Monthly Archives: October 2016

Breaking BSNL’s Fibre to Home Network

Hi everyone,

It’s been more than 5 months since I reported BSNL about a major problem with their FTH modems. It’s a very small issue but poses a serious threat to user security. Since BSNL decided not to heed to my requests, I have decided to disclose the problem out in the open so that the users can prevent themselves. I am also attaching the screenshots of my the emails which I have sent to various people at BSNL. Continue reading

Save yourself from dictionary attack.

HI everyone,

Recently a DDOS attack was launched on DNS Server of Dyn[ref]https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/26/ddos-attack-dyn-mirai-botnet[/ref]. It brought many websites down[ref]http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/21/major-websites-across-east-coast-knocked-out-in-apparent-ddos-attack.html[/ref]

In the meantime, a friend of mine was also attacked and his account was also used to launch a DDOS attack. He was hacked on 19th October and the large scale attack on DYN servers were launched on 21st October. Continue reading

Planning a road trip with your Hyundai? This might help.

Holidays are coming and its travel time for me. i have had some bad experience with my i10 in the past so I wanted to be informed about the cities from where Hyundai provides road assistance.

I went to Hyundai’s official website to find out cities in which Hyundai has presence. Please note that this info matters a lot to you if you are going on a long route because if something goes wrong with your vehicle in the middle of the road then you will need road side assistance. While planning your road trips you should always take this factor into account. Continue reading