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Every major router brand admits harvesting your data, a 2026 privacy review found

Households that rely on consumer-grade routers to connect their devices to the internet face a persistent problem: the ...
Network World

App routers integrate data in a snap

The goal of data integration is simple: to let one system exchange information with another, such as two banking systems joined by a merger. However, the reality is more complex for IT managers. The ...
Bleeping Computer

New malware infects business routers for data theft, surveillance

An ongoing hacking campaign called 'Hiatus' targets DrayTek Vigor router models 2960 and 3900 to steal data from victims and build a covert proxy network. DrayTek Vigor devices are business-class VPN ...
techtimes

Credential-Stealing ‘Cuttlefish’ Malware Compromises Routers to Exfiltrate Data Discreetly

A new cybersecurity threat, named 'Cuttlefish', has been identified targeting enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers. The spotted malware is designed to monitor data traffic and ...
Threat Post

Blinking Router LEDs Leak Data From Air-Gapped Networks

Researchers say sensitive data can be extracted from air-gapped networks via a wireless router’s blinking LEDs. Researchers have uncovered a new data extraction hole inside air-gapped networks that ...
Bleeping Computer

Router Network Isolation Broken By Covert Data Exfiltration

Software-based network isolation provided by routers is not as efficient as believed, as hackers can smuggle data between the networks for exfiltration. Most modern routers offer the possibility to ...