Security News

Unofficial Patch Released for Zero-Days Affecting Dasan Routers
2018-05-08 15:39

An unofficial patch has been released for the zero-day vulnerabilities affecting a large number of routers made by South Korea-based Dasan Networks. read more

A Simple Tool Released to Protect Dasan GPON Routers from Remote Hacking
2018-05-08 13:33

Since hackers have started exploiting two recently disclosed unpatched critical vulnerabilities found in GPON home routers, security researchers have now released an unofficial patch to help...

Hackers Target Flaws Affecting a Million Internet-Exposed Routers
2018-05-04 15:46

Just a few days after they were disclosed, malicious actors started targeting a couple of flaws affecting routers made by South Korea-based Dasan Networks. There are roughly one million...

Over a Million Dasan Routers Vulnerable to Remote Hacking
2018-05-02 09:20

Researchers have disclosed the details of two unpatched vulnerabilities that expose more than one million home routers made by South Korea-based Dasan Networks to remote hacker attacks. read more

Millions of Home Fiber Routers Vulnerable to Complete Takeover
2018-05-01 21:21

Exploitation can result in hackers gaining access to full browsing histories and all of the user's internet activities.

Windows USB-stick-of-death, router bugs resurrected, and more
2018-04-28 07:44

Your weekend guide to computer security cockups Roundup Here's your summary of infosec news – from router holes to Windows crashes – beyond what we've already covered this week.…

Hyperoptic's ZTE-made 1Gbps routers had hyper-hardcoded hyper-root hyper-password
2018-04-26 06:03

Firmware updates pushed out to up to 400,000 subscribers A security vulnerability has been found in Brit broadband biz Hyperoptic's home routers that exposes tens of thousands of its subscribers...

Russia’s Grizzly Steppe gunning for vulnerable routers
2018-04-18 12:42

Russian Government hackers stand accused of targeting millions of routers

US, UK: Russian Hackers Deeply Embedded in Routers, Switches
2018-04-17 12:48

Advice: Update Outdated Protocols, EquipmentThe U.S. and U.K. warned Monday that Russian hackers have compromised critical internet infrastructure with the aim of spying, extracting intellectual...

Why router-based attacks could be the next big trend in cybersecurity
2018-04-17 12:28

A joint statement issued by DHS, FBI, and NCSC claim that Russian state-sponsored hackers are leveraging vulnerabilities in routers to harvest data.