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, ...

If you've never changed your Wi-Fi router's default password, you're not alone. I thought my Wi-Fi was secure, until I checked my router's settings only to realize that it was anything but. Sure, the ...

A researcher was able to crack 70 percent of the gathered hashes in an experiment in a residential neighborhood. War-driving – the process of driving around mapping residential Wi-Fi networks in hopes ...

Routers play a vital role in our daily web browsing activity. The role of cables has gradually moved to the backend. Signals and frequencies have taken over the internet connection via WiFi. We ...

A security researcher has found a new way of cracking passwords in the WPA2 protocol at a time when the industry is prepared to roll out the newer WPA3 standards for WiFi in response to several recent ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...