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Good General Article About Router Security

There’s a good article on home router security that’s worth taking a look at. It’s a bit of a survey and contains information about some of the current hot topics: The Linksys Moon worm HNAP issues...

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Backdoor Found in Linksys and Netgear Routers

Eloi Vanderbeken of Synacktiv Digital Security has discovered a very interesting backdoor into Linksys and Netgear routers. He found it during Christmas vacation at his family’s home where he needed...

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Linksys/Netgear Backdoor Part 2

Remember the backdoor that was discovered in Linksys and Netgear routers a short time ago? Remember when they fixed it? Not so fast. It turns out that they didn’t fix it, they “fixed” it. Eloi...

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The Best AC Router

We’re often asked, “What’s the best AC router to buy”? Well, that’s not such a simple question and doesn’t have such a simple answer. But the guys over at MaximumPC thought they’d tackle the question...

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Shame Your Router?

Netgear is running a fairly interesting campaign for people to publicly shame their router. Read a little more on our blog, and it’s easy to find lots of examples of routers doing some pretty shameful...

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EFF Finally Releases Their Open Wireless Router

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) released the first version of their open wireless router firmware today that supports the work of the Open Wireless Movement. Called a “hacker alpha version”,...

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Winners Announced in Router Security Contest

SOHOpelessly Broken, the contest that tested router security and was run as part of the DEFCON hacker conference has announced the winner. The winner: Craig Young of security firm TripWire uncovered 11...

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RouterCheck now detects the “Kafeine Vulnerability”

Security researcher Kafeine recently discovered a web-based attack tool that hackers have been using to compromise home routers. The attack utilizes Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities...

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RouterCheck Detects the Netgear Authentication Bypass

RouterCheck now detects the Netgear Authentication Bypass problem that was disclosed several days ago by Compass Security Schweiz Ltd. This is a serious problem that allows hackers to gain access to a...

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Test Your Router for the Netgear Vulnerability with RouterCheck

The recent vulnerability that’s been found in several Netgear routers is receiving a lot of attention due to its severity. Many leading computer security experts say that the problem is so bad that if...

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