China’s National Internet Emergency Response Center (CNCERT) warned that DNS configuration tampering on household routers has caused abnormal redirects. CNCERT said recently some home users connecting to router Wi‑Fi who visit legitimate sites or trigger terminal connectivity checks are being redirected to pornographic, gambling and other illegal pages. The center attributes the incidents to altered DNS server settings on routers, which can cause connected phones and PCs to receive malicious DNS

China’s National Internet Emergency Response Center (CNCERT) warned that DNS configuration tampering on household routers has caused abnormal redirects. CNCERT said recently some home users connecting to router Wi‑Fi who visit legitimate sites or trigger terminal connectivity checks are being redirected to pornographic, gambling and other illegal pages. The center attributes the incidents to altered DNS server settings on routers, which can cause connected phones and PCs to receive malicious DNS addresses that misresolve legitimate domains and expose users to aggressive ad pushes, phishing and account-data theft risks.