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Netgear Urges Router Owners to Update Firmware as Huge Security Flaw Gets Fixed!

While we daresay that many of you are probably pretty hot on updating the various drivers on your PC/laptop, it’s likely a very different story when it comes to your router. – It’s almost a forgotten ...

Why Netgear just got the first FCC router ban exemption in the US

Why Netgear just got the first FCC router ban exemption in the US ...
PC World

Netgear starts patching routers left vulnerable to hacking by a critical flaw

Networking device manufacturer Netgear released firmware updates for several router models in order to patch a critical vulnerability that’s publicly known and could be exploited by hackers. The ...

FCC just handed Netgear a de facto router monopoly in the US

The Federal Communications Commission has announced that Netgear has been given conditional approval that effectively exempts ...
Threat Post

Beta Firmware Updates Available for Vulnerable Netgear Routers

Netgear has built beta firmware updates for its Nighthawk routers vulnerable to a command injection attack disclosed last week. Netgear has begun pushing out beta versions of firmware updates that ...

The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason

Neither the FCC’s announcement nor Netgear’s announcement explain why Netgear was granted the temporary exemption. The FCC ...
PC World

Easy-to-exploit authentication bypass flaw puts Netgear routers at risk

For the past half year Netgear has been working on fixing a serious and easy-to-exploit vulnerability in many of its routers. And it’s still not done. While Netgear has worked to fix the issue, the ...
Threat Post

Netgear Router Update Removes Hardcoded Crypto Keys

Netgear on Friday released firmware updates for two of its router products lines, patching a hardcoded cryptographic key and an authentication bypass flaw that were reported six months ago. Netgear ...
HotHardware

Netgear Posts Final Firmware For Routers Affected By Dangerous Remote Exploit

Earlier this month, we informed you of a nasty vulnerability in certain Netgear routers that opened them up to remote exploits, including “arbitrary command injection” by nefarious parties. Four ...
Graham Cluley

Netgear releases firmware updates for vulnerable routers

Last week I described on the We Live Security blog how a number of Netgear routers were at risk of being easily exploited by hackers. Netgear updated its security advisory on Friday, detailing the ...

FCC clears Netgear while the foreign-made router ban stays in place

Netgear is the first retail router brand to win an FCC exemption from the foreign-made router ban, giving it a clearer route ...
Computerworld

Easily exploited Netgear router flaw discovered

NOTE: I followed this story for a number of days. Updates are at the end. And, see my follow-up story: Updates and more on the Netgear router vulnerability At least two Netgear routers, the R6400 and ...