#kadnap — Public Fediverse posts
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Researchers Discover 14,000 #Routers Wrangled Into Never-Before-Seen #Botnet
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. The #malware -- dubbed #KadNap -- takes hold by #exploiting #vulnerabilities that have gone #unpatched by their owners
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14,000 routers are infected by #malware that's highly resistant to takedowns
Malware—dubbed #KadNap—takes hold by exploiting vulnerabilities that have gone unpatched by their owners, Chris Formosa, a researcher at security firm Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. High concentration of #Asus routers is likely due to #botnet operators acquiring a reliable #exploit for vulnerabilities affecting those models. He said it’s unlikely that the attackers are using any zero-days.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/14000-routers-are-infected-by-malware-thats-highly-resistant-to-takedowns/
