A hacker infiltrates vulnerable routers to patch them all

Many routers are currently vulnerable to various attacks, posing a huge security problem. But, a Russian hacker by the name of Alexey, is working hard on the solution. Since it is sneaking into these routers that are vulnerable in order to patch them. In this way, they are no longer vulnerable to these attacks. For now, it already has more than 100, 000 protected routers.

A hacker infiltrates vulnerable routers to patch them all

The most recent vulnerability in this case is MikroTik, which allows access to the computer using the router as an access point. So it would be easy to spy on information. This is one of the vulnerabilities that this hacker is patching.

Hacker fights vulnerabilities in routers

The hacker himself talks about his achievements in various forums in Russia, where he comments that it enters those routers that the owners have not yet patched. So with this access, it is guaranteed that the router in question becomes patched and protected against the latest threats on the market. Enter a firewall to block possible attacks on these routers.

The hacker himself has commented that only about 50 users have contacted him, some of them angry that he has entered his router. But, in other cases, grateful for having protected them from these possible dangers.

At the moment it looks like he is going to continue his task of breaking into these vulnerable routers in order to patch them. So soon these 100, 000 routers will be left behind and there will be many more. What do you think of their actions?

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