That 4G hotspot could be a hotbed for hackers

guest · Aug 10, 2019

That 4G hotspot could be a hotbed for hackers
Security researchers found serious vulnerabilities with a line of devices that gave potential hackers full access
August 10, 2019
https://www.cnet.com/news/that-4g-hotspot-could-be-a-hotbed-for-hackers/

Security researchers have discovered a slew of vulnerabilities affecting 4G hotspots from ZTE, and the company hasn't provided fixes for all of the affected devices. The security flaws could allow a potential hacker to redirect traffic from the hotspot to other malicious websites, researchers said.

The researcher found a model of hotspots were disclosing the device's passwords when a website's code requested it.

"So you request a key, it returns the value," Null said in an interview prior to Defcon. "It's just got almost no security on it."
Once the attacker had the password to the hotspot, there were plenty of options for further hacks. The hacker could start logging a person's web activity, use the hotspot as a way to attack devices connected to it, and redirect web traffic to more malicious websites.
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