Researchers have identified a router so fraught with vulnerabilities and so “utterly broken” that it can be exploited to do pretty much anything. Source: Threatpost
Multiple Vulnerabilities Identified in ‘Utterly Broken’ BHU Routers
Tag : InfoSec
Threatpost News Wrap, August 19, 2016
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the Shadow Brokers debacle, the VeraCrypt audit, Pokemon ransomware, and a browser address bar vulnerability. Source: Threatpost
EFF Blasts Microsoft Over ‘Malicious’ Windows 10 Rollout Tactics
EFF holds nothing back when it comes to criticism over Microsoft’s Get Windows 10 app along with new Windows 10 privacy policies. Source: Threatpost
OIG Report Finds Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Services Agency
Vulnerabilities in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could result in the disclosure of personally identifiable information and the “disruption of critical operations,” a government watchdog warned this week. Source:…
GPG Patches 18-Year-Old Libgcrypt RNG Bug
New versions of GPG and its crypto library Libgcrypt were released on Wednesday addressing a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to predict Libgcrypt RNG output. Source: Threatpost