Today I received a very interesting message from Rogers, our home Internet Service Provider that provided me with some amount of joy. For those who don’t know, Rogers is a large media conglomeration here in Canada that’s responsible for everything from providing wireless service to renaming SkyDome. The message I received from Rogers looked liked […]
In support of Data Privacy Day, RouterCheck is sponsoring a contest to increase awareness of the importance of privacy and protecting personal information. The theme of the contest is Home network security is critical to keeping your data private. You may enter our contest as many times as you wish. Winning entries can win the following prizes: […]
In conjunction with the National Cyber Security Alliance, RouterCheck is proud to be a Champion for Data Privacy Day 2016. Data Privacy Day (DPD) is an international effort held annually on January 28 to create awareness about the importance of privacy and protecting personal information. As a DPD Champion, RouterCheck recognizes and supports the principle that […]
If you’ve been following this website and blog you’ll know that it’s filled with information about vulnerabilities and other security problems in home routers. But how did we ever get ourselves into this position? It certainly doesn’t need to be this way. Why is home networking equipment so problematic? Instead of answering the question we’ll just […]
A few days ago we wrote about the latest news of the FCC’s proposal to control how home routers are developed, and as a by-product, limit people’s ability to write and use third-party router software. This proposal was met with a response from members of the internet community who believe that the proposal would limit […]
Vint Cerf, co-inventor of the Internet, joined 260 other experts in response to a proposed plan by the American Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that will affect the security of home routers for years to come. The proposal, ET Docket No. 15170, would effectively try to limit what a Wi-Fi device could and could not do as […]
RouterCheck now detects the Netgear Authentication Bypass problem that was disclosed several days ago by Compass Security Schweiz Ltd. This is a serious problem that allows hackers to gain access to a router’s administration functionality without having to login. Several thousands of routers are believed to have been affected by a targeted attack against this vulnerability. […]
The media has been reporting on the spread of the “Benevolent Malware” called Wifatch that is said to be infecting over 10,000 home routers worldwide. Wifatch was discovered by security researchers at Symantec and “attacks” home routers it finds that are running the telnet protocol in an unsecured way. Wifatch then installs itself into that […]
Sericon Technology’s popular RouterCheck application now enables home users to determine whether their home network has been compromised by the newly discovered Wifatch virus. Wifatch was disclosed several days ago by the cybersecurity company Symantec and it is believed to be infecting over 10,000 consumer routers worldwide. Home owners who are concerned about this virus […]
Yesterday, cybersecurity firm Symantec reported on a new piece of malware called Linux.Wifatch that attacks Linux-based home routers. And by “attack” we mean that it patches security holes that it finds to make the routers safer. Hey, wait…. That’s right, this router malware does not modify the user’s DNS settings nor does it launch a distributed […]