Five out of every six (83%) Wi-Fi routers in US homes and offices leave their users at risk of cyberattacks, because their firmware is inadequately updated for security vulnerabilities, research by ...

Advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation wants to address the poor security track record of home routers with a new firmware project that will encourage users to share their Internet ...

Wired and wireless routers used by "millions" of home and small-business users are vulnerable to a firmware attack that can downgrade the devices to a less secure version that then allows the devices ...

Digital rights organisation launches Open Wireless Router software and encourages developers to test, develop and improve it One of the world’s biggest digital rights groups wants to make Wi-Fi ...

Some users of new Wi-Fi routers from Cisco’s Linksys division complained this week that the company automatically updated the routers’ firmware and pushed them toward a cloud-based administration ...

I have been using the classic WRT54GL running dd-wrt for a long time now. It's been rock solid, but recently the wireless has stopped working, so I'll have to finally retire it sooner or later for ...

We continue to report on repeated lapses in network connectivity (dropouts) exhibited by various wireless routers (including Apple's own Base stations) when used in conjunction with AirPort-equipped ...

Aside from security, the Open Wireless Router firmware promises improved network stability and performance. The firmware “will provide state-of-the-art network queuing, so most users can expect an ...

Watch a Video: Your everyday router may be a vulnerable link in your home Wi-Fi network, allowing hackers to access personal information, sometimes even if it's encrypted. Here's what you need to know ...