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3w ago

Botnet hacks 9,000+ ASUS routers to add persistent SSH backdoor

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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3w ago

Botnet hacks 9,000+ ASUS routers to add persistent SSH backdoor

www.bleepingcomputer.com /news/security/botnet-hacks-9-000-plus-asus-routers-to-add-persistent-ssh-backdoor/

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consumer grade routers are fucking shite.
Detailed technical analysis by GreyNoise
https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2025-03-28-ayysshush/
I still have a few Asus routers capable of running the older version with the CVE-2023-39780 vulnerability. This makes me wonder whether it might be worth making one into a honeypot for fun.