Linksys Hacked Firmware
E1200 Linksys Firmware
Share this story Home routers from 10 manufacturers, including Linksys, DLink, and Belkin, can be turned into covert listening posts that allow the Central Intelligence Agency to monitor and manipulate incoming and outgoing traffic and infect connected devices. That's according to secret documents posted Thursday by WikiLeaks., as the implant is code-named, can be especially effective against targets using some D-Link-made DIR-130 and Linksys-manufactured WRT300N models because they can be. An can extract their passwords as long as a default feature known as universal plug and play remains on. Routers that are protected by a default or easily-guessed administrative password are, of course, trivial to infect. In all, documents say CherryBlossom runs on 25 router models, although it's likely modifications would allow the implant to run on at least 100 more. WikiLeaks The describes a Linux-based operating system that can run on a broad range of routers. Once installed, CherryBlossom turns the device into a 'FlyTrap' that beacons a CIA-controlled server known as a 'CherryTree.'