If you haven't changed the default password on your home router, let this recent threat serve as a reminder. Attackers could change the configuration of home routers using JavaScript code, security ...

Whether you have a Wi-Fi network at home or live close to a few, you’ve seen a list pop up asking you to choose one whenever you either reboot your device or are somewhere new. If there’s a lock next ...

Home network users could be vulnerable to attacks from hackers who can alter the configuration of a broadband router or wireless access point. Symantec released its “Drive-By Pharming” attacks report ...

Routers appear to be as insecure as ever, after hackers successfully compromised five popular wireless models during a contest at the DefCon 22 security conference, reporting 15 new vulnerabilities to ...

Update, Oct. 02, 2024: This story, originally published Sept. 30, now includes new research regarding 14 new router vulnerabilities, including a ten out of ten severity issue. If you are reading this, ...

Well, i have a consumer grade netgear router that can route 255 addresses-not that you'd want to. But the usual subnet mask for this kind of thing is 255.255.255.0<BR><BR>What happens when you plug in ...

There’s a wireless router gathering dust in Bob LaRocca’s office. It’s yours if you can hack into his network. First, some background. LaRocca is director of IT security with the School District of ...

I've had to go in and modify the configuration website on some to get them to take "strange" network parameters. There's usually no server-side checking, just client-side checking in the form. There ...