"Researchers say they have uncovered a takedown-resistant botnet of 14,000 routers and other network devices—primarily made by Asus—that have been conscripted into a proxy network that anonymously carries traffic used for cybercrime."
Read More: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/14000-routers-are-infected-by-malware-thats-highly-resistant-to-takedowns/
#Asus #botnet #infosec #router #firewall
Mitex Leo
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2026-03-11 22:49:16 UTC
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