Tip - Disable This Buggy Feature On Your Router Now To Avoid A Serious Set Of Security Vulnerabilities

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Disable This Buggy Feature On Your Router Now To Avoid A Serious Set Of Security Vulnerabilities

You've probably never checked whether your Internet router is set by default to use a harmless-sounding protocol called Universal Plug and Play. If it does, now's a good time to turn it off. The protocol, abbreviated UPnP, lets computers, printers, and other devices make themselves easily discoverable to a network router. [...]
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