A significant security flaw in routers was discovered by university professors who created a virus and "released" it on the internet.
The study found that many of the routers sold commercially today are vulnerable to such an attack, which can, after attacking the wireless router, infect other nearby devices in neighboring homes via wifi!
Such a virus can move freely between routers and connected machines and networks, record user movements and, of course, steal files.
The study also revealed that although routers that have not been changed from the factory are most vulnerable, even machines with upgraded security levels can "catch" the virus without their owner discovering it.
For example, even in a well-protected router, he can exploit this specific security gap and reset it to restore it to factory settings and gain access with the easily predictable factory password.
Protecting ourselves from this particular security flaw in routers is no easy task. Choosing a different password than the one provided by the manufacturer is a good first step until manufacturers issue updates that may fix the problem.
In general, if you notice that your router's lights are blinking while you are not using the network, it would be a good idea to change your password, as in addition to the wifi virus, technologically advanced...neighbors are also lurking.
Of course, no matter what we do at home, nothing can protect us from attacks on wifi networks in cafes and other public places..
Source: thetoc.gr
