Security News

CIA Exploits Against Wireless Routers (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-28 10:35

WikiLeaks has published CherryBlossom, the CIA's program to hack into wireless routers. The program is about a decade old. Four good news articles. Five. And a list of vulnerable routers....

TP-Link Fixes Code Execution Vulnerability in End-of-Life Routers (Threatpost)
2017-06-20 20:19

Router manufacturer TP-Link recently fixed a vulnerability in a discontinued line of routers that if exploited could have been used to execute code on the device.

Leak Reveals CIA 'CherryBlossom' Program Targeting Routers (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-19 16:33

WikiLeaks Dump Describes Custom Linux Firmware to Pwn Widely Used RoutersA new dump from WikiLeaks has revealed an apparent CIA project - code named "CherryBlossom" - that since 2007 has used...

Week in review: Mac malware-as-a-Service, CIA hacking routers, top tech for infosec (Help Net Security)
2017-06-19 01:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: End-to-end email encryption with no central point of attack A seamless, easy-to-use, and secure end-to-end encrypted...

Wikileaks Alleges Years of CIA D-Link and Linksys Router Hacking Via ‘Cherry Blossom’ Program (Threatpost)
2017-06-16 19:36

The latest dump from Wikileaks alleges the CIA installed custom router firmware on unsuspecting targets in order to spy on internet activity.

How the CIA hacked wireless home routers (Help Net Security)
2017-06-16 16:58

For many years, the CIA has had the capability to compromise a wide range of commercial wireless routers, and to monitor, control and manipulate the traffic passing through them, documents leaked...

CIA Router Hacking Tool Exposed by WikiLeaks (Security Week)
2017-06-16 08:02

Documents published by WikiLeaks on Thursday provide details on a tool allegedly used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to hack routers and access points. read more

Advanced CIA firmware has been infecting Wi-Fi routers for years (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-15 22:39

Latest Vault7 release exposes network-spying operation CIA kept secret since 2007.

Advanced CIA firmware has been infecting Wi-Fi routers for years (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-15 22:39

Latest Vault7 release exposes network-spying operation CIA kept secret since 2007.

Wikileaks Unveils 'Cherry Blossom' — CIA's Wireless Router Hacking Framework (The Hackers News)
2017-06-15 08:14

WikiLeaks has published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing a framework – which is being used by the CIA for monitoring the Internet activity of the targeted systems by...