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ASUS Users Caught in Ongoing Cyber Operation

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eSecurity Planet content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Thousands of ASUS routers have been hacked in an ongoing cyberattack that experts warn may be laying the foundation for a large-scale botnet. Discovered in March but disclosed publicly on Wednesday, the … Read more

Thousands of ASUS Routers Hit by Persistent Backdoor

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Persistent Attack Grants Remote SSH Access via Exploit Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • May 29, 2025     Image: Tada Images/Shutterstock Someone – possibly nation-state hackers – appears to be constructing a botnet from thousands of Asus routers in hacking that survives a firmware patch and reboots. Nearly 9,000 routers have been compromised and the number … Read more