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Netgear exploit found in 31 models lets hackers turn your router into a botnet

Netgear exploit found in 31 models lets hackers turn your router into a botnet

January 31, 2017

Via: The Next Web

Category:

BI Security

You might want to upgrade the firmware of your router if it happens to sport the Netgear brand. Researchers have discovered a severe security hole that potentially puts hundreds of thousands of Netgear devices at risk.

Disclosed by cybersecurity firm Trustwave, the vulnerability essentially allows attackers to exploit the router’s password recovery system to bypass authentication and hijack admin credentials, giving them full access to the device and its settings.

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