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Cybersecurity researchers recently discovered security vulnerabilities in WiFi-enabled devices utilizing Realtek’s SDK, hardware used by more than 65 manufacturers of Internet of Things devices.
According to researchers from the German security firm IoT Inspector, the vulnerabilities might affect roughly 200 Internet of Things product lines and hundreds of thousands of pieces of equipment. Vulnerable vendors are suspected to include Netgear, Hama, AsusTEK, Belkin, D-Link, Edimax, and Logitech, among others. At the same time, Realtek SDK versions affected by the vulnerabilities, include the different Realtek ‘Jungle’ SDK versions, Realtek SDK v2.x, and the Realtek ‘Luna’ SDK versions up to and including 1.3.2.
IoT Inspector researchers identified vulnerabilities in the Realtek RTL819xD chip that allow hackers to gain root access to the host device…
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