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woltehrtl
Jul 11, 2022Follower
Nighthawk Plain Text Security Question Answers
Today I was working on a Netgear Nighthawk wireless router. I pulled a backup of the router before upgrading the firmware. I found that while the admin password was encrypted, the security question an...
plemans
Jul 11, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Seems like a security issue but so does someone having access to your files/router in the first place.
(yes I do understand that its a security issue, just being the smart**s in the room)