Security News

Can your Netgear router be hijacked? Check now! (Help Net Security)
2017-01-31 16:42

Yesterday, researcher Simon Kenin of Trustwave SpiderLabs released information about an authentication bypass flaw affecting a wide variety of Netgear routers, as well as PoC attack code for...

Hundreds of Thousands of Netgear Routers Vulnerable to Password Bypass (Threatpost)
2017-01-30 21:48

Hundreds of thousands–potentially more than one million–Netgear routers are susceptible to a pair of vulnerabilities that can lead to password disclosure.

Router Vulnerabilities Disclosed in July Remain Unpatched (Threatpost)
2017-01-17 17:05

Command injection vulnerabilities and accessible default admin credentials in home routers distributed by Thailand’s largest broadband provider remain unpatched despite private disclosures to the...

FTC: D-Link Failed to Secure Routers, IP Cameras (Threatpost)
2017-01-05 21:57

The FTC alleged Thursday that D-Link neglected to adequately secure its wireless routers and IP cameras, putting its consumers at risk.

Android Trojan Switcher Infects Routers via DNS Hijacking (Threatpost)
2016-12-28 09:00

A new Android Trojan, Switcher, uses victims' devices to infect WiFi routers and funnel users of the network to malicious sites.

Week in review: Yahoo breach, malvertising targeting routers, the economics of ransomware (Help Net Security)
2016-12-18 12:10

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Malvertising campaign compromises routers instead of computers The attackers current main goal is to change DNS...

Malvertising campaign compromises routers instead of computers (Help Net Security)
2016-12-16 13:15

The DNSChanger exploit kit is back and more effective than ever, and is being used in a widespread malvertising attack whose goal is to compromise small/home office routers. According to...

DNSChanger Exploit Kit Hijacks Routers, Not Browsers (Threatpost)
2016-12-15 18:56

An exploit kit called DNSChanger is attacking routers, not browsers, through a malvertising campaign.