If hackers managed to exploit vulnerabilities in widely used Verizon Fios routers, they would have full control of a wireless home network and access to devices connected to them, researchers said Tuesday. The new vulnerabilities, uncovered by cybersecurity company Tenable, point to underlying security issues in Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway routers, which are given to new customers unless they opt out. In tinkering with his Fios router, Chris Lyne, a Tenable researcher, showed how an attacker could change security settings on the router or capture login requests sent through the device. The research highlights the extent to which routers can be a gateway into networked homes. An attacker who is authenticated to the router’s administrative web portal could exploit one of the vulnerabilities to gain root-level access to the router, Lyne said. The exploit can be run through two possible password parameters, which load a script on the router’s web […]
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