The FBI has warned about ongoing cyberattacks targeting outdated routers, particularly those from Linksys, Cisco, and Ericsson. These routers, long past their update window, were being compromised and repackaged for sale in a criminal proxy network utilized by cybercriminals for various illicit activities, including DDoS attacks. The Department of Justice has indicted four individuals involved in this scheme, which generated over $46 million by offering access to thousands of commercial proxies. A surge of infections using TheMoon malware, affecting routers since 2014, coincided with the government crackdown on this network.
The FBI urged the public to discard outdated routers, like those from Linksys and Cisco, that are being targeted in ongoing cyberattacks using TheMoon malware.
The Department of Justice unsealed indictments against four individuals running a proxy-for-hire network utilizing compromised outdated routers to facilitate over $46 million in criminal activity.
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