Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Households with older broadband routers could be vulnerable to hackers, consumer group Which?
has warned. Around two-thirds of old router models used by internet service providers contain security flaws that could allow hackers access to the network, according to the organisation.
Hacking a router can give attackers the ability to spy on people as they browse online and even direct them to malicious websites.
The Which? research suggested a number of the devices had weak default passwords that were easily guessable, while others did not receive regular security updates designed to protect them from new viruses or had other local network vulnerabilities.
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