Over 9,000 ASUS routers are compromised by a novel botnet dubbed "AyySSHush" that was also observed targeting SOHO routers from Cisco, D-Link, and Linksys. The campaign was discovered by GreyNoise ...

TL;DR: GreyNoise uncovered the AyySSHush botnet infecting over 8,000 hosts, mainly ASUS routers, exploiting known bypass bugs to gain persistent SSH backdoor access that survives firmware updates.

In context: Asus has taken a proactive approach in responding to a recent botnet attack, not only patching the vulnerability but also providing step-by-step guidance to help users fully remove ...

AyySSHush campaign targeting thousands of routers confirmed. Thousands of routers worldwide have been targeted by a sophisticated campaign that leverages a two-year-old vulnerability, authentication ...

Do you own an Asus router? If so, your device may have been one of thousands compromised in a large campaign waged by cybercriminals looking to exploit it. In a blog post published May 28, security ...

The recent AyySSHush botnet campaign compromised over 9,000 ASUS routers worldwide via SSH key injection. Unlike traditional botnets, this campaign flips the C2 model -- routers silently await inbound ...

Your Asus Wi-Fi router may have been hacked, according to a new blog post from the cybersecurity firm GreyNoise. As of Tuesday, over 9,000 Asus routers have been confirmed compromised in what the firm ...

A newly discovered botnet has backdoored thousands of ASUS-brand routers. It persists through reboots and updates and may have registered infected devices to a much larger operational relay box (ORB) ...

Modern device software and operating systems typically receive firmware updates over time with bug fixes and security patches. But when those devices hit end-of-life (EOL) status, and official support ...

Suspected Chinese cyberespionage hackers have commandeered tens of thousands of Asus routers in an operation showing a heavy emphasis on infecting devices stationed in Taiwan, say researchers. The ...

A relatively new Mirai-based botnet has been growing in sophistication and is now leveraging zero-day exploits for security flaws in industrial routers and smart home devices. Exploitation of ...