D-Link is telling users to stop using these routers immediately, or face hacking

• Security researchers find a critical remote code execution flaw in multiple D-Link router models
• The models reached end of life status last spring, meaning the flaw won't be patched
• D-Link urges users to replace the devices with newer models immediately

A critical vulnerability, allowing for remote code execution (RCE) attacks, has been discovered on multiple D-Link VPN routers.

However, since the models have now reached end-of-life, D-Link will not be issuing a patch - and instead, it urged users to retire the affected devices and replace them with newer, supported models.

The flaw does not have a CVE designation just yet, but the company, as well as the researcher who found the flaw - alias ‘desploit’ - will not be releasing any details about it, to give affected customers enough time to react. In any case, once word gets out, cybercriminals will definitely start scanning for vulnerable routers, so if you’re ...