Security News > 2018 > May > Chaos on the Cheap: 'Fancy Bear' Malware Weaponizes Routers
2018-05-24 15:48
Without New Safety Standards for Software, Experts Say Such Attacks Will ContinueA swift FBI sinkhole blunted an apparently imminent attack against Ukraine via "VPN Firewall" malware, which has infected more than 500,000 routers. But mass router compromises will continue so long as manufacturers fail to build in easy or automated patching and updating, security experts warn.
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