Backdoor found in D-Link home routers

An easy-to-exploit backdoor has been found in seven different models of domestic routers made by D-Link and Planex.

The backdoor, if used, would let an attacker take complete control of a router or modem and spy on a home's browsing activity.

D-Link has acknowledged the existence of the backdoor and said a fix would be available by the end of October.

So far, the backdoor does not seem to have been exploited "in the wild ".

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Nothing to worry about so long as Remote Access is disabled in the router settings.

Even if Remote Access is enabled one would need the backdoor password to be able to remotely connect to the router. The fellow that discovered the vulnerability did not publish the backdoor password...yet.

Some security researchers have been know to turn criminal and sell their knowledge to other criminals, so, turn off Remote Access if you have one of these D-link routers:

DIR-100, DI-524, DI-524UP, DI-604S, DI-604UP, DI-604+ and the TM-G5240

and two from Planex BRL-04UR and BRL-04CW