Australian Government’s cybercrime alerts https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/internet/stay-smart-online and Facebook page

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Most people keep their computer updates and anti-virus up to date but aren’t aware that your home router requires maintenance. Updates are published for these devices that require manual installation and it is also important to change the default password and record this. The following link explains some vulnerabilities that exist: https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/139631-critical-backdoor-in-linksys-and-netgear-routers-found-again/ If you embark on […]

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