ExaGrid has removed a private SSH key and weak, hardcoded credentials shipping with all of its disk-based storage appliances. Updated firmware has been available since March 24 and storage and security managers are urged to update devices to version 4.8 P26. Researcher James Lee of Rapid7 privately disclosed the issue to the storage vendor on...

eDellroot is not the only self-signed trusted root certificate on Dell computers. Researchers at Duo Security found two more on a Dell Inspiron 14-inch laptop purchased by Darren Kemp, one of its researchers who is based in Calgary, Canada, including one cert related to eDellroot that also ships with a corresponding private key, and a...