eNet SMART HOME server 2.3.1 Use of Default Credentials

Summary Two German specialists in building systems technology are jointly bringing a new, wireless-based smart home system to the market. Gira and JUNG are the companies behind the eNet SMART HOME brand with our subsidiary, INSTA, responsible for developing the system. All three of us are old han...

What can we learn from the passwords used in brute-force attacks?

Brute force attacks are one of the most elementary cyber threats out there. Technically, anyone with a keyboard and some free time could launch one of them -- just try a bunch of different username and password combinations on the website of your choice until you get blocked. Nick Biasini and I...

Vulnerability fixed in Brocade Fabric OS

A vulnerability has been fixed in Brocade Fabric OS. There is at least one account with hardcoded credentials where the administrator is not forced to change the password by default. adjust. With the new versions of Fabric OS, this is now mandatory. Cisco has released updates to fix the...

FortiAuthenticator - "Mandatory password and OTP" setting not enforcing OTP on unimported remote users

An incorrect implementation of authentication algorithm vulnerability CWE-303 in FortiAuthenticator may allow an user whose LDAP account is unimported to bypass the second factor of authentication via a RADIUS login portal...

World’s largest Bitcoin Poker website hacked, 42000 user passwords leaked

World’s largest Bitcoin poker website 'SealsWithClubs' has been compromised and around 42,000 users' credentials are at risk. Seals With Club has issued a Mandatory Password Reset warning to their users, according to a statement published on the website. The service admitted their database had be...