The need to always conduct a reassessment of our security program cannot be over-emphasized. Recently a total of 226 possible security flaws were discovered in nine well-known Wi-Fi routers as part of a study conducted by IoT Inspector security experts and editors from the German IT magazine CHIP.
With 32 security weaknesses detected in the TP-Link Archer AX6000 router, it was determined to be the most susceptible. A total of 30 issues were reported for the Synology RT-2600ac. It was followed by the Netgear Nighthawk AX12, which had 29 issues, and the D-Link DIR-X5460, which had 26 issues.
Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 was found to have 25 security flaws, as was Edimax BR-6473AX, which had 21 flaws. Linksys Velop MR9600 had 20 flaws, while AVM FritzBox 7530 AX had 18 flaws as reported. According to the study, millions of people are expected to be affected.
Using IoT Inspector’s security platform, which only identifies issues such as the existence of outdated software, password hashes, or obsolete services on a susceptible router, the vulnerabilities were discovered. There were also instances of false positives.
After being notified of the discoveries, IoT Inspector says that every manufacturer has already rectified or is attempting to rectify the concerns that were discovered, according to their statement.
Furthermore, we need to practice the basic security steps like changing passwords, making sure our devices are getting automatic updates, and deactivating any unnecessary network functions to keep our devices safe online.
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