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Netgear was told in January its routers can be hacked and hijacked. This week, first patches released – after exploits, details made public

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I would never connect a wireless router to the internet except through a separate, stand-alone firewall with the default "drop all" rule. This limits the risk to your geographical neighbors. It "fixes" nothing but lowers the risks.

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