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Your Wi-Fi router is a security risk — here’s what to do about it

Your Wi-Fi router connects all your devices to the internet, but it can also create security risks if it’s not properly set ...
ZDNet

Your old router could be a security threat - here's why and what to do

Are you still using a router that's past its prime? If so, you could be opening yourself up to a malicious attack. The FBI is warning that cybercriminals are targeting routers that have reached their ...
CNET

Stop Ignoring Your Router. This Is How to Optimize Privacy

Cybersecurity experts say outdated router security protocols might be exposing your entire home network. Here's what to do.
TechSpot

These Linksys routers are likely transmitting cleartext passwords

PSA: Users of the Linksys Velop Pro 6E and 7 mesh routers should change their passwords and Wi-Fi network names through an external web browser. The two models transmit critical information to outside ...
Techlicious

FBI Warning: Stop Using These Unsupported Linksys Routers Now

The FBI is warning consumers that aging Linksys routers – many of which are no longer supported with firmware or security updates – are being actively exploited by cybercriminal groups to build proxy ...
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If you have one of these 8 Wi-Fi routers, you might have a really big problem—here’s why

Quick: How old is your Wi-Fi router? If that question was immediately followed by silence as you tried to remember the last time you even thought about your router, let alone when you bought it, you ...
AOL

The Simple Router Security Setting Most People Don't Change – But Should

A picture of router on a table with a man seated in the background on his phone and computer - Cunaplus_m.faba/Getty Images When most people get a new router, they just set a new Wi-Fi password, and ...
Fox News

Ignoring router security settings puts millions at risk from hidden dangers

If you’re like me, your home Wi-Fi is at the center of almost everything you do online, whether it’s online banking, paying bills, booking trips, chatting with friends or streaming movies. These days, ...
Hackaday

Linksys Velop Routers Caught Sending WiFi Creds In The Clear

A troubling report from the Belgian consumer protection group Testaankoop: several models of Velop Pro routers from Linksys were found to be sending WiFi configuration data out to a remote server ...
BGR

5 Easy Ways To Make Your Router More Secure

When you set up a router, you're not just bringing the internet into your home. That small networking device can be a gateway for nefarious individuals to access your digital life if you don't take ...
TweakTown

Create a Private, Secure Network Anywhere with a Portable Router

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Public Wi-Fi, which is essentially free and accessible internet, is available almost everywhere you go in major cities, airports, shopping, and commercial ...