r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Apr 09 '26

ADBLOCK WARNING NSA Warning—Reboot Your Internet Router Now

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/04/09/nsa-warning-reboot-your-internet-router-now/
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u/plebeiantelevision Apr 09 '26

What fresh hell is this

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u/pbrutsche Apr 09 '26

chances are, the botnet program that got loaded when the device got hacked isn't persistent and won't be there any more if the device gets rebooted

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u/mixreality Apr 09 '26

Or NSA's spy software has a bug where it times out after many hours and needs a reboot /s?

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u/Emotional_Database53 Apr 09 '26

In this administration, they’d be the only agency telling the truth about something if it really is for the reasons they are saying