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Assessing the security of a portable router: a look inside its hardware, part deux

December 26, 2018 admin Bus Pirate, eeprom, firmware, Flashrom, hacking, hardware, How-tos, linux, portable router, router

Credit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 19:15:59 +0000

In part two of our blog assessing the security of a portable router, we will acquire the tools and equipment to make a copy of the firmware on our target router so that we can assess whether there are any vulnerabilities.

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A week in security (September 10 – 16)

September 17, 2018 admin 2fa, a week in security, Android, android browser, banking Trojan, banking trojans, botnets, hmrc phish, microsoft, omnichannel fraud, phishing, portable router, Project Verify, ram nit, Ramnit Trojan, ransomware, recap, recon malware, Scammer, security of portable router, Security world, tech support scam, tech support scams, Tor, Trojan, two-factor authentication, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:56:14 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 10–16, including omnichannel fraud, ways to get back at scammers, the security of 2FA, and partnerstrokas.

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Tags: 2fa a week in security Android android browser banking Trojan banking Trojans botnets hmrc phish microsoft omnichannel fraud phishing portable router project verify ram nit Ramnit Trojan ransomware recap recon malware scammer security of portable router tech support scam tech support scams tor trojan two-factor authentication weekly blog roundup

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Assessing the security of a portable router: a look inside its hardware

September 10, 2018 admin COM Cable Adapter Module, cybersecurity, End Of Life, EOL, firmware, GND, hardware, PL-2303HXA, PL-2303X, portable router, Px, router, RS232, Technology, Tx, U-boot, UART pins, USB, VCC, wifi

Credit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In this post, we acquire the necessary equipment to analyze the security of an inexpensive portable router, which we access through its diagnostic interface, and poke around inside.

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Tags: COM Cable Adapter Module cybersecurity End Of Life EOL firmware GND hardware PL-2303HXA PL-2303X portable router Px router RS232 Tx U-boot UART pins USB VCC wifi

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