#hacks #botnet
D-Link company refused to fix vulnerabilities in its routers model DIR-846, because their support period is over.
Therefore, if you have such a router, anyone can now hack it and execute arbitrary commands. For example, read your data transmitted over the network (and private keys) or connect a botnet to your router and attack government sites from your flat.
The instructions for hacking such routers were released on 27 August 2024, so the attacks will be on the rise now.
D-Link suggests throwing out these devices and buying new ones. With special ‘care’ for the environment and the trend of consumerism.
Company quote:
The DIR-846, all hardware revisions, have reached their End of Life (‘EOL’)/End of Service Life (‘EOS’) Life-Cycle. D-Link US recommends D-Link devices that have reached EOL/EOS, to be retired and replaced.
D-Link company refused to fix vulnerabilities in its routers model DIR-846, because their support period is over.
Therefore, if you have such a router, anyone can now hack it and execute arbitrary commands. For example, read your data transmitted over the network (and private keys) or connect a botnet to your router and attack government sites from your flat.
The instructions for hacking such routers were released on 27 August 2024, so the attacks will be on the rise now.
D-Link suggests throwing out these devices and buying new ones. With special ‘care’ for the environment and the trend of consumerism.
Company quote:
The DIR-846, all hardware revisions, have reached their End of Life (‘EOL’)/End of Service Life (‘EOS’) Life-Cycle. D-Link US recommends D-Link devices that have reached EOL/EOS, to be retired and replaced.