Tag Archives: CSRF

No Password Required! 135 Million Modems Open to Remote Factory Reset

More than 135 Million modems around the world are vulnerable to a flaw that can be exploited remotely to knock them offline by cutting off the Internet access.

The simple and easily exploitable vulnerability has been uncovered in one of the most popular and widely-used cable modem, the Arris SURFboard SB6141, used in Millions of US households.

Security researcher David Longenecker

Microsoft Pays $13,000 to Hacker for Finding Authentication Flaw

A security researcher has won $13,000 bounty from Microsoft for finding a critical flaw in its main authentication system that could allow hackers to gain access to a user’s Outlook, Azure and Office accounts.

The vulnerability has been uncovered by UK-based security consultant Jack Whitton and is similar to Microsoft’s OAuth CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) in Live.com discovered by