Verizon Issues Patch For Vulnerabilities on Millions of Fios Routers

Verizon is sending out an update for millions of its routers after security researchers discovered vulnerabilities that could allow potential attackers to take over the devices. From a report: Researchers from Tenable, a security company, detailed three vulnerabilities with Verizon's Fios Quantum Gateway router on Tuesday. The company said it disclosed these security flaws to Verizon last December, and that the company issued a fix on March 13. Verizon said that a small percentage of its customers did not get the update automatically, and will still need a patch to protect against this security flaw. 'We were recently made aware of three vulnerabilities related to login and password information on the Broadband Home Router Fios-G1100,' a Verizon spokesman said in a statement.

'As soon as we were made aware of these vulnerabilities, we took immediate action to remediate them and are issuing patches.' The company said that several customers with a particular type of router did not get the update, but said that people affected will not need to take any action. If your router's firmware is running version 02.02.00.13, you're up to date and safe from the vulnerabilities.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.