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Guru3D.com » News » Malware Spreading Through Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link routers and QNAP NAS

Malware Spreading Through Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link routers and QNAP NAS

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/23/2018 05:39 PM | source: | 23 comment(s)
Malware Spreading Through Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link routers and QNAP NAS

There is a report going viral at the moment, a new aggressive malware dubbed VPNFilter is spreading rapidly. Cisco is spreading the news that already over half a million devices in at least 54 countries already have been infected. 

While the list may not be complete, the known devices affected by the malware called VPNFilter are Linksys, MikroTik, NETGEAR and TP-Link networking equipment in the small and home office (SOHO) space, as well at QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices.  While we're always a bit careful pointing fingers, I'll just quote Cisco; "Cisco’s Talos cyber intelligence unit has high confidence that the Russian government is behind the campaign, according to Cisco researcher Craig Williams, because the hacking software shares code with malware used in previous cyber attacks that the U.S. government has attributed to Moscow". 

VPNFilter allows hackers to access infected computers and devices. Then, according to Cisco, they can be used for espionage or the execution of attacks (DDoS) on other computers and networks. It is not yet clear how the devices precisely become infected however most routers and NAS servers targeted, particularly run older versions of OS software and/or have known public exploits or default credentials that make compromise relatively straightforward. 

Routers from Linksys, Mikrotik, Netgear and TP-link and NAS systems from Qnap are most susceptible, Cisco recommends that users restore the devices to the factory settings to remove the malware. We obviously recommend you to install the latest firmware on your Router and internet connected NAS units.

Source: Cisco's Talos and Reuters.




Malware Spreading Through Linksys, Netgear, TP-Link routers and QNAP NAS




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Fox2232
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#5549418 Posted on: 05/23/2018 07:02 PM
LoL. "...because the hacking software shares code with..."
So they have that code and dare to point finger? I say it is Cisco themselves trying to harm any kind of competition!
If it is not them, then it can be anyone as code is apparently out there in the wild.

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#5549423 Posted on: 05/23/2018 07:16 PM
LoL. "...because the hacking software shares code with..."

Yeah, maybe it is Russia, but you've have to do better than this. Saying "it kinda looks like something the U.S. government has blamed on Moscow before" carries ZERO weight. Blaming Russia is SOP...

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#5549431 Posted on: 05/23/2018 07:35 PM
Ok, so this is a bit worrying unless I'm interpreting this article wrongly. The article reads:

"the known devices affected by the malware called VPNFilter are Linksys, MikroTik, NETGEAR and TP-Link networking equipment in the small and home office (SOHO) space, as well at QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices"

So this means anyone with a router from those companies are open to be infected with this thing? I own a router from one of these companies and the latest firmware is from 2016, nothing newer released. Is there any way to find out if your router is infected? If this is the case then pretty much everyone at home with a router could be affected given that popular list of manufacturers.

EDIT: In the Reuters article it has the following advice to protect your router:
"Netgear representative Nathan Papadopulos said the company was looking into the matter. He advised customers to make sure their routers are patched with the latest version of its firmware, disable remote management and make sure they have changed default passwords shipped with the device."

Well I've already done those security procedures when I first had my router, so should be ok I guess then.

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#5549441 Posted on: 05/23/2018 07:58 PM
I can't help but roll my eyes whenever Russia or China are suspected of such things. Sure, it's a real possibility, but Cisco seemed waaay too willing to point fingers.

Fox2232
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#5549453 Posted on: 05/23/2018 08:42 PM
Yeah, maybe it is Russia, but you've have to do better than this. Saying "it kinda looks like something the U.S. government has blamed on Moscow before" carries ZERO weight. Blaming Russia is SOP...

Issue I have with that is simple. You do not see USA government publicly stating: "Sorry world, our home grown hackers we have nothing in common with did this to you all."
But they are always quick to blame some other government/country.

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