THE FBI has issued an urgent warning over Wifi routers and you're urged to check your device to stop the threat.

It comes as the devices found in people's homes are being “injected” with malware and sold on shady underground networks.

Hackers are using the infected routers to hide behind while carrying out crimes, including data theft and cyberattacks .

In a flash alert , the FBI revealed the devices are being sold as proxies on the 5Socks and AnyProxy networks.

That means criminals can use your router to mask their real identity while doing illegal things online.

HACKED DEVICES

The hacked devices are older models that no longer receive security updates or patches.

Targeted routers include several Linksys models - E1200, E2500, E1000, E4200, E1500, E300, E3200, E1550 - and WRT

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