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krc141
Mar 18, 2018Follower
Hacked and locked out
Router R7000P, I was hacked and the person who did this changed the password and checked the box where I cannot go in and get the password to change it. I am completely locked out of my router. How c...
- Mar 18, 2018
> Router R7000P, I was hacked and the person who did this changed the
> password and checked the box where I cannot go in and get the password
> to change it. [...]
Which box is that?
> How can I get back in [...]
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Look for "Factory Settings".
> [...] why isn't this router more secure than this.
I doubt that anyone here knows exactly how you were "hacked", or the
firmware version on your router, so i's not immediately clear how secure
"this" might be.
antinode
Mar 18, 2018Guru
> Router R7000P, I was hacked and the person who did this changed the
> password and checked the box where I cannot go in and get the password
> to change it. [...]
Which box is that?
> How can I get back in [...]
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Look for "Factory Settings".
> [...] why isn't this router more secure than this.
I doubt that anyone here knows exactly how you were "hacked", or the
firmware version on your router, so i's not immediately clear how secure
"this" might be.