Hidden backdoors on home DSL routers

Last December, sensation was triggered by its publication research of Eloi Vanderbeken (researcher of the company Synacktiv Digital Security) about existence backdoors on residential DSLs .

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Specifically, it is possible to , via the Internet, with administrator rights root on Cisco/Linksys routers, και LevelOne, μεταξύ άλλων. Οι περισσότεροι κατασκευαστές έσπευσαν να κυκλοφορήσουν νέες εκδόσεις λογισμικού (firmware) που διορθώνουν το πρόβλημα.

The same researcher has published new research in 18 / 04 / 2014, which examines whether the problem has really been fixed. What Mr Vanderbeken observed is that the security hole remains, but this time is heavily concealed, and to gain access, he must first send out a specific key phrase that activates communication. The researcher argues that the backdoor is deliberately fitted to the devices, and is certainly a major security issue.

Η ανάγκη για Δίκτυα υλοποιημένα με λογισμικό Ανοικτού Κώδικα (Open Source Software Defined Networks — SDN) είναι, ίσως, μεγαλύτερη απο ποτέ, καθώς το Διαδικτύο αποτελεί μέρος της καθημερινότητας ολοένα και περισσότερων ανθρώπων. Για τους οικιακούς χρήστες προτείνουμε την εγκατάσταση Ανοικτού Λογισμικού στο them, as is the OpenWRT.

Source: Ars Technica

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