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The Australian government just told thousands of people to throw out their routers — despite experts warning it could be a major security risk

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The Australian government just told thousands of people to throw out their routers — despite experts warning it could be a major security risk
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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has bricked thousands of routersFlashing alternative firmware like OpenWRT is an option that the ACCC has ignoredDisposed SamKnows SK-WB8 routers can pose a security risk if they’re not first wiped with a factory resetThe Australian government’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), has initiated the bricking of some 4,000 routers, rolled out across the country in 2020 in order to collect informatio

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