In recent days, the FBI has issued a security notice that urges the owners of old models of router For internet connection via Wi-Fi or via Ethernet cable to replace their devices as soon as possible to avoid becoming objectives of a computer attack.
According to the Alert launched by the government agency, the routers at the end of life Ale (the abbreviation that is precisely for “end of life”) would be the most vulnerable to any cyberattacchi due to the fact that the obsolete software to which they rely on their operation is no longer supported by the producers. Without more updates or corrective patches, therefore they are created vulnerability which allow hackers to remotely infiltrate the system and to install malware or owner software that guarantee them perpetual access to the device.
There are at least 13 router models to be paid particularly attention due to this kind of criticality and which would be advisable to replace immediately to avoid unnecessary risks, and it is the following:
- LinkSys E300
- LinkSys E1000
- LinkSys E1200
- LinkSys E1500
- LinkSys E1550
- LinkSys E2500
- LinkSys E3200
- LinkSys E4200
- LinkSys WRT310N
- LinkSys Wrt320n
- LinkSys WRT610N
- Cisco M10
- Cradlepoint E100.
As much as these are the most at risk electronic appliances, it is good to always pay attention to any signals that could identify a hacker attack on our router, even if more recent. The pre -installed remote administration functionality is the main source of vulnerability, according to what is explained in the notice of the FBI, and this despite being a protection through password.
First of all you have to be careful of the sudden changes in our connection to the network: if it suddenly becomes slow and unstable, a DDOS attack could be underway. Other clues to a probable cyberattacco could be an unusual overheating of the electronic device and, of course, the unmotivated and sudden change of the device settings.
In the event that you can not for any reason allow you to change the router, a solution
However warmly recommended by the FBI, the only valid alternative is to immediately change the access credentials, namely username and password, and to eliminate the possibility of remotely controlling our router.