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Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US servers

It’s as if the routers themselves forgot the first rule of cybersecurity: don’t write your secrets on a postcard. Published July 9, 2024 2 min read According to Testaankoop, the Belgian equivalent of the Consumers’ Association, two types of Linksys routers are sending Wi-Fi login details in plaintext to American Amazon servers. This discovery involves the Linksys Velop Pro 6E and Velop Pro 7 mesh routers.During routine installation checks, Testaankoop detected several data packets being transmit...

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