🚨#cososec Home Router Alert 🚨
Millions Of Wi-Fi Routers Could Be Enslaved In Nasty Mirai Botnet, Check Your Model Here | HotHardware
https://hothardware.com/news/new-router-vulnerability-exploited-for-botnet
^ Keep in mind that the actual *manufacturer* of your router may be different than the *brand name* it bears. Read the fine print on the labels.
For example: If you have Verizon FiOS and you rent one of their combo gateway / WiFi router units, there's a good chance Arcadyan made it.
@voltronic Our VZ router sucks. I was thinking of buying a replacement - any suggestions? I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to this stuff....
@AndyM
If you have TV service with them, you might be stuck with their gateway. That's because your TV boxes run on a MOCA network using the coax cables going through your house.
In theory you could use Eithernet > MOCA adapters to feed your TV boxes, but this is not officially supported.
If you are an internet-only customer, you can use whatever router you want because you can just run Ethernet from the ONT. This is what I do.
@voltronic Damn. I thought I may be hosed - we have TV service too. The router signal is HORRIBLE.
@AndyM
Hmm, even if the router is located in one corner of the house, these newer ones Verizon uses put out a very strong signal. I can "see" all of my neighbors' units from inside my house. Maybe you have an older one and could ask for a swap?
Of course, the newer one they might give you could be one of these Arcadyan units with this vulnerability. 🤦♂️
@voltronic Thank you!
@AndyM
Either way, you could add another access point like this one too give you better coverage.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B016K4GQVG/