Security researcher Kyle Lovett bought a new Asus router. He found it was riddled with security vulnerabilties. He set out on a mission to resolve these vulnerabilities not only for his own router, but for thousands of others who were also vulnerable.
Thanks to guest Kyle Lovett (@SquirrelBuddha) for sharing this amazing story!
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/526942
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/dear-asus-router-user-youve-been-pwned-thanks-to-easily-exploited-flaw/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140204205435/http://nullfluid.com/asusgate.txt
- https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2016/02/asus-settles-ftc-charges-insecure-home-routers-cloud-services-put
- https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/160222asusagree.pdf
Music
Music in this episode: “The Loss of Blood” and “Blood Loss” by Ian Alex Mac. “Twisted”, “Americana”, and “Cool Vibes” by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. “Dark City”, “Rise of the Ancients”, “Protean Fields”, and “Noir Porcedural” by Tabletop Audio.
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Transcript
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[INTRO MUSIC]
JACK: How many zero-days have you found?
KYLE: It doesn’t really matter. I don’t really keep count but I guess it’s probably over a hundred.
JACK: A hundred zero-days you think you might have found?