Security News

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...

Netgear Now Collects Router 'Analytics Data' — Here’s How to Disable It (The Hackers News)
2017-05-22 08:33

Is your router collects data on your network? Netgear last week pushed out a firmware update for its wireless router model NightHawk R7000 with a remote data collection feature that collects...

40 Asus RT routers open to attack through web interface vulnerabilities (Help Net Security)
2017-05-11 17:11

If you own an Asus RT wireless router, and you haven’t updated its firmware for a while, now is the time to do it. Researchers from Nightwatch Cybersecurity have revealed details and POC exploit...