Millions of Home Fiber Routers Vulnerable to Complete Takeover


Consumers lucky enough to have blazing-fast 1Gbps internet access in their homes are likely to use the internet more than lower-broadband households; however, millions of them are at risk for hackers to gain wide-ranging access to their internet activities (including being able to view full browsing histories).

A comprehensive assessment of various GPON home routers by vpnMentor has uncovered a way to bypass all authentication on the devices (CVE-2018-10561).

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Source: ThreatPost