The FBI and Department of Justice recently disrupted a Russian attack targeting home and small-office business routers.

The security problem starts with how cellular modems are built. A phone's baseband is effectively its own operating system, ...

Following a large-scale Russian hacking operation targeting routers, and new FCC guidance, what can you do to make sure your home internet connection is safe?

To protect the Pixel modem from zero-day attacks, Google focused on the DNS parser. As cellular features have migrated to ...

We're sure you have a good reason to get on that Wi-Fi network. Here are tricks to help you connect when you don't have login ...

I used CNET's lab test data to calculate the cost-per-megabit for each router generation. The results showed me I was wrong about the value of Wi-Fi 7 routers. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET ...

The Federal Communications Commission has banned new consumer internet routers manufactured outside the US, citing national security concerns. The ban doesn’t affect any routers already in American ...

The US has banned new foreign-made consumer internet routers over national security concerns. In an update on Monday to a list of equipment seen as not secure enough for use, the Federal ...

Modern device software and operating systems typically receive firmware updates over time with bug fixes and security patches. But when those devices hit end-of-life (EOL) status, and official support ...

Unless your internet connection suddenly stops working, you probably don't give your Wi-Fi router much thought. But according to the FBI's Cyber Division, your home network could be at significant ...

In January 2026, Microsoft Defender Experts identified a new evolution in the ongoing ClickFix campaign. This updated tactic deliberately crashes victims’ browsers and then attempts to lure users into ...