IBM X-Force warns that router passwords must be changed. Update, Jan. 5, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 4, now includes a user guide explaining how to change your router admin credentials ...

Update, Oct. 02, 2024: This story, originally published Sept. 30, now includes new research regarding 14 new router vulnerabilities, including a ten out of ten severity issue. If you are reading this, ...

Recently, in the techie Q&A column in the New York Times, someone asked about changing the password in their router. Due to space limitations, the answer by J. D. Biersdorfer was short, too short.

Routers are your gateway to the internet. As such, it's worth getting to know how your router works better, even if you've got one that seems pretty reliable. Changing your wireless router password is ...