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News in brief: Telegram crack fake; superuser passwords leaked; election systems critical infrastructure

BuzzFeed claims Telegram has been cracked by Russian intelligence. A list of Xiongmai superuser passwords that could be used to remotely take over certain CCTV systems has been discovered on a CCTV installers LinkedIn page. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has determined that from now on election systems should be treated as critical infrastructure following allegations of Russian interference in the recent US election. The DHS has declared that certain systems and assets of election infrastructure meet the definition of critical infrastructure, in fact and in law.”]

Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/01/11/news-in-brief-telegram-crack-fake-superuser-passwords-leaked-election-systems-critical-infrastructure/

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