Darknet Diaries

Ep 5: #ASUSGATE

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Nov 1, 2017
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ANECDOTE

Kyle's Asus Router Discovery

  • Kyle Lovett bought a high-end Asus router in 2013 and found many features enabled by default, including an FTP server.
  • He realized the router was sharing files publicly without requiring passwords, exposing users' private data.
ANECDOTE

Anonymous FTP Access Found

  • Kyle enabled the FTP server with anonymous access and immediately discovered he could access his files from the internet without a password.
  • This exposed personal data of thousands of users worldwide to anyone with internet access.
INSIGHT

The Danger of Zero-Day Bugs

  • Zero-day vulnerabilities are security flaws unknown to the vendor, posing severe risks until patched.
  • Kyle found many such vulnerabilities, making many users' home networks insecure.
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