Security News > 2020 > March > Hackers hijacking home routers to direct people to malicious coronavirus app
The attackers are changing DNS settings on Linksys routers to redirect users to a malicious website promising an informative COVID-19 app, says security provider BitDefender.
Phony coronavirus maps are being created with malware as the payload. And as more people work from home, a new type of attack is targeting home routers to spread a malicious coronavirus-themed app, according to a blog post published Wednesday by BitDefender.
In its blog post "New Router DNS Hijacking Attacks Abuse Bitbucket to Host Infostealer," BitDefender describes how this latest threat works and how people working from home can protect themselves against it.
After gaining administrative access to a home router, the hackers change the DNS settings that translate between IP addresses and domain names.
Some tech news sites are saying that D-Link routers are also being targeted.