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Computer historians crack passwords of Unix’s early pioneers
Early versions of the free/open Unix variant BSD came with password files that included hashed passwords for such Unix luminaries as Dennis Ritchie, Stephen R. Bourne, Eric Schmidt, Brian W. Kernig…
Source: Computer historians crack passwords of Unix’s early pioneers
Hospitals that are turning away patients reportedly pay ransomware attackers
Officials have obtained the decryption key and are working to rebuild their networks.
Source: Hospitals that are turning away patients reportedly pay ransomware attackers
Bug in popular firewall exposed corporate networks to hackers – TechCrunch
Sophos said it is fixing a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewall appliances, which a security researcher says can allow an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without needing a password. The vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely gain “root” permissions on a vulnerable device, giving them the highest level of access, by […]
Source: Bug in popular firewall exposed corporate networks to hackers – TechCrunch
D-Link Home Routers Open to Remote Takeover Will Remain Unpatched
CVE-2019-16920 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute code on a target device.
Source: D-Link Home Routers Open to Remote Takeover Will Remain Unpatched