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Phishing Pops Routers – Daily Security Byte EP.33

February 27, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Can a simple link in a phishing email allow hackers to pwn hundreds of consumer routers in an automated attack. Find out why some Brazilian organizations know the answer to that question in today’s Daily Byte video.

(Episode Runtime: 1:47)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hdrE93lID8

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Spam campaign targets routers of specific carrier customers with XSS – KrebsonSecurity
  • ProofPoint’s blog post on this Brazilian phish-pharm campaign – ProofPoint

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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