Update, Oct. 02, 2024: This story, originally published Sept. 30, now includes new research regarding 14 new router vulnerabilities, including a ten out of ten severity issue. If you are reading this, ...

One in 16 home Wi-Fi routers is still sporting the manufacturer’s default admin password, a recent study conducted by technology website Comparitech revealed. This flaw could allow cybercriminals to ...

85% of the people of never change this one setting that can get their router hacked.

Each router has a different set of default factory settings. The default username and password for each router is “admin“. The default IP address for each router is 192.168.1.1 Check the router’s ...

Whether it’s an on-premises server, localized router, or connected Internet of Things (IoT) device, hardware that retains manufacturer supplied passwords create a data breach risk. A quick internet ...

Default passwords are a major security vulnerability for businesses, when in use they are leveraged as an entry point for attacks and can allow unauthorized access to systems and sensitive data. In ...

A major vendor of point-of-sale terminals has not changed the default passwords used on its devices in a quarter of a century, researchers have revealed at RSA 2015. The firm was not named during the ...