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Published 9 years ago by jcscher with 3 Comments
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9 years ago 3

Home routers hit by security bugs

Serious security failings in home routers are getting more attention from both attackers and researchers.

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  • idlethreat
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    While my current hardware isn't the focus of the current bug party, I went ahead and upgraded to a new Mikrotik Routerboard WAP. Costs about the same as a generic home router, but with far better functionality.

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  • Rnway
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    TL;DR: Disable remote management on your router, reboot it, and then you'll be safe.

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