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Virgin Media urges password change over hacking risk

admars (Elite) posted this on Friday, 23rd June 2017, 07:21

Virgin Media urges password change over hacking risk
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Virgin Media has told 800,000 customers to change their passwords to protect against being hacked.
An investigation by Which? found that hackers could access the provider's Super Hub 2 router, allowing access to users' smart appliances.

A child's toy and domestic CCTV cameras were among the vulnerable devices.

Virgin Media said the risk was small but advised customers using default network and router passwords to update them immediately.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40371373




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This item was edited on Friday, 23rd June 2017, 07:24

RE: Virgin Media urges password change over hacking risk

admars (Elite) posted this on Friday, 23rd June 2017, 07:48

this was posted a week ago though apparently!

Virgin Media corrects Super Hub security flawQuote:
Customers no longer at risk, says provider.



https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/news/2017/06/virgin_media_corrects_super_hub_security_flaw/



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RE: Virgin Media urges password change over hacking risk

bandicoot (Elite) posted this on Friday, 23rd June 2017, 19:08

So the kids toy can run amok, he he.

RE: Virgin Media urges password change over hacking risk

admars (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 9th August 2017, 07:31

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Most people never change their router's password


https://betanews.com/2017/08/08/most-people-never-change-their-routers-password/
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How often do you change your Wi-Fi password? According to electronics retailer reichelt elektronik, not often enough. Its latest report claims that more than half of users, 55 percent to be exact, never changed it.

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