Worm 'TheMoon' infects Linksys routers

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Eye-popping Presidents’ Day weekend tech bargains Windows 8 Update: Microsoft wants Windows 8 to get small to run on more devices Network World Daily News PM February 14, 2014 Share this email Worm 'TheMoon' infects Linksys routers A self-replicating program is infecting Linksys routers by exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in various models from the vendor's E-Series product line. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Eye-popping Presidents’ Day weekend tech bargains 2. Windows 8 Update: Microsoft wants Windows 8 to get small to run on more devices 3. So Long IT Specialist, Hello Full-Stack Engineer 4. INSIDER Gigabit Wi-Fi Case Study: Erickson Living upgrades to 802.11ac 5. Perspective: Microsoft hedges on Office for iPad, cites 'thoughtful' decisions 6. How Nokia could help Microsoft with its Android smartphone 7. Can the FIDO Alliance Act as a Game-Changer and Help Obsolete User Name/Password Authentication? 8. Are We Too Stupid to Let Watson Make Us Smarter? 9. 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