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Researchers detail bug in wireless devices impacting critical sectors

A vulnerability affecting components used in millions of critical connected devices in the automotive, energy, telecom, and medical sector could let hackers hijack the device or access the internal network. Researchers found it in the Cinterion EHS8 M2M module from Thales (formerly from Gemalto, acquired by Thales in 2019) Researchers at X-Force Red, IBM s independent team of hackers, discovered a method to bypass security checks protecting the files and operational code in the module.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-detail-bug-in-wireless-devices-impacting-critical-sectors/

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