Security News

VPNFilter Continues Targeting Routers in Ukraine
2018-06-04 13:20

Despite their infrastructure being disrupted, the hackers behind the VPNFilter botnet continue targeting routers located in Ukraine, which is believed to be the campaign’s primary target. read more

ISP popped router ports, saving customers the trouble of making themselves hackable
2018-05-29 02:08

SingTel then left them open for a while, because ... well there's no excuse is there? Singaporean broadband users were left vulnerable to attackers after their ISP opened remote access ports on...

FBI: Kindly Reboot Your Router Now, Please
2018-05-28 18:54

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning that a new malware threat has rapidly infected more than a half-million consumer devices. To help arrest the spread of the malware, the FBI and...

Singapore ISP Leaves 1,000 Routers Open to Attack
2018-05-28 15:02

Telcom firm leaves port open on customer routers after maintenance update exposing hundreds of customers to possible attack.

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...

Using a D-Link router? Watch out for hardcoded backdoors that give hackers admin access
2018-05-24 14:58

D-Link's DIR-620 routers contain four recently discovered firmware flaws that an attacker could use to take over a network, and D-Link has no plans to fix them.

VPNFilter malware infected 500K devices: SMB and home office routers are at risk
2018-05-24 12:40

Cisco's Talos Intelligence uncovered a malware campaign targeting router and NAS products, but government intervention may have neutralized the threat.

VPNFilter router malware – what to do? [VIDEO]
2018-05-24 12:04

Learn how to deal with the VPNFilter malware currently plaguing 500,000 home routers worldwide.

FBI Seizes Domain Controlling 500,000 Compromised Routers
2018-05-24 11:18

Sinkholing Should Help Mitigate 'VPN Filter' OutbreakAt least 500,000 routers, mostly located in Ukraine, have been infected with "VPN Filter" malware that experts believe is a prelude to a...

FBI seizes control of a massive botnet that infected over 500,000 routers
2018-05-24 10:18

Shortly after Cisco's released its early report on a large-scale hacking campaign that infected over half a million routers and network storage devices worldwide, the United States government...