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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...

Blinking Router LEDs Leak Data From Air-Gapped Networks (Threatpost)
2017-06-12 18:41

Researchers say sensitive data can be extracted from air-gapped networks via a wireless router's blinking LEDs.

Authentication Bypass, Potential Backdoors Plague Old WiMAX Routers (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 13:00

WiMAX routers manufactured by several companies, including Huawei and ZyXEL, are vulnerable to an authentication bypass and potential backdoors.

Critical Flaw Exposes Many WiMAX Routers to Attacks (Security Week)
2017-06-08 10:48

Researchers have discovered a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that exposes many WiMAX routers to remote attacks, and there is no indication that affected vendors will release patches...

Router LEDs Allow Data Theft From Air-Gapped Computers (Security Week)
2017-06-06 13:13

The status LEDs present on networking equipment such as routers and switches can be abused to exfiltrate sensitive data from air-gapped systems at relatively high bit rates, researchers have...