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Backdoor In RuggedOS Systems: Infrastructure, Military Systems Vulnerable
FhnuZoag writes "A backdoor has been found in Canadian based RuggedCom's 'Rugged Operating System', providing easy access to anyone with the devices's MAC address — something often publically displayed. Rugged OS is being used in a wide range of applications, including traffic control, power generation, and even U.S. Navy bases. The backdoor was first found over a year ago, and RuggedCom have so far refused to patch out the exploit."
The exploit is trivial: each device has a permanent "factory" user, and an automatically generated password derived from the MAC.
There's a difference between "Nothing is 100% secure" and "Why yes sir, I will lay out the welcoming mat for you".
Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.
Never trust an OS with the 'Rugged' in it's name.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Their website had a default password, sorry, couldn't help myself.
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ECHELON is a government program to find words like bomb, jihad, plutonium, assassinate, and anarchy.
It means "covered with carpet", right?
Hmmm....I happen to have some iocane here....care to partake in a battle of wits?
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
It was supposed to be RiggedOS.
My other car is a 1984 Nark Avenger.
Or let's just say Beardo forgot the password. "Oh, I think it was a seven-digit prime number... I don't think I wrote that down anywhere..."
Why on earth would he set the password to 8675309? That's just silly.
Never say never