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Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2019

Cisco fixes flaws RV320 and RV325 routers targeted in attacks

On Thursday Cisco announced new security patches to definitively address two vulnerabilities in Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers. Last week Cisco revealed that security patches released in January to address vulnerabilities in Small Business RV320 and RV325 routers were incomplete. “The initial fix for this vulnerability was found to be incomplete. Cisco is currently […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2017

Number of WordPress Attacks powered by compromised routers is rapidly dropping

Experts from security firm WordFence reported a rapid reduction of WordPress attacks originating from hundreds of ISPs worldwide. Experts at the security firm Wordfence a few weeks ago reported that tens of thousands of flawed routers from dozens of ISPs worldwide were recruited in a botnet used to power several types of attacks against WordPress […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2017

Tens of thousands of compromised routers abused in WordPress attacks

Hackers exploited the CVE-2014-9222 flaw, also known as ‘Misfortune Cookie’, to hack thousands of home routers and abuse them for WordPress attacks. According to the experts at the security firm Wordfence tens of thousands, of home routers have been hacked and used to power cyber attacks on WordPress websites. The security firm observed a spike in […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2016

Linux.PNScan Trojan is back to compromise routers and install backdoors

The Linux Trojan Linux.PNScan is back and it is actively targeting routers based on x86 Linux in an attempt to install backdoors on them. Yesterday I wrote about a new Linux Trojan dubbed Linux.Rex.1, a new Linux malware that is capable of self-spreading and creating a peer-to-peer botnet, now experts from Malware Must Die discovered a new strain […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2015

Turris Omnia Security Project protects home network users

The non-profit security research Turris Omnia project originating from the Czech Republic focuses on safety of SoHo users. The non-profit security research project originating from the Czech Republic, which focuses on safety of SoHo users, has recently entered a new phase. This project, whose users include such celebrities as Vint Cerf and Steve Crocker, is the work […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 30, 2015

A flaw in Realtek SDK exposes SOHO routers to the attack

A flaw affecting Realtek SDK exposes SOHO routers to remote code execution attacks. List of vulnerable devices include D-Link and TRENDnet products. The security expert from DVLabs security researcher and content developer at HP Enterprise Security Ricky Lawshae discovered a (CVE-2014-8361) vulnerability that affects Realtek SDK used for RTL81xx chipsets. The exploitation of the vulnerability allows a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2014

Misfortune Cookie flaw exposes more than 12 million SOHO routers to the risk of a cyber attack

More than 12 million devices are vulnerable to a simple attack that could compromise their home routers exploiting a vulnerability called Misfortune Cookie. More than 12 Million Home Routers are affected by a vulnerability called Misfortune Cookie that expose users to the risk of cyber attack. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies reported the Misfortune Cookie flaw affects millions of devices running […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2014

Belkin n750 router affected by a serious root access flaw. Upgrade the firmware now

The security researcher Marco Vaz discovered a serious vulnerability in Belkin n750 router that could be exploited to gain root access on affected devices. A serious flaw in a Belkin router could be exploited locally by an unauthenticated attacker to gain full control over affected devices. The company has already issued a patch to fix […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2014

A Brazilian newspaper site used in server malware to change Router DNS Settings

A Brazilian newspaper’s website has been hacked to serve a malware that tries to change the victim’s router DNS settings brute forcing the admin panel. A Brazilian political newspaper’s website has been compromised with malware that tries to change the victim’s router DNS settings. The security firm Securi has published a blog post on a […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2014

Asus router users still vulnerale to remote hacking

Asus routers are still vulnerable to remote hacking after months of the disclosure of the flaw that allows hackers to access to the device-connected drive. Ars security portal reported that hackers expose eight-month-old weakness in Asus routers by leaving a message on victims’ drives. An Ars reader claimed to have found a strange message browsing the content of his external […]

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Cisco fixes flaws RV320 and RV325 routers targeted in attacks

Number of WordPress Attacks powered by compromised routers is rapidly dropping

Tens of thousands of compromised routers abused in WordPress attacks

Linux.PNScan Trojan is back to compromise routers and install backdoors

Turris Omnia Security Project protects home network users

A flaw in Realtek SDK exposes SOHO routers to the attack

Misfortune Cookie flaw exposes more than 12 million SOHO routers to the risk of a cyber attack

Belkin n750 router affected by a serious root access flaw. Upgrade the firmware now

A Brazilian newspaper site used in server malware to change Router DNS Settings

Asus router users still vulnerale to remote hacking

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