How-To Geek on MSN

Stop using your router's default settings (change these 3 things immediately)

I left my router on default settings for years—here’s why you should change yours today ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Stop using your router's default settings—here's what attackers are looking for

These 5 default router settings might put your entire network at risk ...
PC Magazine

Need to Update Your Wi-Fi Router Settings? Here's What to Do

If you never changed the router's login credentials, many use the default username admin and the default password password. Try that combination to see if it works. Otherwise, you can run a web search ...
Tech Times

7 Router Settings You Should Change for Better Speed and Security

Improve home Wi‑Fi speed and security with seven essential router settings, including Wi‑Fi channel changes, WPA3 security, ...
Fox News

Ignoring router security settings puts millions at risk from hidden dangers

If you’re like me, your home Wi-Fi is at the center of almost everything you do online, whether it’s online banking, paying bills, booking trips, chatting with friends or streaming movies. These days, ...
Forbes

Critical ‘Rising Risk’ Attack Alert—Change Your Router Password Now

IBM X-Force warns that router passwords must be changed. Update, Jan. 5, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 4, now includes a user guide explaining how to change your router admin credentials ...
Ars Technica

Backdoor in wireless DSL routers lets attacker reset router, get admin

A hacker has found a backdoor to wireless combination router/DSL modems that could allow an attacker to reset the router’s configuration and gain access to the administrative control panel. The attack ...