A study by the Fraunhofer Institute on the security of modem routers.
Outdated operating systems, vulnerabilities galore, passwords and private keys hard-coded in the firmware, lack of protections... The security of this network equipment is frankly poor. (Read more)
The modem is a device used to communicate with remote users via an analog network. For example, it allows you to connect to the Internet. Wikipedia
A router is a piece of computer network equipment that routes packets. Its role is to pass packets from one network interface to another, at best, according to a set of rules. Wikipedia
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is a German institute specializing in applied science research. Its name comes from the physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer. Wikipedia