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SSH backdoor found in more Fortinet devices, exploit attempts spotted in the wild

January 25, 2016

In case you missed it, Fortinet announced last week that the recently discovered FortiOS SSH backdoor – or, as they call it, “a management authentication …

“Deliberately hidden” backdoor found on US government’s comms system

January 22, 2016

Researchers from Austrian infosec outfit SEC Consult have unearthed what they dubbed a “deliberately hidden backdoor account” in NX-1200, a network controller …

Cheap web cams can open permanent, difficult-to-spot backdoors into networks

January 14, 2016

They might seems small and relatively insignificant, but cheap wireless web cams deployed in houses and offices (and connected to home and office networks) might just be the …

Fortinet says backdoor found in FortiOS is “a management authentication issue”

January 13, 2016

Fortinet, the company whose enterprise network security offerings include the popular FortiGate firewall platform, has issued a statement regarding a security issue that has …

Most IT pros oppose government backdoor access

January 11, 2016

Close to two-thirds of global IT professionals oppose giving governments backdoor access to encrypted information systems, and 59% feel that privacy is being compromised in an …

Bugs in Drupal’s update process could lead to backdoored updates, site compromise

January 7, 2016

Drupal’s update process is deeply flawed, says IOActive researcher Fernando Arnaboldi. He recently discovered three separate flaws in it, the worst of which could be …

ISC’s infocon turns yellow to reflect critical impact of Juniper backdoors

December 22, 2015

SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Center has raised its infocon status – the status of the condition of the Internet infrastructure – from green to yellow, …