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This makes me homicidal. 

Elyssa D. Durant 

Research & Policy Analyst

Columbia University, NY

Unpatched ABD gateways and routers vulnerable to jailbreak, remote access attacks: Comcast Xfinity Cisco Router Hack 500,000 Infected as per FBI Warning

https://www.scmagazine.com/unpatched-abd-gateways-and-routers-vulnerable-to-jailbreak-remote-access-attacks/article/778844/

Unpatched ABD gateways and routers vulnerable to jailbreak, remote access attacks

July 06, 2018

WirelessRouter2

Broadband gateways and routers from Swiss vendor ABD that are based on the Epicentro platform are vulnerable to three vulnerabilities CVE-2018-13108, CVE-2018-13109 and CVE-2018-13110 which can lead to an attacker gaining full access with the highest privileges.

Johannes Greil, of SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab, reported that by exploiting the local root vulnerability CVE-2018-13108 on the affected and unpatched ABD devices attackers can gain full control enabling them to modify settings, retrieve all stored user credentials and launch attacks on the internal network side of the ISP.

CVE-2018-13109 is an authorization bypass vulnerability that an attacker can exploit to gain access to settings otherwise forbidden for the user. This can also lead to remote access by manipulating the settings thus enabling to telnet server for remote access if it had been previously disabled by the ISP. This attack scenario does require some user account information for login.

CVE-2018-13110 is a privilege escalation via Linux group manipulation in which an attacker with standard/low access rights within the web GUI is able to gain access to the command line interface (if it has been previously disabled by the configuration), Greil said.

Patches are available from ABD for each vulnerability.

Elyssa Durant

Health Update: July 6, 2018

July 6, 2018

Good morning,

Just placed a Publix order for the next two weeks. I scheduled delivery for when Annie will be here so she can help put the groceries away and she likes to cook so I will task her with making sandwiches like auntie did when she was here. 

I also ordered frozen peas and generic Tylenol since the pharmacy charged me too much for the brand name for delivery and the ice packs I bought at CVS don't stay cold for long enough to help with the pain. 

I can't take anything else for pain as per Manzano's instructions since it interferes with bone growth. 

I called Pinecrest to set up PT / OT and am trying to move all of my treatment over there since Good Sam took 8 weeks to get me in and then went on vacation for 3 weeks (probably contributing to my recent falls and loss of strength) 

There's only so much I can do on my own. 

I will try to fix the walker a bit more when my hands feel better. Had trouble opening cans and couldn't make any tuna sandwiches which I like so I ordered a can opener from Amazon for $12.95 and just tested it out and it works great!! 

Cancelling my debit card so I'm trying to anticipate my needs for the next 10 days (the length of time to get a new one) so I will try to get a friend to drive me downtown today to get some cash for incidentals. 

Miss Annie is too old and frail to ask her to drive me and pack up my walker which I need right now. 

That's all for now. Doing my bone stimulator therapy. Have 2 hours and 5  minutes to go (it's connected via Bluetooth to Manzano's office so they send me reminders every day to do my treatment at 4am and 12pm if they don't see me using it. 

I look a bit like a dog in a shock collar but have to wear it 4 hours a day for the next 6-9 months. It's not so bad really. 

That's all for now. 

Xoxox 

Liz

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Elyssa Durant, Ed.M.
Nashville, Tennessee



"You may not care how much I know, but you don't know how much I care."



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Health Status Update: 4th of July; #2ndCivilWarLetters 💥 From the Flagler Substation in Palm Beach, Florida 🇺🇸

July 5, 2018 

I'm writing to you from my new phone since coverage has been spotty and went out completely for the last 36-72 hours leaving me unable to communicate with my loved ones and the people helping me recover to my former self physically and mentally before this battle started back in December of 2017. 

I couldn't make or receive calls or iMessage for about 24-48 hours. That was without WiFi which of course went down as well.  

I have UNPLUGGED all my devices and put my new phone onto WiFi w Comcast. I seem to be able to make and receive incoming and outgoing calls again. 

I added AT&T service to my iPad which I think is only about $14.99 per month. I am in a bit of distress to say the least and being the internet is really my only lifeline. 

Literally. 

Keep in mind that I am in the process of downloading and updating over 109,000 photos and videos to my new devices. Dating back to 2009 so this initial data overage is probably due in large part to that. 

It seems I can send and receive texts again which is good because as you know, I'm not very good verbally when I'm under stress or in pain. 

I have to go to Good Sam tomorrow for PT and my OT and home healthcare were denied twice now. 

This only came to my attention on Tuesday at 5:30 pm and I have been in an total panic since then. 

I'm calm now but only but it took a lot of meds to to get there and I spoke to Manzano's office, nurse, nurse practitioner and a gazillion and one other people at least seven times since Monday. 

I have pain management on the 11th and they can literally see the muscle spasms in my right trapezius swelling to the naked eye. 

They still haven't authorized MRI for my lumbar spasms and stenosis or my ankle and Deltor is NO help. 

I also need a new, competent psychiatrist because mine is completely incompetent. He literally spends less than four minutes with me and doesn't even ask how I'm doing or look me in the eyes. 

That is after a 6 hour wait in his waiting room which is like One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest which doesn't give me much confidence in his abilities. 

I drafted a response to Rita regarding Medicare but could not send it because I was totally offline. 

I have contacted the Florida Disability Advocates but I'm so overwhelmed and unable to type or fill out forms or paperwork correctly due to changes signal damage and lack of dexterity and fine motor control in my hands. 

On the bright side, my hands are doing much better for the most part but my legs have really taken a hit since we last talked when I fell twice and couldn't wet the bed. 

Haven't had any more accidents but grandma has spent hours on the phone potty training me all over again. 

I don't think this is permanent I do think I'm improving but it has been explained to me that my recovery won't be linear and I will have ups and downs. 

I'm very unhappy with PT and OT at Good Sam so perhaps I should go back to Delray for rehab since my authorization has already expired. 

I'm sure Manzano can send over a new referral within a few days. 

Transportation has been very sketchy since they often don't show up or take me to the wrong place so I've been using Lyft which has been superb since Uber won't accept or refund the gift cards I purchased and received.

I will be canceling my bank card momentarily since they haven't gotten back to me after I reported hundreds of dollars in unauthorized charges. 

This will be problematic for me for a few weeks so I will look into Amazon gift cards or Apple Pay since my PayPal is frozen and that will cut me off from any disposable income such as Lyft or medical supplies (Tylenol; Medication; Tampons; etc.) 

I went to the Trump rally last Saturday with my friend Lisa who let me borrow her husband's wheelchair but I was only capable of going one way over the bridge to Mar-a-Lago since it was too difficult to hold my feet up from the pavement. 

I'll leave it here for now because I'm starving and need to call Jillian to confirm a new healthcare aide for this afternoon. 

I'm a mess. Will try to put in a Publix order since I will ask the new aide to make me sandwiches and fix my hair and and ice packs for me until I see Grandma on the 10th. 

Time for some anxiety meds. I'll update you later on once this wave of pain and anxiety passes. 

I have five more minutes before my bone stimulator therapy is done for the day. And that is connected to my phone through Bluetooth. 

Make that four. Three. 

Love you all,

Liz 

#SecondCivilWarLetters

Elyssa D. Durant 

Research & Policy Analyst

Columbia University, NY