Security News

Don’t let the crooks ‘borrow’ your home router as a hacking server
2019-08-07 14:18

Crooks don't have to break *into* your network to benefit - they can bounce *off* it so you take the blame and look like a hacker yourself.

Why do so many wireless routers lack basic security protections?
2019-08-07 12:53

Many popular routers include security flaws, but here are some tips on how to secure your wireless router, according to Consumer Reports.

There's fraud, and then there's backdoor routers, fenced logins, malware, and bribing AT&T staff seven figures to unlock 2m phones
2019-08-06 18:28

Pakistani bloke extradited to US, accused of masterminding telco hack caper AT&T staff were bribed $1m to slip the codes to unlock two million smartphones to a gang operating out of Pakistan, US...

There's fraud, and then there's backdoor Wi-Fi routers, malware, and bribing AT&T staff seven figures to unlock 2 million phones
2019-08-06 18:28

Pakistani bloke extradited to US, accused of masterminding telco hack caper AT&T staff were bribed $1m to slip the necessary codes to unlock two million smartphones to a gang operating out of...

Zyxel’s new Pro Outdoor Router provides high-speed broadband services over existing LTE networks
2019-07-31 23:30

Zyxel Communications, a leading provider of secure broadband networking, Internet access and connected home products, announced it has begun shipping the LTE7480 LTE-A Pro Outdoor Router, enabling...

‘Urgent/11’ flaws affect 200 million devices – from routers to elevators
2019-07-31 16:43

There are 11 security flaws affecting VxWorks: “the most widely used operating system you may never have heard about”.

33 Linksys router models leak full historic record of every device ever connected
2019-05-18 11:45

Hard-to-fix flaw cause >25,000 routers to leak >756,000 unique MAC addresses.

Cisco's 'Thrangrycat' Router Flaw Tough to Neuter
2019-05-14 09:33

Vulnerability Could Compromise Secure Boot ProcessResearchers report finding a vexing vulnerability in Cisco routers that could invisibly undermine device integrity and allow attackers to take...

It's 2019 so now security vulnerabilities are branded using emojis: Meet 😾😾😾, a Cisco router secure boot flaw
2019-05-13 22:50

It's pronounced Thrangrycat: A means to bury spyware deep inside pwned networking gear Security weaknesses at the heart of some of Cisco's network routers, switches, and firewalls can be exploited...

Airbnb host thrown in the clink after guest finds hidden camera inside Wi-Fi router
2019-05-08 07:02

Perv messed with the wrong woman – an IT security bod An Airbnb "superhost" has been arrested and jailed after a guest discovered a camera hidden inside an internet router placed in the bedroom.…