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Backdoors in Zhone GPON 2520 and Alcatel Lucent I240Q
Blog January 8, 2015

Backdoors in Zhone GPON 2520 and Alcatel Lucent I240Q

While examining the "dropbear" binary for the Zhone GPON 2520 and Alcatel Lucent I240Q, we found that both routers have backdoors that allow users with SSH access to connect to these devices with maximum privileges.

Drive By ONT Botnet with IRC C&C
Blog December 19, 2013

Drive By ONT Botnet with IRC C&C

Demonstration of a botnet created purely by using embedded devices which are controlled remotely through vulnerabilities exploited from a webpage.

Backdoor In Optical Fiber Device Alcatel-Lucent
Blog December 2, 2012

Backdoor In Optical Fiber Device Alcatel-Lucent

The newest optical fiber devices offered by the ISP Infinitum have a backdoor which allow for full administration of these devices. This backdoor account is hidden by nature and does not allow for the password to be changed.