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Cyber Shenanigans: How the Backdoor Bandit Outsmarted 42,000 Devices Worldwide
Who needs a front door when you’ve got a backdoor – the Cisco IOS XE Hacker Attack proved just that! Our digital world was rocked as a latte-sipping hacker exploited vulnerabilities, planting malicious backdoors in 42,000 devices. We’re left chuckling at our naivety as we…
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Who needs a front door when you've got a backdoor? In a plot twist that even Hollywood couldn't dream up, an anonymous hacker took advantage of the web user interface in Cisco IOS XE to install malicious backdoors in around 42,000 devices worldwide. And here's the kicker, the hacker didn't just stop at one vulnerability, no, they went for a double whammy! CVE-2023-20273 and CVE-2021-1435, we see you. So, next time you're busy disabling HTTP features and waiting for a security patch, remember, there's probably a hacker somewhere, sipping on a mocha latte, and chuckling at our digital naivety.Already a member? Log in here