Thousands of Asus Routers Have Been Hijacked, But I Wouldn’t Panic Just Yet

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 characterizes as an “ongoing exploitation campaign.” GreyNoise has been tracking the attack since March 17. In the months since, they’ve seen only 30 requests related to the attack, which indicates how quietly the campaign is operating. The attackers have maintained access to affected routers even after reboots and firmware updates, “giving them durable control over affected devices,” the blog post says. Locating local internet providers While that sounds pretty scary, you probably don’t need to replace your router just yet. Your personal data isn’t the target in attacks like these. Instead, the attacker uses infected devices as pawns in a larger game. “These compromised IoT devices, like smart cameras or a router, have enough computational power that you can use networks of tens of ... Read full article.