Security News > 2018 > May > VPNFilter malware compromises over 500,000 networking devices around the world

Cisco Talos researchers have flagged a huge botnet of small and home office routers and NAS devices, capable of collecting communications and data and launching cyber attacks. About the VPNFilter malware The malware that makes it all possible has been dubbed VPNFilter. It’s persistent, modular, and delivered in several stages. The stage 1 malware’s main task is to persist through reboots and to discover the IP address of the current stage 2 deployment server. The … More → The post VPNFilter malware compromises over 500,000 networking devices around the world appeared first on Help Net Security.

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