This article
FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers
reminded me....
A lot of home routers for your internet (purchased at Best Buy, Walmart, online...) come with a default user name and password.
Often, that default combination is incredibly simplistic
The article I linked to suggests you reboot your router, update the firmware, and change your password. It's also a good idea to make sure your SSID (wireless) has a decent password.
This is especially relevant to Seer and Moutain Man, cause the Russians got your number!
All seriousness aside, it pays to be on the safe side.
While you're at it, you might have a tech savvy friend help you analyze your ports, to see how exposed you are to the public.
FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers
reminded me....
A lot of home routers for your internet (purchased at Best Buy, Walmart, online...) come with a default user name and password.
Often, that default combination is incredibly simplistic
- admin / admin or
- cisco / cisco or
- admin / [none]
- user / admin
The article I linked to suggests you reboot your router, update the firmware, and change your password. It's also a good idea to make sure your SSID (wireless) has a decent password.
This is especially relevant to Seer and Moutain Man, cause the Russians got your number!
All seriousness aside, it pays to be on the safe side.
While you're at it, you might have a tech savvy friend help you analyze your ports, to see how exposed you are to the public.
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