Q&A: Should you reboot your router like the FBI says?

Q&A: Should you reboot your router like the FBI says?

6 years ago
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https://apnews.com/65e1a9553f0d45c4a5070d0550bd271b

Last week, the FBI recommended rebooting home and small office routers that could have been infected with disruptive malware, allegedly by sophisticated state-backed Russian hackers . An estimated half million routers and network-attached storage devices have been infected.

But even the FBI acknowledges this step will only "temporarily disrupt" the malware. Here are some questions and answers about the situation:

Q&A: Should you reboot your router like the FBI says?

May 30, 2018, 8:33pm UTC
https://apnews.com/65e1a9553f0d45c4a5070d0550bd271b > Last week, the FBI recommended rebooting home and small office routers that could have been infected with disruptive malware, allegedly by sophisticated state-backed Russian hackers . An estimated half million routers and network-attached storage devices have been infected. > But even the FBI acknowledges this step will only "temporarily disrupt" the malware. Here are some questions and answers about the situation: