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c0lo [soylentnews.org] writes:

EFF announces they put their (our?) WiFi router under fire at DEFCON 22 and asks you (us?) for help hardening it by showing how you can break it [sohopelesslybroken.com]:

As part of our Open Wireless Movement, we set out to create router software [openwireless.org] that would make it easier for people to safely and smartly share part of their wireless network. Protecting hosts, so their security is not compromised because they offer open networks, is one of the goals of the router software we released. However, as research [securityevaluators.com] published by Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) and others has shown, almost every popular home router has serious security flaws.

With this in mind, we're teaming up with ISE to host "SOHOpelessly Broken," [sohopelesslybroken.com] a router hacking contest this year at DEF CON 22. Focusing on small office/home office (SOHO) equipment, this contest will reward the discovery of zero-day vulnerabilities in fully updated, popular off-the-shelf SOHO routers,[...]

By joining, you'll also have a chance to hack away at our Open Wireless Router. It's looking more and more like our project will be the first home router and firmware — that we know of — to undergo regular, public, third-party security assessments.

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