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An ASUS router, with superimposed text: “Patch ASUS ASAP”

ASUS Router User? Patch ASAP!

Or junk it if EOL: Two nasty vulnerabilities need an update—pronto ...

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Wi-Fi Chip Firmware Flaws Enable Over-the-Air Hacking

Lucian Constantin | January 22, 2019 | firmware vulnerability, Marvell Avastar, micropatch, over-the-air attack, SandboxEscaper, Wi-Fi chip, Windows vulnerability, wireless exploit, Zero-day Exploit

Editor’s Note: This post was updated Jan. 29 to include a statement from Marvell Wi-Fi chips used in several gaming consoles, Chromebooks, streaming boxes, routers and other types of devices have several ...

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Not All Macs Get Firmware Security Fixes, Researchers Find

An investigation by researchers from Duo Security revealed that Apple does not consistently release security patches for known vulnerabilities in the low-level firmware code of its Mac computers. When it does, the patches ...