Hackers are exploiting a vulnerability to hijack building access control systems

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More than 2,300 smart access systems are vulnerable to the bug

Hackers are attempting to exploit a command injection bug in Linear eMerge E3 devices in an effort to hijack smart building access control systems. That's according to researchers from firewall ...

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