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Router Firmware security risk

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Topic: Router Firmware security risk

Posted By: audiomik
Subject: Router Firmware security risk
Date Posted: 19 December 2014 at 11:09am

there is a 'nasty' called Misfortune Cookie which can affect something like 12 Million + Internet Routers, well worth checking if your Router needs a Firmware update!

More info http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/12/18/misfortune_cookie/" rel="nofollow - here from The Register which lists the manufacturers of affected Routers

Mik

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