On: Lizard Stresser Runs on Hacked Home Routers

[Forbo]

I don't understand the problem with having it on the same label as the serial number. Can you elaborate?

[rz2k → Forbo]

To me it implies that the default password can be determined if you are able to discover the MAC address. Either the manufacturer might have it in a database that could be compromised, or the algorithms generating the MAC addresses and the pseudorandom default passwords might be reverse engineered.

[gamed → rz2k]

This is often the case with WPS on home routers. Here's a blog post detailing the reversing of D-Links WPS PIN generation.

http://www.devttys0.com/2014/10/reversing-d-links-wps-pin-al...