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Netcore, Netis routers have hardcoded password, Trend Micro says |
August 26, 2014
A line of routers from a China-based manufacturer has a serious flaw that could allow a hacker to monitor someone’s Internet traffic, according to research from Trend Micro.The routers are sold under the Netcore brand name in China and Netis outside of the country, wrote Tim Yeh a threat researcher.Trend found a “backdoor,” or a semi-secret way to access the device, Yeh wrote. The password needed to open up the backdoor is hardcoded into the device’s firmware. All of the routers appear to have the same password.“Attackers can easily log into these routers, and users cannot modify or disable this backdoor,” he wrote.Backdoors can be used for legitimate product support, but coding such access methods into software is generally discouraged for fear of abuse.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2598740/netcore-netis-routers-have-hardcoded-password-trend-micro-says.html#tk.rss_all
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