Millions of IoT Devices Using Same Hard-Coded CRYPTO Keys

Millions of embedded devices, including home routers, modems, IP cameras, VoIP phones, are shareing the same hard-coded SSH Secure Shell cryptographic keys or HTTPS HTTP Secure server certificates that expose them to various types of malicious attacks. A new analysis by IT security consultancy SE...

Embedded devices use non-unique X.509 certificates and SSH host keys

Overview Embedded devices use non-unique X.509 certificates and SSH host keys that can be leveraged in impersonation, man-in-the-middle, or passive decryption attacks. Description CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key - Multiple CVEsResearch by Stefan Viehbཬk of SEC Consult has found that...

Android 'Serialization' Vulnerability Affects 55 Percent of Devices

Google has patched a severe Android vulnerability that researchers at IBM said impacts more than 55 percent of devices. As with most Android vulnerabilities, users are reliant on handset makers and carriers to push patches downstream to devices, something they’ve not always been diligent about. I...

Apple's Developer Center Offline for 32 Hours; Compromised ?

It's been over a day now since Apple's online Dev Center went offline, and latest message can be seen in the screenshot, which explains that the current maintenance has took a lot longer than they expected. "We apologize that maintenance is taking longer than expected. If your program membership...

Amazon Joins Authentication Game

As attackers continue to target large databases of passwords and users grow wearier by the day of creating new accounts and login credentials on each site they visit, the larger Web players are positioning themselves as not just social networking or retail hubs, but also as authentication...