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A newly identified exploit kit is targeting home and small office routers in an attempt to compromise the mobile devices or desktop computers connected to the routers, according to Trend Micro. read more

TP-Link unveiled two new WiFi routers—the Archer AX6000 and the Archer AX11000. Both routers support the new 802.11ax wireless standard, also known as Wi-Fi 6. The 802.11ax standard features...


Cisco Talos researchers have flagged four serious vulnerabilities in TP-Link’s SafeStream Gigabit Broadband VPN Router (TL-R600VPN). All four affect the device’s HTTP server, and can lead to...

Hacker coalition wants device support timeline clarified, free firmware mandates Last week, in a attempt to address broadband router security, the German government published its suggestions for...

Vulnerabilities recently addressed by WiFi device maker TP-Link in its TL-R600VPN small and home office (SOHO) router could allow remote code execution, Cisco Talos security researchers warn. read more

Researchers have stumbled on another large botnet that’s been hijacking home routers while nobody was paying attention.

Look out for traffic to and from these IP addresses and ports Once again, a hundred thousand or more home routers have been press-ganged into a spam-spewing botnet, this time via Universal Plug...

A sophisticated proxy code has infected hundreds of thousands of devices already.

SSH hardcoded 'admin' login found, patch, er, patch coming? A Wi-Fi router flogged by British mobile network EE has a hidden administration account with a hardcoded username and password – and is...