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Angry Tech News #61: Brute Ford

Asus breaks the internet, hacking fingerprint sensors for fun and profit, yet another reason to fear IoT, and where to charge your Ford EV on the road

Links

BrutePrint attack
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/hackers-can-brute-force-fingerprint-authentication-of-android-devices/
Wemo SmartPlug buffer overflow vuln
https://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/
Ford EVs to adopt Tesla charging standard
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44016347/ford-tesla-ev-charging-opinion/
ASUS pushes bad config file to millions of routers; breaks internet for two days
https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1050466
https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2023/05/what-happened-with-asus-routers-this-morning/
https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/