Security News

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...

Netgear Routers Remain Exposed to Critical Flaw (Threatpost)
2016-12-12 19:30

Netgear has confirmed a critical vulnerability in its Nighthawk routers that expose devices to command injection attacks. A public exploit is available.

Critical flaw opens Netgear routers to hijacking (Help Net Security)
2016-12-12 15:16

Several Netgear router models can be easily hijacked by remote, unauthenticated attackers, CERT/CC has warned on Friday. The vulnerability that allows this takeover can be exploited by simply...

Netgear removes crypto keys hard-coded in routers (Help Net Security)
2016-06-14 13:30

Qualys security researcher Mandar Jadhav has discovered two serious vulnerabilities in Netgear D6000 and D3600 modem routers, which can be exploited to gain access to the devices and to intercept...

Netgear Router Update Removes Hardcoded Crypto Keys (Threatpost)
2016-06-11 13:00

Netgear on Friday released firmware updates for two of its router products lines, patching a hardcoded cryptographic key and an authentication bypass flaw that were reported six months ago.

Bug in surveillance app opens Netgear NAS systems to compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-03-14 15:52

A security vulnerability in the ReadyNAS Surveillance Application can be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to gain root access to Netgear NAS systems, Sysdream Labs researcher Nicolas...