Morning Overview on MSN

New KadNap botnet hijacks thousands of Asus routers for cyberattacks

A newly identified botnet called KadNap has compromised thousands of Asus routers worldwide by exploiting weaknesses in the ...
TweakTown

Hackers exploit ASUS routers, gains access to connected drives

Hackers have exploited an 8 month old flaw in ASUS routers. This exploits allows the hacker to access the data stored in a storage drive that connected via the USB port of the router. This ...
TechSpot

Asus routers exploited, connected drives easily accessed

Hackers have exploited an eight-month-old flaw in Asus routers, giving anyone access to data stored on drives connected directly through the USB port on the back. Some affected users have found text ...
TweakTown

ASUS router users warned: global hacking exploit detected requires factory reset

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.
PC Magazine

Asus Routers Get Hacked: How to Check If Yours Got Breached and How to Fix it

UPDATE 6/3: In a statement, Asus confirms the breach affects RT-AX55 or AC3100/AC3200 routers, but says "these vulnerabilities can be fixed." It recommends that those with an affected Asus router (see ...
Threat Post

FTC And Asus Settle Router Security Case

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with ASUSTeK Computer over sloppy security settings tied to its routers. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with ASUSTeK ...