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nels538
Aspirant
Jan 11, 2023

can you access data without login Netgear RN3138

Good day.

 

i have a question regarding the Netgear RN3138

i had a break-in last weekend. they stole at least 15k worth of stuff. including my Netgear RN3138.

 

Can they access the data without any credentials?

 

greetings.

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User

    nels538 wrote:

    i have a question regarding the Netgear RN3138

    i had a break-in last weekend. they stole at least 15k worth of stuff. including my Netgear RN3138.

     

    Can they access the data without any credentials?

     


    Unfortunately, they can.  For example, 

    1. an OS reinstall from the front panel would reset the admin password to password.
    2. or putting the disks in another linux chassis would allow them to mount the RAID array.

     

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