'Fess up: half of you lot haven't changed your default creds
By John Leyden, 8 Dec 2014 UK home Wi-Fi security is as bad as PC security was in the 1990s, according to a new study.Security software firm Avast found that more than half of all routers are poorly protected by default or common, easily hacked password/ID combinations. Easily hacked password combinations such as admin/admin or admin/password, or even admin/<no-password> are commonplace.
The survey of 2,000 UK households also found that an additional 23 per cent of consumers use their address, name, phone number, street name, or other easily guessed terms as their passwords.
Unsecured routers create an easy entry point for hackers, opening the door to all kinds of attacks ranging from stealing personal information to hijacking browser sessions.
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