The Ripple20 vulnerabilities affect equipment found in data centres, power grids, and
more.
Security experts have warned for years that the drive to connect every device imaginable
to the internet would increase the number of hackers.
Several of the Ripple20 attacks would allow any hacker to connect to a target device over
the internet, paralyze it and force it to run any malicious code they choose.
The firm soon realized that the code wasn't written by the device's manufacturer but it
rather came from Treck which meant the bugs weren't in a single device, but everywhere.
Of the 19 bugs, the Joint Special Operations Forces have revealed a handful are particularly
serious, allowing hackers to run their own commands on a target device.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency rates six of the 19 bugs between 7
and 10 on the CVSS score, where 10 represents the most severe. Two of the bugs scored a
10 out of 10.
IOT devices can often go unpatched for years.
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more.
Security experts have warned for years that the drive to connect every device imaginable
to the internet would increase the number of hackers.
Several of the Ripple20 attacks would allow any hacker to connect to a target device over
the internet, paralyze it and force it to run any malicious code they choose.
The firm soon realized that the code wasn't written by the device's manufacturer but it
rather came from Treck which meant the bugs weren't in a single device, but everywhere.
Of the 19 bugs, the Joint Special Operations Forces have revealed a handful are particularly
serious, allowing hackers to run their own commands on a target device.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency rates six of the 19 bugs between 7
and 10 on the CVSS score, where 10 represents the most severe. Two of the bugs scored a
10 out of 10.
IOT devices can often go unpatched for years.
Article Source
https://www.wired.com/story/ripple20-iot-vulnerabilities/
Image Source
rb.gy/ojkekn
