Restart your router: your internet connection could be at risk

Several security companies and the FBI have alerted users internationally. Hackers could be using your router as the door to all your data. Therefore, it is recommended to restart the router, as there are two viruses that are spreading worldwide. One of them is VPNFilter, which seems to originate from Russia and is already in 54 countries and on the other is Roaming Mantis, which is advancing in Europe and Asia.

Restart your router: Your Internet connection could be at risk

In the case of the first virus, there are already some 500, 000 routers affected worldwide. For this reason, users are recommended to reset them, as a way to prevent your personal data from being stolen.

Two malware that affect our router

Apparently, no matter what brand or model of router you have, they can all be affected by these attacks. Although there are brands like Linksys or Netgear that seem to be being affected with greater intensity. In addition, this average works with both attacks, both VPNFilter and Roaming Mantis. So it is a simple but very effective solution.

The way to reset the routers is simple. You need to unplug it from the wall socket, wait for about 30 seconds, and then plug it back in. In this way the process would have been completed. Other recommendations that are being given are to update, that many manufacturers already give this possibility and change the administrator keys. Important to prevent access to it.

In some cases it is recommended to restore the router to its factory settings. But it is a somewhat more complex process, and one that could be useful if your router is on the list of potentially affected devices, which you can read here. In this case it could be the best option.

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