Hello!

Recently, thousands of compromised routers were remotely disabled by the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice. Why? These home and office routers  were  linked to Russian cyber-espionage operations.

What made these devices vulnerable? It wasn’t a sophisticated zero-day exploit. Rather, most of them were simply old routers running expired firmware.

Devices that were still working, still connected, and still trusted by their owners.

BUT the most important part: these routers were no longer receiving security updates.

A working router is not always a secure router

Most people keep using the same router for years as long as the WiFi still works.

But once a router reaches “End-of-Life” status, manufacturers stop releasing security patches. From that point on, newly discovered vulnerabilities remain permanently open.

This can expose users to risks such as:

• DNS hijacking

• Malware infections

• Traffic monitoring

• Botnet activity
  
  

In many cases, users never notice anything unusual and suspect nothing.

Why attackers target routers

Your router sits between the internet and every device in your home.

If the router is compromised, attackers may gain visibility into your entire network, including phones, laptops, TVs, and smart home devices.

That is why the FBI’s recommendation was straightforward:

Replace outdated hardware.

A smarter approach to home network security

Deeper Network devices, the Deeper Connect Mini and Deeper Connect Air -  provide more than basic connectivity. 

With features such as decentralized private routing, tracker blocking, and network-level protection, Deeper devices reduce unnecessary exposure across your entire home network.

Because today, a router should not only connect your devices, it should also help protect them.

Best regards,
The Deeper Network Team

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