In-brief: A hidden, backdoor account affects a line of VoIP gateways made by DblTek, researchers from TrustWave found. The manufacturers fix, however, may not solve the problem.
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DHS: Hard-Coded Password Found in GE Industrial Networking Gear
In-brief: A hard-coded password in many versions of GE’s MultiLink industrial networking switches could open the door to hackers, the Department of Homeland Security ICS-CERT warned.
With Internet of Things, FBI In No Danger of Going Dark
In-brief: A report from a leading legal think tank argues that the spread of the Internet of Things will provide ample opportunities for law enforcement and intelligence agencies to spy on citizens, despite more widespread use of encryption.
Was NSA behind Back Door in Juniper Software? | Wired
In-brief: a report at Wired suggests that U.S. intelligence agencies may have had a hand in placing a back door in Juniper’s ScreenOS, the operating system run by a number of the company’s security products.
Juniper Warns of Mystery Backdoor In NetScreen Products
In-brief: the discovery of a mystery “back door” in software that runs Juniper’s NetScreen line of security products prompted an emergency warning and patch from the company, and raises the specter of nation-backed hacking.
