Website review: ITWeb :Telkom modems hacked wireles...
Ilva22 discovered this in Computers
•2 reviews since May 9, 2008
modem, wireless, computers
•itweb.co.za/sections/hardware/2008/0805091044...
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Ilva22 discovered 3 months ago- From the page: "The Telkom Mega 100 and 200 wireless modems have been found to be easy to hack, says Dino Covotsos, CEO of Telspace Systems." Don't trust Telkom.
- RitzyRiche rated 3 months ago
- 9 May 2008 Back to the Security Home Page << Security Telkom modems hacked wirelessly BY ILVA PIETERSE , ITWEB CONTRIBUTOR * Comment on this * Quick print * Personal archive * Send to a friend * Send a sms [ Johannesburg, 9 May 2008 ] - The Telkom Mega 100 and 200 wireless modems have been found to be easy to hack, says Dino Covotsos, CEO of Telspace Systems. Covotsos demonstrated their vulnerabilities at ITWeb Security Summit 2008, in Midrand, yesterday. advertisement Click here "ADSL in SA comes with wireless as a feature and this leaves them open to exploitation," he said. "Everyone that leaves their modems with a `default' WPA passkey, which is by default the MAC address, is open to attack." Covotsos showed delegates how easily the Telkom modems could be hacked, and said: "It is so simple, that getting them assessed isn't even considered."
