How to protect yourself from the Netgear router hack. Netgear has issued exploit-patching firmware updates for 19 routers and one cable modem. Dong Ngo/CNET Do you own a router? Today you might be experiencing a little Net fear. According to a new report from a, some 31 router models may be affected by vulnerabilities that would allow hackers to bypass authentication -- effectively gaining access to your network. Although the vulnerabilities exist only when a router feature that's off by default has been enabled, report author Simon Kenin believes the number of affected devices could be in the hundreds of thousands, and possibly over 1 million. Kenin also notes, however, that the two exploits in question were discovered as far back as 2014. That hackers apparently haven't leveraged it suggests the situation may not be quite so dire. A Netgear bulletin clarifies: 'This vulnerability [only] occurs when an attacker can access the internal network or when remote management is enabled on the router. Remote management is turned off by default; users can turn on remote management through advanced settings.'
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