2015-09-07 17:52:20.38671+02 by Dan Lyke 3 comments
RT Melissa[glory emoji] @0xabad1dea
HOLY GLITTER GLUE, A HARD DRIVE WITH UNDOCUMENTED WIFI TELNET ACCESS http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/903500 ht @kennwhite
Seagate wireless hard drives need a firmware update, because....
A remote unauthenticated attacker may access arbitrary files on the harddrive, or gain root access to the device.
[ related topics: Wireless virus ]
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#Comment Re: Holy Glitter Glue made: 2015-09-07 18:40:33.016706+02 by: markd
It's not really just a drive - it's a drive plus portable "cloud" access. So it's really more like a regular computer.
#Comment Re: Holy Glitter Glue made: 2015-09-07 21:01:14.583512+02 by: Dan Lyke
In fact, it's like a cloud computer... unlike a regular computer it makes your content accessible to the world by default.
#Comment Re: Holy Glitter Glue made: 2015-09-07 23:03:36.485185+02 by: markd
Think of it as saving tax dollars because the NSA doesn't have to work as hard.