Security issue: WRT54G-series routers and improper setups
Back in the early part of this year, it was made aware that there is a worm that can infect routers, but now it seems to me that a related attack vector is possible if the router is mis-configured. In this case, it involves WRT54G-series routers that are capable of running DD-WRT (or anything related) and their ability to allow for tunnelling via SSH.
Simply put: the same exploit that the Psyb0t worm employs is easily doable by virtually anybody and can be done without having to scan for exploitable hosts on your own.
Can’t be at 26C3, but the next best thing!
Today, down at VHS:
While I cannot be with r0d3nt or RogueClown at 26C3: Here Be Dragons, I can at least be there in spirit by watching the (somewhat broken) stream.
Feel like joining in? Check this out.
My problem with the Olympics
I didn't want to go a whole month without a blog entry and there has been a huge cloud that has been hanging over my head with regards to the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic games here in Vancouver. For most people, the excitement of the world watching our city display some excellent achievements in sporting activities has created a disconnect between what they think is going to happen and what is in fact reality.