Bebox router hacked?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Hi, i cant seem to access my own router from my web browser anymore. it now asks me for a username and password. it NEVER use to do this before and as far as i know, you cant change it?

I use to just type in the address of the bebox in my web browser and gain access to it without logging in. now its asking me for login details??

Has my router been "hacked" somehow because i never changed any username and password settings for it!

I tried typing "Adminstrator" as the username and leaving the password blank as indicated in various website as the default user details and it doesnt work

[Terbinator]

Try "Admin" in both upper and lower case and the password could possibly be 'password' .

[BUFF]

you should have got an email from Be recently along the lines of the following that I got from O2:
"We’ve found a new risk to your O2 Home Broadband Wireless Box, so we’ve set-up an extra password.


It’s the 11-digit serial code starting with ‘CP’ on the bottom of your wireless box. It looks like this: CP123456789. (The digits in brackets aren’t included.)
If you’d like to change it to something you’re more likely to remember, head here

That’s it. Nothing else about your O2 Home Broadband service will change. Not even the password you use to connect wirelessly. And now it’ll be much more secure. "

[j.o.s.h.1408]

I diddnt get an email about it. I will give it a go and see if it works. i imagine the username is the same ie "Administrator" ?

[MadduckUK]

glad they are being proactive about it tbh, not that i am using the bebox

[Spud1]

We got an e-mail about it too..Be* are setting a password on *any* of their customers routers who do not already have one

Good on them too!

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Well they diddnt send me an email about it so a thumbs down!

[LuckyNV]

checked your spam folders?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Yea , nothing their, all be* email are marked as "safe". when was these emails sent?

Guess i aint the only one who diddnt get an email about it

This is bloody cheeky changing peoples passwords without permsission. I have been going mad for the last hour trying to get into the box. I did not receive any email about it!!!!

Irresponsible BE!!!

https://avatar.bethere.co.uk/forum/v...ic.php?t=30178

[toolsong]

Yea , nothing their, all be* email are marked as "safe". when was these emails sent?

I got my "Important Security Info about your BE Box" email at 4 September 2009 17:14

[blackbirds]

Yea , nothing their, all be* email are marked as "safe". when was these emails sent?

Guess i aint the only one who diddnt get an email about it



https://avatar.bethere.co.uk/forum/v...ic.php?t=30178

Yep - http://forums.hexus.net/networking-b...ter-issue.html . Seems Be made a sterling job at screwing up their mass-emailing.

[Singh400]

As soon as I got the email I did it myself. I don't want Be* poking around in my router thanks.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Yep - http://forums.hexus.net/networking-b...ter-issue.html . Seems Be made a sterling job at screwing up their mass-emailing.

They dont screw up when posting your online invoice

[blackbirds]

They dont screw up when posting your online invoice

Yeah, funny how they manage to get every other email sent out without a hitch, isn't it?

[jamesjmorton]

Took me a few hours the other day to work out what had happened.

Like everyone else, I too never received any email.

A wise move though.

[TooNice]

By the way, if you are wondering why they decide to add a password: http://www.jibble.org/o2-broadband-fail/
(I am looking into going O2 and was wondering if their routers are worth using)