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Persistent router botnets on the horizon, researcher says at Defcon
PC Advisor Security researcher Michael Coppola demonstrated how small and home office (SOHO) routers can be compromised and turned into botnet clients by updating them with backdoored versions of vendor-supplied firmware. Related Articles. Teach your router new … |
There’s another prototype meant to enhance security, but will it too eventually turn into an assault on privacy? Read more
Recently asked a question and was told that if I have a router, it is impossible to hack into my computer even if another person has my IP address. Are there any other positives when dealing with routers? Can anything negative come from it? I plan on adding a password so that no one steals my service via WiFi, but anything beyond that? Or is it just a smart investment with no cons, really?
p.s. I only own one computer
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
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