Virgin Media disables Hub 4 router admin access while it patches a flaw
Some customers lost access to router settings as a precaution, and Hitron business routers are also affected; Virgin Media says there is no evidence of exploitation.
- Service
- Virgin Media Hub 4
- Date
- 10 November 2026
- Cause
- Software bug
- Duration
- Not stated or multi-day
- Status
- ongoing
- Severity
- minor
- Region
- UK
- Source
- ISPreview ↗
Cite this
Nuffield Consulting, “Virgin Media disables Hub 4 router admin access while it patches a flaw”, The Daily Tech Wire outage & breach log, 10 Nov 2026. https://techwire.nuffieldconsulting.com/incidents/2026-11-10-virgin-media-hub-4-outage/ (retrieved 15 Nov 2026).
This entry summarises public reporting. Please also cite the original source: ISPreview, https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/11/broadband-isp-virgin-media-uk-restrict-hub-4-router-access-over-security-fears.html.
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