Energizer Holdings Inc. and the Department of Homeland Security’s United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team have jointly announced the discovery of a security exploit in the company’s Duo charger software distribution. According to US-CERT, the application - which provides an indication of battery charge level on an attached PC - includes a backdoor that listens for incoming connections on TCP port 777. Once connected, a remote computer can access files and directories or execute programs without the local user’s knowledge or authorization. While the battery status software wasn’t included in the product…
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Mar
07
2010
Energizer Duo charger security exploit discovered
Feb
08
2010
Mizco’s Digipower Division To Power Up The Next Generation Of Pocket Video Cameras And Mobile Devices At PMA 2010!
Industry leading pioneer of innovative power solutions will debut a series of new products for pocket video cameras marketed by Flip, Kodak, Samsung, JVC, Sony and others at Tech Suite 108. AVENEL, NEW JERSEY February 8, 2010 Asserting that todays pocket video camera buyers are looking for power solutions as flexible and innovative as the cameras themselves, Mizco Internationals DIGIPOWER Division will take the wraps off its…
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