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Wide-open rsync blunder leaves popular gateways vulnerable to hijacking
Travelers are used to getting screwed over by hotel internet access. But it's not just the eye-watering Wi-Fi prices guests should be worried about. A major security flaw in a network gateway popular among hoteliers can be exploited by hackers to launch attacks against guests by injecting malware into their downloads over unencrypted connections. Compromised gateways can also be used to infiltrate sensitive areas of a hotel's network, such as its reservation systems, it's claimed. The vulnerabil...