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Operation WrtHug hijacks 50,000+ ASUS routers to build a global botnet (securityaffairs.com)

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Operation WrtHug hijacks tens of thousands of outdated ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, forming a large botnet. A new campaign called Operation WrtHug has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, pulling them into a large malicious network. SecurityScorecard […]

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[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 3 points 3 hours ago

Indeed. I can't remember when I last used a router running OEM firmware.