Risk Management December 5, 2022

Did Brazil DSL modem attacks change device security?

4 min read - From 2011 to 2012, millions of Internet users in Brazil fell victim to a massive attack against vulnerable DSL modems. By configuring the modems remotely, attackers could redirect users to malicious domain name system (DNS) servers. Victims trying to visit…

May 12, 2020

Thunderspy Vulnerabilities Put Some Thunderbolt Users at Risk of Data Theft

2 min read - Millions of Windows and Linux-based devices could be hit by what researchers call Thunderspy attacks, where flaws in Thunderport interfaces are exploited in a matter of minutes.

April 22, 2020

Moobot Leverages Zero-Day Vulnerability to Target Fiber Routers

2 min read - Security researchers observed Moobot and other botnets attempting to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in order to compromise fiber routers. Read on to learn more about Moobot's recent activity.

March 3, 2020

Researchers Estimate Krøøk Vulnerability Could Put a Billion Wi-Fi Devices at Risk

2 min read - Researchers estimate more than a billion devices may be vulnerable to a cyberthreat dubbed Krøøk that can intercept and decrypt Wi-Fi traffic using WPA2 connections.

October 3, 2017

Piecemeal Protection? Automatic Apple Firmware Updates Incomplete

2 min read - Incomplete updates to Apple firmware are putting users at risk of total device compromise, according to new security data.

January 7, 2015

Intel, Two Others Patch Firmware Vulnerability

2 min read - Intel and two other vendors have reportedly patched a firmware vulnerability that can affect some Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems.