Security News

Router ravaging, crippling code, and why not to p*ss off IT staff
2018-04-14 14:04

The wacky week in security Roundup It has been a busy week for security, with the CYBERUK 2018 conference in the UK and the industry gearing up for BSides and the RSA conference in San Francisco...

Multi-Purpose Proxy Botnet Ensnares 65,000 Routers
2018-04-12 17:54

More than 65,000 routers exposed to the Internet via the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol are being abused by cybercriminals as part of a large, multi-purpose proxy botnet, Akamai has...

Russian Cyberspies Hacked Routers in Energy Sector Attacks
2018-03-19 13:51

A cyberespionage group believed to be operating out of Russia hijacked a Cisco router and abused it to obtain credentials that were later leveraged in attacks targeting energy companies in the...

How 'Slingshot' Router Malware Lurked For Six Years
2018-03-12 12:03

No Link to Known APT Group Cited, But Attackers Appear to Like TolkienKaspersky Lab says it has uncovered an elegantly written piece of malware that leverages a Latvian-designed router to launch...

Cyber Espionage Campaign ‘Slingshot’ Targets Victims Via Routers
2018-03-10 15:30

Researchers have uncovered a new cyber-espionage threat that uses MikroTik routers as a springboard to launch attacks within a network.

APT Hackers Infect Routers to Covertly Implant Slingshot Spying Malware
2018-03-09 21:18

Security researchers at Kaspersky have identified a sophisticated APT hacking group that has been operating since at least 2012 without being noticed due to their complex and clever hacking...

Flaws Affecting Top-Selling Netgear Routers Disclosed
2018-02-09 06:47

Security firm Trustwave has disclosed the details of several vulnerabilities affecting Netgear routers, including devices that are top-selling products on Amazon and Best Buy. read more

Asus Router Flaws Disclosed by Several Researchers
2018-01-31 14:04

Several security researchers and companies have recently disclosed the details of potentially serious vulnerabilities they discovered in the past months in various Asus routers. read more

ASUS Patches Root Command Execution Flaws Haunting Over a Dozen Router Models
2018-01-25 23:40

ASUS patched a bug that allowed attackers to pair two vulnerabilities to gain direct router access and execute commands as root.