Millions could be at risk of cyberattacks due to poor default passwords and a lack of firmware updates. Millions use Wi-Fi routers that contain various security flaws and may put them at risk of cyberattacks, an investigation by British consumer watchdog Which? has found. Together with Red Maple Technologies, Which? looked at 13 commonly used older router … More Popular routers found vulnerable to hacker attacks
Multiple cable modem models from various manufacturers found vulnerable to takeover attacks. Hundreds of millions of cable modems from various manufacturers may be susceptible to a critical vulnerability that can enable attackers to intercept people’s private messages or redirect their internet traffic, new research has found. Tracked as CVE-2019-19494 and nicknamed Cable Haunt, the vulnerability is estimated to … More Millions of modems at risk of remote hijacking
The big security story of recent days is the Eir modem hack. In late November up to 400,000 Eir users were affected as the service was hit with suspected DDoS attack, but now Eir is concerned about the safety of some 130,000 of its broadband customers’ routers, because some 2000 may have been compromised by … More Eir, routers, hacking and botnets
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