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Random "hello test" notification from nighthawk app
I've just received 2 notifications on my phone from the nighthawk app saying "hello test". Clicking on them took me to the nighthawk app login.
I was away from home at the time, and I don't ha...
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"NETGEAR Inc. October 4, 2018: We are aware of the test notifications that we mistakenly sent out this morning to some of our customers. These were not intentional, and we apologize for any inconvenience."
Count "me too" in the mysterious Hello Test notification . It came in around 4:30 -ish AM EDT.
My router firmware is and has been up-to-date for a couple of months and the app on my Android phone has not been updated recently.
At least I feel a bit better that others got the same message at the same time . . . .