16-Year-Old Broadcom Wi-Fi Bug Lets Attackers Take Over Routers Without a Password
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A critical flaw in Broadcom WiFi chips, present since 2010, exposes millions of French households to major financial risks. Orange Livebox 5 and the Box Plus SFR remain vulnerable, allowing the...
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A Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw dating back to 2010 allows attackers within Wi-Fi range to execute code on vulnerable routers without authentication. Researcher… Read more →
A cybersecurity researcher presented a 16-year-old flaw in Broadcom's Wi-Fi chips, which can be exploited within reach of the network without knowing the box's password. In France, he noted a livebox 5 d-Orange and uncorrected SFR boxes.
A researcher in cybersecurity has revealed a significant vulnerability affecting certain Wi-Fi Broadcom devices. Operatable without knowing the password of the network, it could include 1.5 million boxes in Belgium, notably at Proximus, VOO and Orange Belgium. In France, vulnerabilities would be found on some boxes. A particularly worrying security flaw [...] The article A Wi-Fi flaw allows hacking Internet boxes without passwords: Liveboxes fro…
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