Don’t toss your old internet router until you do this
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Your internet and Wi-Fi router can become a victim of cybercrime and hacking if you fail to erase personal data and information before disposing it for good.
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Resetting your router before you dispose of it means restoring it to its factory settings, which erases any changes you have made to its configuration. This includes data thieves find valuable like your username and password, your Wi-Fi settings, and more. It’s important to reset your router before disposing of it because otherwise, someone could access your personal information by simply looking at the router’s memory.
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