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ETERNALSILENCE – 270K+ devices vulnerable to UPnProxy Botnet build using NSA hacking tools

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In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices. Experts recommend users to install routers update and patched firmware to mitigate the threat. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Too much UPnP-enabled connected devices still vulnerable to cyber attacks

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In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices. ” Experts suggest disabling the UPnP feature if possible to prevent abuses and are uring users of running firmware up to date.