Change Your Router Password Before It Gets Hacked

One of the worst security habits is keeping bad passwords. This can mean using short and simple passwords, or re-using them across multiple sites. But there’s another danger: not changing the default password on your equipment. Common computing hardware, specifically wireless routers, ships with default passwords. These are readily available on the internet — search for Linksys router default password and see how easy it is to find them.

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