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Spam email RE R7000 Firmware?
I received 5 emails about firmware vulnerability for the R7000. Is this spam? Email is below. From: "NETGEAR Security" <NETGEARSecurity@e.netgear.com> Date: June 21, 2017 at 9:21:10 AM PDT Subjec...
It's working now. It seems to have been down for a couple of days.
It's not a spam, it's legit. We are sending this out to inform our users about security updates.
I also got this e-mail warning of gloom and doom if I did not promptly update my router firmware. No version information, or original release dates, just dire consequences if I do not update right now! Just a little bit of detctive work reveals that I have the latest and greatest firmware, installed last month, and it has very little to do with security!
Has Netgear joined the ranks of FUD despensers?