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Your internet service is your portal to the outside world, but no matter how much bandwidth your ISP promises, it's limited by your home router and other hardware. For peak performance ...
If your internet has been lagging, or your home devices acting strangely, you might want to check your router model. The FBI has issued a cybersecurity warning urging consumers to replace 13 ...
A joint international law enforcement action shut down two services accused of providing a botnet of hacked internet-connected devices, including routers, to cybercriminals. U.S. prosecutors also ...
The United States FBI says it’s time to upgrade if you’re using an outdated router. In a “Flash” alert (PDF link) from the FBI’s Cyber Division (spotted by Bleeping Computer), the Bureau ...
Are you holding on to an aging wireless router in hopes of stretching out the bang for your bucks? That's admirable—no sense in throwing away and filling up a landfill with electronics that are ...
Routers are one of the easiest ways for hackers to exploit networks and break into a system – rarely updated and often overlooked, they’re a common hole that can be abused. The FBI has ...
The FBI has issued a security warning urging owners of old internet routers to replace their equipment, lest they become victims of a cyberattack. The flash notice, issued May 7, said that "end-of ...
Edge devices have become prime targets for cyber threat actors, particularly routers that are no longer receiving security updates and patches, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation. The FBI ...
The FBI warns that threat actors are deploying malware on end-of-life (EoL) routers to convert them into proxies sold on the 5Socks and Anyproxy networks. These devices, which were released many ...
UPDATE 5/9: The US has charged three Russians and a Kazakhstani national for conspiring to infect the out-of-date routers. "The Indictment alleges that a botnet was created by infecting older ...
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 ...