issue0315@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前DOJ quietly removed Russian malware from routers in US homes and businessesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1441cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1441external-linkDOJ quietly removed Russian malware from routers in US homes and businessesarstechnica.comissue0315@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square50fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareorclev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 年前Important detail left out of the TL;DR: The method of infection required that the device still had the default admin password. As long as you changed the admin password when you setup the device this wouldn’t have impacted you.
minus-squareruckblack@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 年前It’s incredible how many people leave their router with the default password
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 年前I’m smart, I never leave the default password. I always change it to 1 2 3 4 5, the same as my luggage.
minus-squareBatman@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-22 年前Thanks for this important information. That is the 1st thing we do after getting a new Router. (change its username and password)
Important detail left out of the TL;DR: The method of infection required that the device still had the default admin password. As long as you changed the admin password when you setup the device this wouldn’t have impacted you.
It’s incredible how many people leave their router with the default password
I’m smart, I never leave the default password.
I always change it to 1 2 3 4 5, the same as my luggage.
Thanks for this important information. That is the 1st thing we do after getting a new Router. (change its username and password)