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Hacking Millions of Routers by Craig Heffner
Oct 30, 2010
Cybersecurity / Hacking Techniques
After attending several DEFCON events, I am thrilled to announce that I will be speaking at DEFCON 18. My presentation titled "How to Hack Millions of Routers" aims to shed light on prevalent security vulnerabilities. I will also take this opportunity to answer frequently asked questions and provide a glimpse into the content of my upcoming talk. Many people mistakenly believe that disabling remote administration on their routers shields them from unauthorized external access. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many router models. Anyone owning a registered domain can potentially gain full access to a router's internal web interface. This access allows them to exploit vulnerabilities or perform brute-force attacks to alter settings and control the router. This vulnerability extends beyond the primary web interface to SOAP-based services like Universal Plug-n-Play, which do not require authentication. In tests conducted on thirty routers, more than half, including po...
