Gaz wrote:

>Default User wrote:
>> Hijacking a broadband or wireless router that has a default password is
>> not
>> exactly new... but it's on the rise.
>
>It hasnt actually happened yet though has it?? Just some researchers
>discovered it could be done.
>
>Gaz

I don't speak for the OP, and don't know about whether the JS method
in the Symantec warning is being used yet (I would assume, though,
that it is being developed by malware writers). What I do know is
that hijacking broadband and wireless routers is common place. The
methods may vary, but it's incredibly easy when people leave the
default password in place. Wireless is the easiest of all because most
people dumb enough to leave the default password in place are usually
the same people who have absolutely no security on their wireless
network. I would guess that between 50-75% of home wireless networks
are at risk, and probably 30-40% of all business wireless networks
(most people would be shocked to find out how many unauthorized
wireless access points are installed on corporate networks.)


>> Symantec Warns of Drive-by Pharming
>> By: Sharon Khare | Feb 16,2007
>> http://www.tech2.com/india/news/anti...harming/4284/0
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