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Router Hacked
Several months ago my new router died so I installed my old WGR614. Google Chrome notified me that a couple passwords were hacked. I looked in Chrome security settings and my router was compromised. ...
BeenHacked wrote:
Google Chrome notified me that a couple passwords were hacked.
I'd want to know more about that before assuming that the router was the cause of the problem and is compromised.
Chrome also manages passwords and may have checked that you weren't using a site that has been known to have been hacked.
What was the exact message that Chrome threw up? It doesn't have access to your router. And, unless you have enabled it, a hacker can't access the router from outside your network.