router malware
ASUS Router User? Patch ASAP!
Or junk it if EOL: Two nasty vulnerabilities need an update—pronto ...
VPNFilter Attack Hits Chlorine Plant in Ukraine
Ukraine’s internal security agency, the SBU, reports blocking a VPNFilter attack against a plant that produces liquid chlorine used for treating the water supply in the country. The SBU has not provided technical ...
Hide-N-Seek IoT Botnet Starts Infecting Database Servers
Hide ‘N Seek (HNS), an IoT botnet known for infecting home routers, IP cameras and digital video recorders, has recently started compromising NoSQL database servers. HNS was discovered by researchers from antivirus ...
VPNFilter Targets More Devices Than Initially Reported
The sophisticated VPNFilter botnet that enslaved more than 500,000 routers and network-attached storage (NAS) devices is capable of infecting more devices than initially believed. The initial reports about VPNFilter identified 16 device ...
VPNFilter Continues to Target Devices in Ukraine
The VPNFilter botnet that compromised more than 500,000 routers and network-attached storage devices from around the world was recently disrupted, but is trying to make a comeback in Ukraine. Researchers from security ...
Router Attack: Users Should Reset Routers to Factory Default, Not Just Reboot
The FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have issued a public service announcement advising owners of small-office and home-office routers to power cycle their devices to remove a new piece ...
Hacker Group Targeting Industrial Controllers Expands Its Operations
The group behind the Triton malware that triggered an emergency shutdown last year at a critical infrastructure organization in the Middle East is still active and has expanded its operations to industrial ...
Nation State Actor Builds Massive Army of Compromised Routers
A hacker group with suspected ties to the Russian government has infected more than 500,000 routers and other devices with highly sophisticated malware, possibly in preparation for future large-scale attacks. According to ...