Security News > 2021 > December > Nine WiFi routers used by millions were vulnerable to 226 flaws
Security researchers analyzed nine popular WiFi routers and found a total of 226 potential vulnerabilities in them, even when running the latest firmware.
The tested routers are made by Asus, AVM, D-Link, Netgear, Edimax, TP-Link, Synology, and Linksys, and are used by millions of people.
Their findings showed that many of the routers were still vulnerable to publicly disclosed vulnerabilities, even when using the latest firmware, as illustrated in the table below.
"Changing passwords on first use and enabling the automatic update function must be standard practice on all IoT devices, whether the device is used at home or in a corporate network." explained Wendenburg.
Default passwords will be avoided in the future; there is a firmware update for the remaining problems.
If you are using any of the models mentioned in the report, you are advised to apply the available security updates, enable "Automatic updates", and change the default password to one that is unique and strong.