Dasan’s gigabit-capable passive optical network (GPON) home routers are again the target of zero-day exploits using a new botnet called TheMoon, according to researchers at Qihoo 360 Netlab. While activity…
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Advanced VPNFilter malware menacing routers worldwide
Cisco’s Talos team says 500k already pwned and leaking data By Shaun Nichols A newly-disclosed malware infection has compromised more than 500,000 home and small office routers and NAS boxes.…
Router hacker suspect arrested at Luton Airport
A British man suspected of being behind an attack on Deutsche Telekom routers has been arrested at Luton Airport. The November attack hijacked about 900,000 routers and briefly stopped their…
Easy-to-exploit authentication bypass flaw puts Netgear routers at risk
Thirty models are vulnerable and fixed firmware versions are only available for 20 of them. By Lucian Constantin For the past half year Netgear has been working on fixing a…
Oh Britain. Worried your routers will be hacked, but won't touch the admin settings
Survey shows people don’t act on insecure wireless routers. John Leyden Recent Mirai-style attacks against home broadband routers have had some effect but the majority of users have failed to…
TalkTalk's wi-fi hack advice is 'astonishing'
TalkTalk’s handling of a wi-fi password breach is being criticised by several cyber-security experts. By Leo Kelion, Technology desk editor The BBC has presented the company with evidence that many…