ACT fixes Wi-Fi router security glitch in nick of time

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ACT fixes Wi-Fi router security glitch in nick of time
January 11, 2020
https://www.deccanherald.com/specia...r-security-glitch-in-nick-of-time-793609.html

India's third-biggest fibernet service provider Atria Convergence Technologies Limited (ACT) has fixed a serious vulnerability in Wi-Fi router security settings in the nick of time before hackers could know it.
ACT routers come with a hardcoded password, which is used to get into the service provider's management portal, but the devices lacked proper security.

Affected devices include--two TP-Link routers-TL-WR850N & Archer C5 AC1200 series and D-Link branded routers. All had the same hardcoded passwords and available in the public domain in the form of troubleshooting guides for users to fix common Wi-Fi router issues. Even a person without hacking skills could have easily deciphered them and take control of the Wi-Fi network.
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Though ACT has not publically acknowledged the issue, but we have come to understand that the company has fixed it.

"ACT states that they have disabled remote management — ironically, by remotely provisioning each router via the TR069 protocol — for all affected devices. Hooray!" Saini said on Twitter.
Most people continue to use the username and password given during the first installation and never change.
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