More than 100,000 Zyxel firewalls, VPN gateways, and access point controllers contain a hardcoded admin-level backdoor account that can grant attackers root access to devices via either the SSH interface or the web administration panel. From a report: The backdoor account, discovered by a team of Dutch security researchers from Eye Control, is considered as…

‘You are fettered,’ said Scrooge, trembling. ‘Tell me why?’ 12BoC It’s that Christmas feeling: scrabbling around for the correct cable to attach a poppet’s new toy to the family TV. Getting into the swing of things, today’s bork, the ninth in our Twelve Borks of Christmas (12BoC) series*, sees something similar on a screen outside…

Gesture recognition usually involves some sort of optical system watching your hands, but researchers at UC Berkeley took a different approach. Instead they are monitoring the electrical signals in the forearm that control the muscles, and creating a machine learning model to recognize hand gestures. The sensor system is a flexible PET armband with 64…

While publishers and stores feared COVID-19 would be an extinction-level threat, the industry has proved more resilient than thought. From a report: In March, when COVID-19 hit the comic industry in earnest, many retailers and publishers feared it would be an apocalyptic event for the business. Stay-at-home orders shuttered stores, and shipments of new product…

Like most of us, [Clem] wants to 3D print in metal. Metal 3D printers do exist, but they are generally way out of reach for most of us garage hackers. As an alternative, [Clem] uses a homebrew electroplating system to get prints with a metallic coating. The setup is quite simple. Small glass jars to…

Save a tree: Read an ebook! …read more Source:: CNet

One of the biggest disappointments from CES 2021 going virtual will be the lack of a splashy booth by Google. Whether you cared about the company’s bevy of Google Assistant-related announcements, it was hard to deny the stagecraft employed by the tech giant. From a report: For the last few years, Google boasted some of…

Toaster ovens are bulky, inefficient and outdated. There, I said it. Now let’s find the ones that are actually worth it. …read more Source:: CNet

These are the best alternatives to disposable plastic water bottles. …read more Source:: CNet

The username and password (zyfwp/PrOw!aN_fXp) were visible in one of the Zyxel firmware binaries. …read more Source:: ZDNet