Some People Worry That Others, Even Criminals, Can Monitor Their IP Addresses. “What If They Get Into Our Router?”
This short article will teach you how to protect your wireless router from attackers.
As you know, the IP address is not very secret information. Any website you visit can tell you its ISP and location at a glance at its IP address. Can hackers infect your router with malware?
Last year, researchers discovered a worm called TheMoon that infected several Linksys routers. Linksys quickly issued a patch to stop it. This was not the first attack of this type, and it certainly will not be the last. It is unlikely, but the risk is so significant that it is necessary to take precautionary measures.
Note that TheMoon only infects Linksys routers. Of course, you can’t criticize Linksys. Maybe the next attack will be on D-Link or Netgear routers. The nature of this type of malware is that they are specific to a factory. So there is a possibility that a worm is trying to attack your router and is not compatible with it. And once these inconsistencies became good.
The following are the precautionary steps that everyone should take:
1. Update your browser firmware. Check the manufacturer’s website regularly for new versions.
2. Go to your router’s settings page and ensure that remote management is turned off (if the IP address is 0.0.0.0, it is turned off).
3. Change the name of your wireless network. No need to advertise your router manufacturer.
4. Change your router password. I am not talking about the Wi-Fi password. It means the password you enter to enter the router settings.