Critical Realtek Vulnerability Impacting IoT Devices Worldwide

By Deeba Ahmed
This is a critical vulnerability affecting almost 190 models of devices from 66 different manufacturers.
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Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet controllers and Wi-Fi 6 solutions enable high network bandwidth usage

The global digital environment is currently transforming due to COVID-19. New norms of Work From Home (WFH) and distance learning have gradually taken shape, and gaming has professionalized into a career. Network environments will therefore play a very… Continue reading Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet controllers and Wi-Fi 6 solutions enable high network bandwidth usage

Realtek SDK vulnerability exploitation attempts detected (CVE-2021-35395)

Threat actors are attempting to exploit CVE-2021-35395, a group of vulnerabilities in the web interface of the Realtek SDK, to spread Mirai malware to vulnerable IoT devices. A recently revealed flaw A week ago, IoT Inspector researchers released detai… Continue reading Realtek SDK vulnerability exploitation attempts detected (CVE-2021-35395)

Serious Vulnerability that Could Crash or Compromise Linux OSes Found and Fixed

A potentially dangerous vulnerability was discovered in the Linux Kernel, affecting Realtek Wi-Fi chips that could have been used to crash or compromise any systems running Linux. Security researcher Nico Waisman discovered the flaw, now dubbed CVE-201… Continue reading Serious Vulnerability that Could Crash or Compromise Linux OSes Found and Fixed

New Chip Alert: RTL8710, A Cheaper ESP8266 Competitor

Almost exactly two years ago, shocking news thundered across the electronics blogosphere. There was a new WiFi module on the block. It was called the ESP8266, a simple serial device capable of taking care of an 802.11 network and a WiFi stack, giving any project with a microcontroller access to the Internet. Earlier modules to connect microcontrollers were sufficient for the task, but nothing could beat the ESP8266 on price.

Now, there’s a new module that’s even cheaper and more powerful than the ESP8266, and just like all of our favorite parts from China, it inexplicably shows up on eBay …read more

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