Researchers have, in fact, been unraveling various flaws in routers' WPS functionality all the way back to 2011, if not beyond. The wireless protect system (WPS) on some of UK firm TalkTalk's Super Routers is still not secure, more than three years after the company was notified of the vulnerability. IndigoFuzz said it released a warning that hackers could gain access to the router's Wi-Fi password via the WPS, after deciding TalkTalk had been given enough time to fix the issue. A spokesperson for TalkTalk, which has about 10 million customers in Britain, said: "We are aware of this issue and have taken steps to address it.
The wireless protect system (WPS) on some of UK firm TalkTalk's Super Routers is still not secure, more than three years after the company was notified of the vulnerability. IndigoFuzz said it released a warning that hackers could gain access to the router's Wi-Fi password via the WPS, after deciding TalkTalk had been given enough time to fix the issue. A spokesperson for TalkTalk, which has about 10 million customers in Britain, said: "We are aware of this issue and have taken steps to address it.