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RuggedCom Inserts Backdoor into Its Products

Bruce Schneier Posted by Bruce Schneier | Wed, 09 May 2012
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All RuggedCom equipment comes with a built-in backdoor: The backdoor, which cannot be disabled, is found in all versions of the Rugged Operating System made by RuggedCom, according to independent researcher Justin W. Clarke, who works in the energy sector. The login credentials for the backdoor include a static username, "factory," that was assigned by the vendor and can't be...


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