Cisco admits serious firewall flaw as fallout from Shadow Brokers leak continues

Stuart Sumner
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Fortinet also admits that it has been targeted by NSA cyber weapons

Networking outfit Cisco has admitted that its products have been targeted by weaponised malware, which has recently come to light in the Shadow Brokers leak. The vulnerability exploited by the m...

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