Tag: Router

WPA3, which was released in June 2018, promises to improve Wi-Fi security — but the changes will be gradual because the Wi-Fi Alliance will need to certify routers to work with the new protocol.

The rate of BGP internet routing attacks has not increased significantly in the past two years. It is a considerable threat, however, because it puts the stability of the internet at risk.

A Belgian security researcher unearthed a massive WPA2 vulnerability that affects virtually all devices that connect to Wi-Fi networks.

New malware attacks are using popular router hardware to carry out proxy-based credential stuffing. Admins should regularly install firmware updates.

Router security fears have prompted a researcher to recommend that members of the general should disconnect their D-Link 850L routers from the internet.

A cyberattack by the author of BrickerBot left 60,000 users without internet in India. The attack was linked to an external connections vulnerability.

Routers are popular targets for cybercrime. One actor in particular claimed to have permanently infected millions of routers with a firmware-based attack.

Although the DNSChanger exploit kit is spread through malvertising, it is designed to target vulnerabilities in victims' physical internet routers.

Cisco recently disclosed a critical vulnerability in its software. According to the advisory, no workaround is currently available to resolve the issue.

Routers from Ubiquiti Networks are being attacked by a worm, but security experts don't know what the exploit's end game is just yet.