Virgin Cable Boxes Hacked Online
Aug 30, 2017. Fire Emblem Souen No Kiseki Iso Burner. Fibre broadband, digital TV, landline phone and mobile services from Virgin Media. Order online for the best broadband, cable TV, phone and mobile deals. Leaks Twitter account replied to a Trump tweet and suggested the president name Julian Assange as head of “an impenetrable Cyber Security unit”. Investigation has found that Virgin Media’s Super Hub 2 router can be hacked in a matter of days if it’s left with the default password that’s printed.
VIRGIN MEDIA • GETTY Virgin Media has cautioned some 800,000 customers about the Super Hub 2 vulnerability Virgin Media has advised 800,000 customers to change their password immediately. The company’s Super Hub 2 router could be accessed by hackers, an investigation found. Virgin Media says the risk to customers with a Super Hub 2 router was 'small', but advised them to change both their network and router passwords if they were still set as the default shown on the attached sticker. The advice followed a Which? Snapshot investigation which found that hackers could access to home networks and connected appliances in as little as four days. The security of our network and of our customers is of paramount importance to us Virgin Media spokesperson Ethical security researchers SureCloud gained access to the Super Hub 2, although Virgin Media said the issue existed with other routers of the same age, not just their model.
A Virgin Media spokesman said: 'The security of our network and of our customers is of paramount importance to us. 'We continually upgrade our systems and equipment to ensure that we meet all current industry standards. 'To the extent that technology allows this to be done, we regularly support our customers through advice and updates and offer them the chance to upgrade to a Hub 3.0 which contains additional security provisions.' VIRGIN MEDIA Virgin Media warned asked customers who use a Super Hub 2 to change the password If you are still using the default Super Hub 2 router password, here’s how to change it. First, connect a computer to the Super Hub using an Ethernet cable.