
2016-08-03 17:41

The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has reached a $200,000 settlement with TP-Link in regards to selling in the US routers that could operate at output levels higher that...

Siemens Firmware Updates Patch SIMATIC Vulnerabilites (Threatpost)
2016-06-13 18:13

Siemens has provided firmware updates addressing vulnerabilities in the SIMATIC WinCC flexible and the SIMATIC S7-300 CPU family.