Finance and more. I’ve been writing about the internet for six years, and for all six of them, I’ve carried around a shameful secret: I’ve a rented a router from Xfinity for most of that time.

With dual-band Wi-Fi 7 and a top speed of 6.5Gbps, the Nighthawk RS200 does offer a fast and reliable upgrade for owners of older dual-band routers. It also provides four Ethernet ports for fast ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry ...

Most people never think about routers, network cables, frequency bands, and more as long as everything works. But wireless networks — Wi-Fi — are not flawless and few users have never had ...

This should give you an idea of how much faster WiFi 7 is. However, since this is a new technology, WiFi 7 routers are expensive but well worth the investment as more devices are being launched with ...

As reported by Ars Technica, hackers working for the Chinese government used a botnet — consisting mainly of TP-Link routers, with over 16,000 compromised devices, from around the world — to ...

A covert Chinese botnet, relying on compromised TP-Link routers, commits stealthy password-spraying attacks, only attempting to access accounts once per day. This malicious operation was discovered in ...

Using compromised devices as part of a botnet also underscores the importance of securing IoT devices and regularly updating firmware on routers and other network equipment. Microsoft has exposed ...