Heffner tested his attack against 30 router models and found that about half were vulnerable.

FORBES: "Millions" Of Home Routers Vulnerable To Web Hack

But the fix for both the Chuck Norris and Craig Heffner's attack is simple enough: Give your router a decent password.

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To keep his top pitchers on normal rest, Collins will skip Jeremy Heffner on Thursday in favor of Jonathon Niese, while the Rockies will counter with Jon Garland.

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Researcher Craig Heffner presented a paper at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas that exposed another vulnerability in millions of routers that would allow hackers to hijack a user's Web surfing.

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Heffner, like most security researchers revealing dangerous bugs, argues that releasing an exploit may be the most effective way to draw attention to severity of the problem and convince both browser and router makers to fix the fundamental vulnerability.

FORBES: "Millions" Of Home Routers Vulnerable To Web Hack

Craig Heffner, a researcher with Maryland-based security consultancy Seismic, plans to release a software tool at the conference later this month that he says could be used on about half the existing models of home routers, including most Linksys, Dell, and Verizon Fios or DSL versions.

FORBES: "Millions" Of Home Routers Vulnerable To Web Hack