No Password Required! 135 Million Modems Open to Remote Factory Reset

More than 135 Million modems around the world are vulnerable to a flaw that can be exploited remotely to knock them offline by cutting off the Internet access.



The simple and easily exploitable vulnerability has been uncovered in one of the most popular and widely-used cable modem, the Arris SURFboard SB6141, used in Millions of US households.



Security researcher David Longenecker

Aw, Snap! This 16-Character String Can Crash Your Google Chrome

Remember when it took only 13 characters to crash Chrome browser instantly? This time, it takes 16-character simple URL string of text to crash Google Chrome instantly.



Yes, you can crash the latest version of Chrome browser with just a simple tiny URL.



To do this, all you need to do is follow one of these tricks:



Type a 16-character link and hit enter
Click on a 16-character link