Security News

Critical Vulnerabilities Allow Takeover of D-Link Routers
2018-10-17 11:23

Researchers have found several vulnerabilities that can be exploited to take full control of some D-Link routers, and patches do not appear to be available. Serious flaws have also been discovered...

Last year, D-Link flubbed a router bug-fix, so it's back with total pwnage
2018-10-17 09:06

Plain text password storage? Check. Directory traversal? Check. SOHOpeless? Check Eight D-Link router variants are vulnerable to complete pwnage via a combination of security screwups, and only...

If you haven't already patched your MikroTik router for vulns, then if you could go do that, that would be greeeeaat
2018-10-11 01:42

MikroTik. Stupid name. Stupid bugs. Get those fixes If you haven't installed a batch of patches for bugs in your MikroTik routers – and two thirds of owners apparently haven't – then stiffen the...

New Exploit for MikroTik Router WinBox Vulnerability Gives Full Root Access
2018-10-08 15:48

A known vulnerability in MikroTik routers is potentially far more dangerous than previously thought. A cybersecurity researcher from Tenable Research has released a new proof-of-concept (PoC) RCE...

Unpatched routers bad, doubly unpatched routers worse – much, much worse!
2018-10-08 14:58

Two bugs can be four times the trouble! If you missed the last Microtik router patch, you're at risk, but if you're *two* patches behind ...

MikroTik routers with default credentials can be easily compromised
2018-10-08 10:23

If you own a MikroTik router and you haven’t updated its RouterOS in the last month, you should do so now: Tenable Research has released details about four vulnerabilities they found in the OS,...

PoC Attack Escalates MikroTik Router Bug to ‘As Bad As It Gets’
2018-10-08 00:07

Researchers say a medium severity bug should now be rated critical because of a new hack technique that allows for remote code execution on MikroTik edge and consumer routers.

ThreatList: 83% of Routers Contain Vulnerable Code
2018-10-04 19:25

Five out of six name brand routers, such as Linksys, NETGEAR and D-Link, contain known open-source vulnerabilities.

Regularly updating your wireless router is not enough to ward off attacks
2018-10-03 13:12

Wireless routers are the most often attacked and exploited type of IoT device. They are also one of the rare IoT devices that most of us can’t do without. We need them to be as secure as can be,...

Popular TP-Link wireless home router open to remote hijacking
2018-10-03 10:35

By concatenating a known improper authentication flaw with a newly discovered CSRF vulnerability, remote unauthenticated attackers can obtain full control over TP-Link TL-WRN841N, a popular...