Belkin

Belkin International issued a statement late on Feb. 18 that it has fixed vulnerabilities in its WeMo line of home-electronics control devices that were reported by security research firm IOActive.

Earlier on Feb. 18, IOActive issued a public advisory warning of vulnerabilities in Belkin's WeMo connected home devices. The WeMo product line includes Internet connected light and power switches that enable users to remotely control their devices via IOS and Android mobile apps.

Previous reports of Cisco looking to sell its home router division have turned out to be true.

It was announced on Thursday afternoon that Belkin is planning to acquire Cisco's home networking business unit, which includes the Linksys brand.

Security researchers Jakob Lell and Jörg Schneider claim that the default WPA2 passwords used by many Belkin routers can be easily guessed by an attacker who knows the device’s WAN MAC address.

A number of Belkin wireless routers are shipped with a default WPA2 password to protect network connections. The apparently random passwords are printed on a label that’s on the bottom of the router.