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Brazil: Router Exploitation Leading To Pharming Attacks

Feb 27, 2015 •

Anthony Pell

1 min read

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security flaw email attack home router pharming attack router exploitation

An email-based attack spotted in Brazil recently employed an unusual but potent technique to spy on a victim The technique exploited security flaws in home routers to gain access to the administrator console. Once there, the hackers changed the routers

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