Researcher Brian Khan Quintana found that Calix's GS5239XG (GigaSpire 7u10txg) fiber gateway exposes its UPnP control service on the public WAN interface without authentication, tracked as CVE-2026-75501. Anyone online can send a single unauthenticated request to add or remove port-forwarding rules, letting them bypass NAT and firewall protections. Calix did not respond to disclosure attempts, so CERT/CC coordinated a public release of the details.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-24
The volunteer-maintained Network Addon Mod for SimCity 4 has released version 50, resolving the long-standing 'Eternal Commuter Loop' issue that broke regional pathfinding across city boundaries. The update also adds new infrastructure options like diagonal streets, tunnels for street networks, and tighter building placement, while shrinking the mod's codebase by roughly 90% through a new DLL implementation.
games.slashdot.org
· 2026-08-23
A poem titled 'Safe Distance' uses imagery of undersea fiber optic cables, packet transmission, and network latency to depict a long-distance relationship mediated by technology. The piece frames digital communication as both a bridge and a barrier, with signals, nodes, and handshakes standing in for human touch and vulnerability.
spectrum.ieee.org
· 2026-08-23
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