Cisco's probe of VPNFilter router malware uncovers several new hacking techniques
Researchers turn up new methods VPNFilter could use to infect computers behind network devices.
Researchers turn up new methods VPNFilter could use to infect computers behind network devices.
In yet another testament of the awful state of home router security, a group of security researchers uncovered more than 60 vulnerabilities in 22 router models from different vendors, most of which were distributed by ISPs to customers.
Lucian Constantin | 02 Jun | Read more
Cybercriminals have developed a Web-based attack tool to hijack routers on a large scale when users visit compromised websites or view malicious advertisements in their browsers.
Lucian Constantin | 25 May | Read more
O D worries that other people, including criminals, can see his IP address. "What can happen if they come into my router?"
Lincoln Spector | 17 Feb | Read more
Small businesses are proving to be a locus for cybersecurity attacks, with security experts advising that better communication is necessary to keep SMBs protected and some warning that the relatively small IT organisations of SMBs make them particularly vulnerable to the proliferation of 'shadow IT'.
David Braue | 10 Nov | Read more
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised alarm bells over two Linksys router models that haven’t received security fixes that were released for other routers in July.
Routers appear to be as insecure as ever, after hackers successfully compromised five popular wireless models during a contest at the DefCon 22 security conference, reporting 15 new vulnerabilities to affected vendors.
Lucian Constantin | 13 Aug | Read more
For most people, a home router is their window to the world -- the World Wide Web.
Taylor Armerding | 20 May | Read more
The security researcher who identified an admin backdoor in a range of routers last year has found that Netgear's patches don't adequately address the security issue.
Lucian Constantin | 23 Apr | Read more
Sometimes a security patch isn't all it's cracked up to be. The security researcher who first found a vulnerability affecting more than 20 different router models says the patch meant to fix it only hides the initial weakness and doesn't remove it whatsoever.
Home routers and other consumer embedded devices are plagued by basic vulnerabilities and can't be easily secured by non-technical users, which means they'll likely continue to be targeted in what has already become an increasing trend of mass attacks.
Lucian Constantin | 04 Apr | Read more
A group of attackers managed to compromise 300,000 home and small-office wireless routers, altering their settings to use rogue DNS servers, according to Internet security research organization Team Cymru.
Lucian Constantin | 04 Mar | Read more
Technical details about a vulnerability in Linksys routers that's being exploited by a new worm have been released Sunday along with a proof-of-concept exploit and a larger than earlier expected list of potentially vulnerable device models.
Lucian Constantin | 17 Feb | Read more
A self-replicating program is infecting Linksys routers by exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in various models from the vendor's E-Series product line.
Lucian Constantin | 14 Feb | Read more
U.S. CERT advises consumers and businesses to disable networking protocol that permits many electronics to discover each other on a network
Antone Gonsalves | 30 Jan | Read more