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Router Cryptojacking Campaigns Disrupted
2020-01-09 15:03

Nearly 16,000 malware-infected MicroTik routers have been scrubbed of Coinhive cryptojacking code thanks to an international police operation. The international law enforcement agency Interpol says it launched Operation Goldfish Alpha in June 2019 to target 20,000 hacked routers in Southeast Asia that were being used to mine for cryptocurrency, as well as to raise awareness in the region of the threat posed by cryptojacking.

Router Cryptojacking Campaign Disrupted
2020-01-09 14:33

Nearly 16,000 malware-infected MicroTik routers have been scrubbed of Coinhive cryptojacking code thanks to an international police operation. The international law enforcement agency Interpol says it launched Operation Goldfish Alpha in June 2019 to target 20,000 hacked routers in Southeast Asia that were being used to mine for cryptocurrency, as well as to raise awareness in the region of the threat posed by cryptojacking.

Critical Vulnerabilities Impact Ruckus Wi-Fi Routers
2020-01-02 19:41

Multiple critical vulnerabilities in Ruckus Wi-Fi routers used throughout the world were disclosed at the 36th Chaos Communication Congress in Leipzig, Germany, held from December 27-30, 2019. Although the devices examined were from the Ruckus Unleashed stable, Zror told SecurityWeek, "I believe the same issues will affect the Ruckus regular routers and other Ruckus devices. Without pre-authentication," he continued, "I can run my own code on those devices. The implication is that I can upload my own malware into the router, and manipulate all the router activity, as I wish. From there I can access any other network, including the corporate network, that may be connected or may also use Ruckus devices."

Remote Command Execution Vulnerability Affects Many D-Link Routers
2020-01-02 15:41

Proof-of-concept exploits were recently made public by researchers for remote command execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities affecting many D-Link routers. Miguel Méndez Zúñiga and Pablo Pollanco of Telefónica Chile recently disclosed the details of the vulnerabilities in a couple of blog posts published on Medium.

TP-Link Routers Give Cyberattackers an Open Door to Business Networks
2019-12-18 18:13

Remote attackers can easily compromise the device and pivot to move laterally through the LAN or WAN.

LightAnchors array: LEDs in routers, power strips, and more, can sneakily ship data to this smartphone app
2019-12-12 08:02

Talk about gone in a flash Video A pentad of bit boffins have devised a way to integrate electronic objects into augmented reality applications using their existing visible light sources, like...

LightAnchors array: LEDs in routers, power strips, and more, can covertly ship data to this smartphone app
2019-12-12 08:02

Talk about gone in a flash Video A pentad of bit boffins have devised a way to integrate electronic objects into augmented reality applications using their existing visible light sources, like...

News Wrap: Amazon Ring Risks, Stalkerware, and D-Link Router Flaws
2019-11-22 13:00

From stalkerware to Amazon Ring doorbell outrage, Threatpost editors break down the top news stories of the week.

D-Link Adds More Buggy Router Models to ‘Won’t Fix’ List
2019-11-19 21:52

The list of routers that have critical RCE bugs, that have reached end of life and that won’t get fixed has grown.

Tianfu Cup Round-Up: Safari, Chrome, D-Link Routers and Office 365 Successfully Hacked
2019-11-18 12:18

White-hat hackers using never-before-seen zero days against popular applications and devices against competed at two-day gathering in Chengdu.