Pierluigi Paganini
March 08, 2020
Netgear is warning users of a critical remote code execution flaw that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of its wireless routers. Netgear has addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability that could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to take over AC Router Nighthawk (R7800) hardware running firmware versions prior to 1.0.2.68. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 21, 2018
Security researchers from WizCase have discovered several vulnerabilities in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS. NAS devices have become the storage device of choice for many small and medium businesses (SMB). They are inexpensive, easy to operate, and you can add additional storage if youâre running low on space. But is it secure enough […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 02, 2017
Netgear has published more than 50 security advisories in the past 2 weeks related to the availability of patches for flaws in its products. Netgear has published more than 50 security advisories in the past two weeks related to the availability of patches for vulnerabilities affecting its products, including routers, switches, network-attached storage (NAS) devices, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 22, 2016
An expert found flaws in NETGEAR WNR2000 routers that could be remotely exploited by an attacker to take full control of the affected device. The security expert Pedro Ribeiro discovered vulnerabilities in NETGEAR WNR2000 Routers, including a zero-day flaw, that could be exploited remotely to take full control of the device if remote administration is enabled. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 13, 2016
A security flaw was discovered in some NetGear routers that could be easily exploited by a remote attacker to gain root access on the device and remotely run code. Some versions of Netgear routers remain affected by a security flaw that could be exploited by hackers to gain root access on the device and remotely […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2016
Waiting for security patches, the CERT/CC suggests to stop using Netgear R7000 and R6400 routers to avoid being hacked. Other routers potentially exposed. IoT devices are privileged targets for threat actors, the Mirai botnet is the demonstration of the effects of a massive attack powered with smart objects, including routers, CCTV and DVRs. Now the security experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 04, 2014
Researchers at Team Cymru published a detailed report on a large scale SOHO pharming attack that hit more that 300,000 devices worldwide. Another mass compromise of small office/home office (SOHO) wireless routers has been uncovered by researchers from security firm Team Cymru. The hackers adopted different techniques to exploit the numerous flaws discovered in the last months […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 13, 2014
Cisco confirmed the presence of a Backdoor that affects small business devices. The flaw was discovered by the French hacker Eloi Vanderbeken weeks ago. Cisco has recently disclosed (Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20140110-sbd) the presence of a backdoor in different small business networking devices, it is an undocumented Test Interface that could be exploited by attackers to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 04, 2014
The French hacker Eloi Vanderbeken discovered the presence of a backdoor in principal models of routers including Netgear, Linksys and Cisco. The presence of a backdoor in the commercial routers it is no more a surprise, we found flawed firmware in the popular D-Link in the past and now it seem that a similar problem […]
