Security News

Hacked MicroTik Routers Serve Cryptocurrency-Mining Malware
2018-08-03 13:17

Researchers: Attackers Have Compromised More Than 209,000 RoutersAttackers have targeted a patched vulnerability to exploit more than 209,000 carrier-grade routers made by Latvian manufacturer...

Routers turned into zombie cryptojackers – is yours one of them?
2018-08-03 12:58

A patch was turned into an exploit and the exploit was turned into... why, CRYPTOCOINS, of course! Fortunately, there's an easy fix.

Hackers Infect Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers With Crypto Mining Malware
2018-08-03 09:18

Security researchers have discovered at least three massive malware campaigns exploiting hundreds of thousands of unpatched MikroTik routers to secretly install cryptocurrency miners on computers...

MikroTik routers grab their pickaxes, descend into the crypto mines
2018-08-03 00:03

Hacker slips CoinHive code onto network appliances Researchers have found thousands of MikroTik network routers in Brazil serving up crypto-coin-crafting CoinHive code.…

Huge Cryptomining Attack on ISP-Grade Routers Spreads Globally
2018-08-02 13:33

Carrier-grade MikroTik routers are delivering potentially millions of daily cryptomining pages to the attacker.

Backdoors in Cisco Routers
2018-08-01 11:22

We don't know if this is error or deliberate action, but five backdoors have been discovered already this year....

LabCorp ransomed, 18k routers rooted, a new EXIF menace, and more
2018-07-21 06:27

Plus a new worry for enterprises over DNS flaws Roundup This was the week of blunders by Venmo, million-dollar bank heists, and beefier bug bounties.…

D-Link, Dasan Routers Under Attack In Yet Another Assault
2018-07-20 20:24

Dasan and D-Link routers running GPON firmware are being targeted by hackers in an attempt to create a botnet.

Cybercrooks slurp nearly $1m from Russian bank after pwning router at regional branch
2018-07-20 14:30

MoneyTaker lives up to its name Hackers stole almost $1m from a Russian bank earlier this month after breaching its network via an outdated router.…

Bank Hackers Exploit Outdated Router to Steal $1 Million
2018-07-20 12:33

PIR Bank Robbed by Russia's MoneyTaker Gang, Investigators SayHackers stole at least $920,000 from Russia's PIR Bank after they successfully compromised an outdated, unsupported Cisco router at a...