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5.3 Billion devices in risk - Madam - Jul 30, 2019

Security researchers have discovered almost a dozen zero-day vulnerabilities in VxWorks, one of the most widely used real-time operating systems (RTOS) for embedded devices that powers over 2 billion devices across aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, automotive, consumer electronics, networking, and other critical industries.

https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/vxworks-rtos-vulnerability.html


RE: 5.3 Billion devices in risk - ThouShallListenToYourKing - Jul 31, 2019

is it really smart to alarm the publics what devices are full of zero days?