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UPDATE Mass Exploit Hits Linksys E1000 and E1200 Wireless Routers

13th February, 2014 (0 Comments)

Consumers that own one of Linksys’s E1000 or E1200 Wireless-N routers (possibly other models too) should take note that the devices appear to be vulnerable to a mass exploit that compromises the router and then forces it to saturate all of the available bandwidth by scanning port 80 and 8080 as fast as possible.

UPD EE UK Deploy Partial Fix for BrightBox Broadband Router Security Woes

7th February, 2014 (0 Comments)

The fixed line broadband ISP division of mobile giant EE has begun to deploy a crucial firmware update to plug the many holes in its older BrightBox 1 routers. Unfortunately some of the vulnerabilities have yet to be fixed.

Innocent Home Owners Suffer Due to Crimes Committed on their Open WiFi

3rd February, 2014 (5 Comments)

The Scottish Government’s “Cyber Integrator” (cybercrime tzar), Keith McDevitt, has warned home owners to close their open wifi networks (wireless) after finding that an increasing number of cyber criminals, such as Internet paedophiles, were using them to commit offences that ISPs often trace back to innocent broadband users.

UPDATE MP Claire Perry Claims UK ISP Internet Filters Will Not Overblock

29th January, 2014 (15 Comments)

One of the UK Government’s strongest advocates of mandatory network-level Internet filtering, MP Claire Perry, has told a Westminster eForum that modern ISP censorship systems are “far better, far stronger, much more effective and will not overblock” websites (i.e. wrongful blocking). Even though they do.. quite a lot.

UPDATE2 UK ISP Sky Broadband Shield Blocking Critical jQuery Website

27th January, 2014 (1 Comment)

Customers whom enable Sky Broadband’s Shield (Parental Controls) service, particularly if they select the blocking option for “malicious or phishing websites“, will also find that the often essential jQuery (http://code.jquery.com) JavaScript CDN site also ends up being restricted (this is used by many websites).

UPDATE PlusNet to Replace McAfee Security with Network Level Filtering

22nd January, 2014 (7 Comments)

It’s arguably the least surprising development of the year. Broadband ISP PlusNet has confirmed that it intends to follow BT’s example (parent company) and launch their own network-level Internet filter to block (censorship) adult and piracy websites, which will most likely replace its bundled McAfee security solution.

UPDATE ISP PlusNet Criticised for Using Unsecure Broadband Signup Form

22nd January, 2014 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP PlusNet, which is owned by BT, has become the latest Internet provider to face criticism today for lax security after it was revealed that their registration form for new customers doesn’t sit behind a secure web (HTTPS) connection and is instead transmitted without encryption.

UK ISP Eclipse Internet Fails to Hide User Password via Account Page

21st January, 2014 (0 Comments)

Internet providers take note; a wide gaze is being cast across your security measures. The latest ISP to feel the heat is KC’s sibling Eclipse Internet, which makes no attempt to hide their customer’s user password when they login to check the broadband providers online account pages.

UPD PC League of Legends Gamers Blame UK ISP Porn Filter for Update Block

20th January, 2014 (0 Comments)

A group of PC gamers that play the popular online multiplayer game League of Legends have warned that the security settings on some broadband routers and the new generation of ISP-side network-level Internet filters, which are designed to block online adult content, could be blocking updates for the game.

UPDATE EE UK Rush to Fix Security Flaw in BrightBox Broadband Routers

18th January, 2014 (0 Comments)

The past few months seem to have been loaded with reports of serious security flaws in many home broadband ISP routers. Now EE’s BrightBox 1 kit has become the latest to hit troubled times after a web security specialist, Scott Helme, revealed just how easy it is to hack.

KC Fibre Engineer in Hull UK Exposes Unencrypted User Passwords

17th January, 2014 (2 Comments)

At least one of KC’s fibre optic broadband engineers in Hull (East Yorkshire, England) could be in hot water after demonstrating a worrying lack of personal data security by effectively exposing the ISPs unencrypted user passwords (and other personal data) during an on-site service installation visit.

TalkTalk Become First Big UK ISP to Offer FREE Privacy Calling Features

16th January, 2014 (9 Comments)

Budget broadband provider TalkTalk today claims to have become “the first and only ISP” to make all of its fixed phone line privacy calling features, such as Last Caller Barring and Anonymous Caller Reject, completely free.

One in Five Children Aged 12-15 Can Disable UK Internet Filters or Controls

15th January, 2014 (5 Comments)

Ofcom has today published a new report for the Government that benchmarks the take-up, awareness and confidence of parents and children in relation to the use of online Parental Controls, such as the network-level Internet filters now being adopted by all of the major broadband ISPs. The results make for an interesting read.

Liberal Democrat President Seeks to Halt UK ISP Internet Filtering

14th January, 2014 (2 Comments)

The national President of the UK Liberal Democrat’s, Tim Farron, has drafted a new motion for the party’s Spring Conference that will call upon their coalition partners in Government to protect the “digital rights of the citizen” and halt requirements for “misconceived, ineffective and illiberal” Internet censorship of “adult” websites.

Asus Close External USB Storage Vulnerability on its Broadband Routers

13th January, 2014 (0 Comments)

Consumers who own an Asus RT-AC68U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC66U, RT-N66U or RT-N16 wireless broadband router would be well advised to keep an eye out for a new firmware update that adjusts the devices default security settings, which is designed to stop attached USB Storage drives from becoming accessible to the Internet.

European Parliament Report Criticises UK for Mass Internet Surveillance

9th January, 2014 (7 Comments)

The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has today published a damning new report that heavily criticises the USA, United Kingdom and other EU member states for their activities towards fostering mass Internet surveillance, which MEPs said often appeared to involve “illegal actions” that should be prohibited.

Consumer Broadband ISP Routers Exposed via New Backdoor Exploit

7th January, 2014 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP customers that own some models of Cisco, Netgear, Linksys or certain other routers could be vulnerable to a new backdoor exploit that allows a hacker to remotely input their own admin password and possibly gain full access to your network.