ZDNet: Your Wireless Router Could Be A Portal For Hackers
A security researcher has tested 30 Wi-Fi wireless router models and found that half are vulnerable to a hacking exploit that has been known for over a decade involving the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS).
“According to security researcher Craig Heffner, about half the existing models of home routers, including most Linksys, Dell, and Verizon, are vulnerable to being hacked.
The hack relies on tricking people to visit a malicious website. From that point on, the router itself can be hijacked and the poor user redirected pretty much anywhere the hacker wants them to go.”
