It seems that the BT home hub has been suffering abuse from many over its lack of decent security and also poor security implementation advice from BT.
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/05/28/bt_home_hub_password/Users of Britain's most popular Wi-Fi router have yet another reason to change the default settings toute de suite, and once again they have the folks in BT's security department to thank.
In recent weeks, they changed the default password in the BT Home Hub, from "admin" to the device's unique serial number. In theory, this should improve user security by making it next to impossible for intruders to guess the credentials to gain administrative control of the combination modem and wireless access point. And this could only be a good thing, in light of the many security vulnerabilities exposed in the device over the past seven months.
But it turns out the BT Home Hub is only too happy to volunteer its serial number, according to GNUCitizen, an ethical hacking think tank.
Many wireless routers suffer from the potential problem of folks war-driving to break into a network, but by following a simple list of instructions and educating yourself in why they are necessary you could be saving yourself a major headache and perhaps a few pounds in ensuring you dont provide your neighbours with a free broadband service.
