Rant: My recycled router almost let hackers in through the backdoor!

I tossed it without resetting the settings, and now I realize how risky that was! Anyone have a quick checklist for safely ditching old gear?

3 comments

3 Comments

the_ray2mo ago

Disagree with the panic here... most old routers are worthless junk nobody wants to hack. Andrew is overthinking it, and a factory reset is just extra work for no real payoff. Tossing it was probably fine.

ray6482mo ago

Mark's old router got hacked after he donated it.

wood.andrew2mo ago

Always figured old tech was safe once you got rid of it. This story is a pretty good warning to wipe everything first. Guess I was wrong about that.