SANS Internet Stormcenter Daily Cyber Security Podcast (Stormcast) SANS Stormcast Monday, May 11th: Steganography Challenge; End-of-Life Routers; ASUS Driverhub; RV-Tools SEO Poisoning
May 12, 2025
Discover a mind-bending steganography challenge where encoding tricks are unveiled! Learn about the FBI's warning on end-of-life routers being exploited by botnets for criminal activities. Dive into the ASUS Driverhub vulnerability that opens doors for CSRF attacks and arbitrary code execution. Be cautious of SEO poisoning tactics targeting RV Tools, designed to trick admins into installing malicious software. Stay informed about these crucial cybersecurity threats and ensure your systems are secure!
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Didier's Steganography Twist
- Didier revealed the solution to last week's steganography challenge involving transposed rows and columns.
- His tool helped decode the image by transposing data, showing a novel twist on pixel encoding methods.
Manage End-of-Life Routers
- Track the end-of-life dates of network routers and schedule monthly firmware updates to mitigate risks.
- Write the end-of-life date on devices to easily identify when to replace them.
End-of-Life Routers Empower Botnets
- End-of-life routers fuel persistent botnets that act as proxies for a range of criminal activities.
- These compromised proxies are resold, highlighting an ongoing abuse of unpatchable devices.