FBI says foreign hackers have compromised home router devices

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Hi

They ( home or foreign hackers) are only able to hack internet routers if

manufacturers leave back doors open into router

Or user leaves default password as password

Or there are bugs in the router firmware
(quite common and not fixed on old model, is yours up to date?)

Or if out of date wireless security protocol is still enabled
(neighbour or hacker outside your house )

Dont worry to much about this unless password is still password or what ever the default password is for your router

Regards
Mike Barnes
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Hi

They ( home or foreign hackers) are only able to hack internet routers if

manufacturers leave back doors open into router

Or user leaves default password as password

Or there are bugs in the router firmware
(quite common and not fixed on old model, is yours up to date?)

Or if out of date wireless security protocol is still enabled
(neighbour or hacker outside your house )

Dont worry to much about this unless password is still password or what ever the default password is for your router

Regards
Mike Barnes
 
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Most of the routers and other devices known to be affected by this malware, called VPNFilter, did have previously disclosed vulnerabilities, all of which were eventually patched. But the research on this malware is incomplete, and we really don't know how widespread it is.

The FBI recommends rebooting your router, which should clear out the more advanced components of the malware. But it won't kill the initial infection, which will try to download the rest of the malware when the router comes back online. The FBI thinks it's taken care of the problem by sinkholing the main command-and-control domain that supplies the malware updates, but I think that might be only a temporary fix.

The real fix is to factory reset your router and then set it up again from scratch. Everyone who has one of the definitely-affected models should do this. Everyone else ought to do this, just to be on the safe side. https://www.tomsguide.com/us/russian-router-malware,news-27288.html
 
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