Author of record-setting IoT botnets pleads guilty
He kept working on new botnets (and swatting a co-conspirator-cum-competitor) while indicted and on supervised release. Continue reading Author of record-setting IoT botnets pleads guilty
Category Archives: gpon
Microsoft Zero-Day, Mirai DDoS Attack, and GDPR – Paul’s Security Weekly #559
“Microsoft Patches Two Zero-Day Flaws Under Active Attack”, “5 Powerful Botnets Found Exploiting Unpatched GPON Router Flaws”, “Mirai DDoS attack against KrebsOnSecurity cost device owners $300,000”, and “The f… Continue reading Microsoft Zero-Day, Mirai DDoS Attack, and GDPR – Paul’s Security Weekly #559
Remote code execution bug found in GPON routers, but how bad is it really?
An anonymous researcher recently disclosed two vulnerabilities in several older models of Dasan-made GPON routers. Continue reading Remote code execution bug found in GPON routers, but how bad is it really?
Millions of Home Fiber Routers Vulnerable to Complete Takeover
Exploitation can result in hackers gaining access to full browsing histories and all of the user’s internet activities. Continue reading Millions of Home Fiber Routers Vulnerable to Complete Takeover