New FCC router ban could leave home networks less secure

On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission FCC updated its list of insecure equipment, outlining its reasons for adding all consumer-grade routers made outside the US. Effectively, this would stop foreign-made routers from being imported unless their manufacturers obtain an exemption, due t...

Popular TP-Link Family of Kasa Security Cams Vulnerable to Attack

A popular consumer-grade security camera made by TP-Link and sold under the Kasa brand has bevy of bugs that open the hardware to remote attacks, such as giving hackers access to private video feeds and the ability to change device settings. The researcher Jason Kent, with Cequence Security,...

Reverse Engineering 4G Hotspots for fun, bugs and net financial loss

a.k.a. 4G hotspots and their Discontents You might be here because you saw our talk at Defcon 27. You might want to watch that for the full rundown! TL;DR We found multiple vulnerabilities in several well known vendors Mi-Fi devices, including pre- and post-auth command injection and code executi...

D-Link Planning to Patch Router Backdoor Bug

D-Link is in the process of developing a patch for a serious security vulnerability in some of its older routers that essentially functions as a backdoor. The bug, discovered by a security researcher and publicized over the weekend, enables a remote user to log into an affected router as an...