Tag Archives: Router hacking

Asus Faces 20 years of Audits Over Poor Wi-Fi Router Security

Currently, Asus is undergoing through a troublesome situation after a lawsuit had been filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its Router Insecurity.

On Tuesday, FTC settled charges with Asus, where the hardware manufacturing company agrees to:

Undergo Independent Security Audits Once in 2 years, for the Next 2 Decades.

This action had been taken as the result of

Vigilante Hackers Aim to Hijack 200,000 Routers to Make Them More Secure

The same “Vigilante-style Hacker,” who previously hacked more than 10,000 routers to make them more secure, has once again made headlines by compromising more than 70,000 home routers and apparently forcing their owners to make them secure against flaws and weak passwords.

Just like the infamous hacking group Lizard Squad, the group of white hat hackers, dubbed the White Team, is building

New Long-Range Wi-Fi Standard Offers Double Range to Home Devices

It is a common problem: Home Wireless Router’s reach is terrible that the WiFi network even does not extend past the front door of the room.

My house also has all kinds of Wi-Fi dead zones, but can we fix it?

The answer is: YES. The problem will improve with a future, longer range version of Wi-Fi that uses low power consumption than current wireless technology and specifically targets