Remote access flaws found in popular routers, NAS devices
In almost all tested units, the researchers achieved their goal of obtaining remote root-level access
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Most routers full of firmware flaws that leave users at risk
If you own a Wi-Fi router, it may well be riddled with security holes that expose you to a host of threats
VPNFilter update: More bad news for routers
New research into VPNFilter finds more devices hit by malware that’s nastier than first thought, making rebooting and remediating of routers more urgent.
Router reboot: How to, why to, and what not to do
The FBI say yes but should you follow this advice? And if you do follow it, do you know how to do so safely?
Five ways to check if your router is configured securely
In a dynamic environment where threats continually evolve and new vulnerabilities are identified almost daily, it is necessary to use the most up-to-date security tools, since they deal with protection measures for new and ever-shifting attack vectors.
How to secure your router to prevent IoT threats?
The router is the first device that you must consider, since it not only controls the perimeter of your network, but all your traffic and information pass through it.
Secure your router: How to help prevent the next internet takedown
Secure your router, says ESET's Lysa Myers. It can help protect all of your connected devices while they are in your home.
Cybercriminals target Brazilian routers with default credentials
Criminals are hunting for routers with default credentials and with vulnerabilities in their firmware, with Brazilians the main target.
At least 15% of home routers are unsecured
Tests show that software vulnerabilities and weak passwords are common in home routers, with up to 15% of them being unsecured.
Wi‑Fi security – routers “like fish in a barrel”
Researchers flexed their hacking muscles at DefCon 22 to hunt the technology world’s most defenceless beasts - routers. More than a dozen new vulnerabilities were found.
Psyb0t: varying the angle of attack
DroneBL, a site that tracks IP addresses that considered vulnerable to abuse that some sites use for its DNSBL (blocking list), blogged yesterday on the fact that it’s been subjected to a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS), apparently by systems infected with malware going by the name of psyb0t. According to the blog, this