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D-Link router backdoor vulnerability discovered

A rather worrying security vulnerability has been discovered which is affecting several D-Link branded modem routers. Posted on a website dedicated to Embedded Device Hacking, /dev/ttyS0, the vulnerability was discovered when one of its writers reverse engineered a firmware update from D-Link. The security vulnerability will allow full access into the …

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Tweetdeck vulnerability allowed attackers to execute code in 140 characters

If you happen to be using Tweetdeck, then you would be wondering why you were getting random pop-up messages containing messages such as “Yo!“, “XSS in tweetdeck” and “PENIS“. That’s because users discovered a XSS vulnerability that would attackers to remotely execute JavaScript code – all through a simple tweet. XSS (or “cross-site scripting”) …

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