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Sead Fadilpašić

Your router could be leaking a whole lot of personal data without you knowing

An abstract image of a cloud raining data.

If you’re not careful when decommissioning your old business routers, you could be risking serious sensitive data leaks, new research has warned. 

A report from ESET found small and medium-sized organizations, as well as enterprises, often dispose of their old hardware inappropriately. As a result, they leak customer data, credentials, and various other authentication keys.

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