Several DSL routers from different manufacturers contain a guessable hard-coded password that allows accessing the devices with a hidden administrator account. According to an alert issued Tuesday by ...

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, ...

'Admin', 'root', '124356', 'password'. No wonder there has been an endemic of cyberattackers hijacking Internet of Things (IoT) devices when default passwords are this poor and users aren't bothering ...

The vulnerability was discovered over the Christmas holiday on a Linksys WAG200G router by a security researcher named Eloi Vanderbeken. He found that the device had a service listening on port 32764 ...

You may feel your Wi-Fi is safe just because you set a password years ago. But most people forget about router settings after the first setup. That small mistake allows neighbours or nearby users to ...

The flaw that may have been leaking data since 2014 reportedly exposes routers that haven't had their default passwords changed, and it can even help lead hackers to physically locate devices and ...

A recent survey of 2,205 regular users has proven once again that most people don't update router firmware, don't change default credentials, and don't generally know how to secure their devices. For ...