Virgin Media warns Super Hub 2 owners to change their passwords due to hacking risk

Virgin Media is urging hundreds of thousands of customers with its Super Hub 2 router to change their passwords after a Which? investigation uncovered a way for hackers to gain access to the device. If the password for the router is not changed from its default there is a risk from hacking, but Virgin Media said the risk is small. Nevertheless, as a precautionary measure a password change is the advice for more than 800,000 users. In its defence, the company points out that the problem is not specific to just the Super Hub 2, saying other routers of the… [Continue Reading]