Article 17F59 Optus cable routers let anyone change passwords, says tech

Optus cable routers let anyone change passwords, says tech

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Story ImageBut shoddy defaults still set username to 'admin,' password to 'password'

University of Sydney tech Paul Szabo says Netgear routers provided by Australian telco Optus contain a vulnerability that allows attackers to change admin passwords without knowing the existing credentials."

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