ACT fixes bug in its Wi-Fi router settings

Mumbai: Wired broadband provider ACT or Atria Convergence Technologies on Thursday fixed a vulnerability in the security settings of its Wi-Fi routers which could have allowed attackers to take control of any user’s internet connection, after a Bengaluru-based security researcher and some users pointed out the risks to the company.

The company, on its website, states that it provides services to over two-million homes across the country.

Security researcher Karan Saini had informed the internet service provider earlier in December that at least two models of routers with default passwords supplied by the company were vulnerable to attacks.

He said that in the cases were users had not changed the default passwords, attackers could remotely log into their routers, steal their login credentials, block websites and even monitor their internet usage patterns.