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Fake browser update seeks to compromise more MikroTik routers

October 12, 2018 admin coinhive, exploit, Exploits, MikroTik, miner, router security, RouterOS, routers, Threat analysis, WinBox

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:00:06 +0000

Threat actors are social engineering users with a fake update that, once installed, will scan the Internet in an attempt to exploit vulnerable MikroTik routers.

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FBI: Kindly Reboot Your Router Now, Please

May 28, 2018 admin Cisco, FBI, Latest Warnings, Linksys, Linksys E1200, Linksys E2500, MikroTik, Mikrotik 1016, Mikrotik 1036, Mikrotik 1072, Netgear, Netgear DGN2200, Netgear R6400, Netgear R7000, Netgear R8000, Netgear WNR1000, Netgear WNR2000, QNAP, QNAP TS251, QNAP TS439 Pro, R600VPN, Security Tools, Talos Intelligence, The Coming Storm, TP-Link, UPnP, VPNFilter, WRVS4400N

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 18:54:22 +0000

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning that a new malware threat has rapidly infected more than a half-million consumer devices. To help arrest the spread of the malware, the FBI and security firms are urging home Internet users to reboot routers and network-attached storage devices made by a range of technology manufacturers.