Gateways to Chaos - How We Proved Modems Are a Ticking Time Bomb
Chiao-Lin Yu
DEF CON 33 · Day 1 · Main Stage
Home modems and residential gateways occupy a uniquely dangerous position in modern network architecture: they sit entirely outside the security perimeter that organizations and consumers meticulously
AI review
Systematic audit of ISP-provided residential gateways reveals MAC-derived predictable credentials, non-functional UI controls, ISP backdoors, and wide critical infrastructure exposure. Important work undermined by a scattered presentation structure and a vendor/ISP response story that's depressingly familiar.