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Netgear advises firmware updates to improve security for wide array of modems, routers, and range extenders

It may be about time to update the firmware on your Netgear equipment.

Netgear has issued security patches for a wide array of its networking products as of Friday. The company has stated they contain flaws that could leave them vulnerable to hackers.

The products are as follows:

Modem/routers:

D6200, D6220, D6400, D7000, D7000v2, D7800, D8500

Range extenders:

PR2000

Routers:

JR6150, R6120, R6220, R6230, R6250, R6260, R6400, R6400v2, R6700, R6700v2, R6700v3, R6800, R6900,  R6900P, R6900v2, R7000, R7000P,  R7100LG, R7300DST, R7500v2, R7800, R7900, R7900P, R8000, R8000P, R8300, R8500, R8900, R9000, RAX120, RBR20 (Orbi), RBS20 (Orbi), RBK20 (Orbi), RBR40 (Orbi), RBS40 (Orbi), RBK40 (Orbi), RBR50 (Orbi), RBS50 (Orbi), RBK50 (Orbi), XR500, XR700

This covers a wide array of Netgear products, so do everything you can to log in and see if you can’t download and install the latest firmware.

Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

Via The Mac Observer and Tom’s Guide