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Compromised AC1750
I’ve got an AC1750 and have been compromised. Will a new router help me here and just what model in the $100 range is actually safe? Or am I gonna have to go much higher?
> [...] this thing hasn't updated or has any updates that I've found for
> months. [...]What is its current firmware version?
> [...] What I want to know if this router can be the cause and someone
> can hack into my accounts because this routers not safe?I suppose that it's possible, but I'd probably worry (much) more
about your (unspecified) "my computer", and the ways that you use it,
than about any of your networking equipment.
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> I've got an AC1750 [...]
"AC1750" is a speed, not a model number. Look for "Model" on the
product label. Firmware version? Connected to what?> [...] and have been compromised. [...]
"compromised" how, exactly? Have you any evidence that your
(unspecified) router was to blame in some way for whatever (undisclosed)problem which you believe that you're experiencing?
> [...] Will a new router help me here [...]
That might depend on which kind of help you need. Which, so far, is
far from obvious.I've got the R6400, sorry I thought AC stood for the for model, not a expert here. But, this thing hasn't updated or has any updates that I've found for months. By me saying I've been Comprimised, I mean my bank accounts has been dipped into. I use my computer for buying things online. What I want to know if this router can be the cause and someone can hack into my accounts because this routers not safe?
> [...] this thing hasn't updated or has any updates that I've found for
> months. [...]What is its current firmware version?
> [...] What I want to know if this router can be the cause and someone
> can hack into my accounts because this routers not safe?I suppose that it's possible, but I'd probably worry (much) more
about your (unspecified) "my computer", and the ways that you use it,
than about any of your networking equipment.