*** The Security News Thread ***

[harrybarracuda]

If you are using the modem in bridge mode controlled by your own router it makes no difference what insecure firmware is running on their device

But if they can take control of the device they can change the operating mode, no?

[baldrick]

But if they can take control of the device they can change the operating mode, no?

But then where are they? Stop the communication only. Unless your firmware is exploitable they can't go anywhere

[harrybarracuda]

But then where are they? Stop the communication only. Unless your firmware is exploitable they can't go anywhere

Erm....

exploit a recently discovered zero day vulnerability to infect two widely used lines of home and small-office routers even when they're secured with strong passwords or have remote administration turned off altogether

https://www.checkpoint.com/defense/a...2017-1016.html

[Dragonfly]

He said the keylogger was disabled by default, but an attacker with access to the computer could have enabled it to record what a user was typing.

so a lot of noise about nothing, and hackers have better targets with all the holes in Win10, Chrome etc...

[Dragonfly]

But then where are they? Stop the communication only. Unless your firmware is exploitable they can't go anywhere

hello earth ??? your brain is getting full of Bitcoin non-sense, full of hot air that is going to toast your ASIC implant