Industrial manufacturer Siemens is encouraging users running devices that use its Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) to apply firmware updates this week. The updates resolve a serious and remotely exploitable vulnerability that could let an attacker carry out administrative actions. The issue, an improper access control vulnerability, could allow users of networks adjacent to targeted devices […]
Last week, we informed you that Asus released firmware updates for a number of router models. It turns out that some hackers are leveraging the security holes fixed with the new firmware to send out a text file to the owners of affected devices warning them of the risks. According to Ars Technica, a user […]
IntroductionThis is the description of an attack happening in Brazil since 2011 using 1 firmware vulnerability, 2 malicious scripts and 40 malicious DNS servers, which affected 6 hardware manufacturers, resulting in millions of Brazilian internet users falling victim to a sustained and silent mass attack on DSL modems.We will show how cybercriminals exploited an under-the-radar […]
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