It is a big news yesterday.
WiFi WPS security vulnerability found, major router makers affected
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS; originally Wi-Fi Simple Config) is a computing standard that attempts to allow easy establishment of a secure wireless home network, but has been shown to easily fall to brute-force attacks. vi wiki
The router affected including:
Belkin, Inc.
Buffalo Inc.
D-Link Systems, Inc.
Linksys
Netgear, Inc.
Technicolor
TP-Link
ZyXEL
So, disable your WiFi WPS first.
How to Disabling WPS on Belkin router
1. Open a web browser on the computer.
2. In the address bar of the web browser, type http://192.168.2.1
3. Click Login in the upper right-hand corner of the page. The router does not ship with a password, so just click Submit.
4. Click on Wi-Fi Protected Setup or WPS (depending on which router you own) under Wireless in the menu on the left.
5. Click on the drop-down menu at the top of the page and select Disabled.
6. Click the “Apply Changes” button.
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