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What makes you assume the vector is an incoming connection? Routers and firewalls won't protect a device from a user lured into installing malware with promises
by usrusr 2y ago
What makes you assume the vector is an incoming connection? Routers and firewalls won't protect a device from a user lured into installing malware with promises of "free Netflix, completely legal" running off some pirate mirror, or simply wrapping stolen credentials (note how people trying to break into your computers can not always be trusted with legal advice). And neither from simply luring them onto some malicious website (or just getting them to see a malicious ad) in case there's the juicy combination of a media decoder vulnerability with some privilege escalation that can be reached from the decoder.
- _ink_ 2y agoThe sheer number of compromised devices does. Sure you can trap users with malicious streams and malicious apps. But I find it surprising, that those actions alone can catch so many boxes.