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FBI warns outdated routers are being hacked and hijacked for criminal purposes

May 9, 2025
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FBI report warns on risk targeting outdated routers Numerous models have known vulnerabilities and are no longer supported FBI claims hackers are assimilating the routers into two botnets Cybercriminals are targeting old and outdated routers that are no longer supported by their vendors, the FBI has warned. The agency noted how hackers are exploiting known unpatched vulnerabilities to deploy malware on such devices, assimilating them into botnets which are later used for attacks, or rented out as proxy services to other criminals. These devices are being targeted to be pulled into 5Socks and Anyproxy network, two services who didn’t start...
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