Category Archives: Routers

VPNFilter now has ‘even greater capabilities,’ research shows

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VPNFilter, the malware framework that co-opted half a million routers into a botnet earlier this year, has “even greater capabilities” than previously documented, new research shows. Talos, Cisco’s threat intelligence unit, said it recently found seven more VPNFilter modules that “add significant functionality to the malware,” whose botnet loomed over Ukraine ahead of a key soccer match in late May as well as an important public holiday in that country. Among the newly discovered capabilities of VPNFilter are the ability to exploit endpoint devices via compromised network gear, plus “data filtering and multiple encrypted tunneling capabilities to mask command and control and data exfiltration traffic,” Talos researcher Edmund Brumaghin wrote in a blog post Wednesday. The VPNFilter-enabled botnet had the ability to “brick” or disable thousands of devices, so researchers and U.S. law enforcement urgently sought to raise awareness of and mitigate the threat. The same week that Talos exposed VPNFilter, […]

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Possible Satori botnet hacker indicted by Feds

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A 20 year-old man has been indicted for computer crimes by a federal court in Alaska. Evidence suggests that he could be linked to the Satori botnet that exploited a previously unknown bug in a Huawei router. Continue reading Possible Satori botnet hacker indicted by Feds→

Russian-linked VPNFilter malware is even worse than originally thought, new research suggests

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A malware framework that’s already infected hundreds of thousands of routers across the globe appears to be even more dangerous than originally thought, according to new findings by Cisco’s internal cybersecurity unit Talos. The latest results show that the malware, “VPNFilter,” affects a wider array of devices, including more than 11 different hardware vendors, and carries several previously unknown infection capabilities, such as the potential to manipulate internet traffic on the end device in novel ways. The Talos researchers revealed the additional analysis Wednesday after having first publicly documented the botnet last week. A significant percentage of the devices infected through VPNFilter are based in Ukraine, leading domestic security services to claim that the malware symbolized a national security threat. Broadly speaking, VPNFilter works by traversing the web and automatically targeting unpatched routers and servers that carry outdated software.  The term “botnet” is used to describe an army of zombie computers […]

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The Shared Security Podcast Weekly Blaze – Real-time Location Tracking, VPNFilter Router Malware, Apple’s GDPR Updates

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This is the Shared Security Weekly Blaze for May 28, 2018 sponsored by Security Perspectives – Your Source for Tailored Security Awareness Training and Assessment Solutions, Silent Pocket and CISOBox.  This episode was hosted … Continue reading The Shared Security Podcast Weekly Blaze – Real-time Location Tracking, VPNFilter Router Malware, Apple’s GDPR Updates→

VPNFilter UNIX Trojan – How to Remove It and Protect Your Network

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This article has been created to explain what exactly is the VPNFilter malware and how to secure your network against this massive infection by protecting your router as well as protecting your computers. A new malware, going by the name…Read more
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