https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/a-potent-botnet-is-exploiting-a-critical-router-bug-that-may-never-be-fixed/
^ Sad thing is, there are vendors that simply can't patch their devices, but those devices are still in use.
I think I'd like to go back to 2009, now.
The good news, I guess, is that most botnet attacks don't survive a device reboot. So, if you reboot your IoT gear every day... :-\
As far as I know most if not all of these vulnerabilities have been used for stuff the end user doesn't care about. Mining bitcoin, DoS some website, etc. The typical home user isn't going to notice anything wrong except maybe internet is slow. These vulnerabilities can be used for so much more, but will also start to make it more visible to end users. Can you imagine a home router gets popped, and starts modifying DNS to point you to phishing sites? You go to bank.com and the browser says it is bank.com, but it isn't. I hope if that starts happening then end users will care more, but I doubt they will.
We need more of those worms that exploited the router, and then patched it. It is still illegal so I wouldn't suggest anyone here do it, but it would be interesting if a state actor took it on as a way to help their own cyber defense.
-Otanx
I can see China or Russia doing something like that.
Wouldn't have happened to a belkin /s for not old timers
Quote from: wintermute000 on February 15, 2018, 03:15:05 PM
Wouldn't have happened to a belkin /s for not old timers
True, true. I always like to saunter past the Belkin booth at trade shows to see what the latest in baffling technology looks like.
Quote from: deanwebb on February 15, 2018, 05:06:19 PM
Quote from: wintermute000 on February 15, 2018, 03:15:05 PM
Wouldn't have happened to a belkin /s for not old timers
True, true. I always like to saunter past the Belkin booth at trade shows to see what the latest in baffling technology looks like.
Haha, good one! :mrgreen: