A newly-discovered vulnerability puts 12 million routers at risk around the world in homes, small business, and corporate environments. The Misfortune Cookie vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely take over a gateway device with administrative privileges. The scale of the problem is unprecedented, according to Tel Aviv-based network security vendor Check Point Software Technology. The compromised routers all use the embedded web server software RomPager from AllegroSoft, he said. Users should tighten security on devices such as webcams if they had previously been relying on the router to protect them instead of blocking access.”]