Ask HN: My ISP notified me my router was hacked, what do I do?

Posted by nogridbag on Wednesday September 24, 2014 @04:21PM
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HN, my ISP notified me that my router was hacked and was used to attack other computers.

I was told to simply disable UPnP and block port 1900. That's simple enough and I suppose I should reset and upgrade the firmware first. I don't know much about UPnP vulnerabilities. Is it possible that the computers connected to my wifi were compromised?

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Re:Ask HN: My ISP notified me my router was hacked, what do ... by loumf on Wednesday September 24, 2014 @05:00PM (#8364112)

Yes.

Also all traffic you sent through (meaning a lot of passwords) could have been sent somewhere.

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Re:Ask HN: My ISP notified me my router was hacked, what do ... by kylekampy on Wednesday September 24, 2014 @06:41PM (#8364578)

This is an important point. Change your passwords on all your accounts (after patching up that hole first, of course).

Good luck!

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