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Re:Linksys CherryBlossom Advisory by Jaruzel on Friday June 23, 2017 @01:37AM (#14617228)
On the basis that most linksys owners never touch or upgrade their firmware, why aren't linksys (and other manufacturers) products shipped with a physical hardware 'read-only' switch for the firmware to prevent unauthorised remote upgrades?
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Re:Linksys CherryBlossom Advisory by cptskippy on Friday June 23, 2017 @09:24AM (#14618964)
That makes entirely too much sense. They already have the hardware in the form of the WPS button which no one uses.
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