New Drive-By Attack Taking Over Home Routers

Researchers at Symantec are warning users that if they haven't changed the default password on their home wireless router, they should finally just DO IT.

Symantec's Zulfikar Ramzan issued a warning Thursday that hackers are lacing phony Web sites with malicious code that actually will log into and mess with your home broadband router. He's coined a term for it: Drive-By Pharming.

"I believe this attack has serious widespread implications and affects many millions of users worldwide," wrote Ramzan in his blog
on Symantec's Security Response Weblog Thursday morning. "Fortunately, this attack is easy to defend against, as well."

Now, here's the thing… How long have security types been telling us to be smart about our passwords, whether the passwords are for our laptops, our smart phones or our home routers? It's not a new call to arms. But, obviously, it's one we all need to hear again.