ZHONE Routers Vulnerable to Zero-Day Exploit – Bitcoin Users At Risk?
There are plenty of reasons to use a router for internet connectivity, rather than relying on the hardware offered by an internet service provider. Unfortunately, not all of the routers in circulation are all that secure. A recent investigation unveiled how thousands of ZHONE routers operated by top enterprises around the world are vulnerable to a remote zero-day exploit. This exploit was discovered by Vantage Point Security senior security consultant Lyon Yang. Not only are major companies around the world affected by this ZHONE router vulnerability, but customers of a major Singaporean....
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