Seriously?! More Vulnerabilities?

Right. So, apparently some researchers found a whole heap of vulnerabilities in several TP-Link devices – routers, extenders, the usual crap people leave wide open to the internet. We’re talking command injection, remote code execution…the works. Basically, if you bought a TP-Link device sometime before February 2023, consider it compromised unless you’ve already patched it. And let’s be real, *most* of you haven’t.

They also found some issues in the Realtek SDK – which means even MORE devices are probably screwed because a ton of manufacturers use that garbage. The details are all over the place, but the gist is: update your firmware. Now. Before some script kiddie turns your home network into a botnet node.

Oh, and there’s some chatter about potential exploitation in the wild. Surprise, surprise. Because why *wouldn’t* attackers be all over this? Honestly, people need to learn how to secure their shit. It’s not rocket science, but apparently it is for a lot of you.

And as always, they are pushing out updates and advisories. Go read them if you actually care about your security. Don’t come crying to me when your webcam gets hacked.

Source: SANS ISC Diary

Related Anecdote (Because I Feel Like Venting)

I once had to clean up a network where the owner thought changing the default password on his router was “too complicated.” Too complicated! He’d left it as ‘admin/admin’. The entire network was compromised, mining Bitcoin and sending spam. Spent three days rebuilding everything from scratch. Three. Days. I swear, some people are actively trying to get hacked.

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