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RondoDox Botnet Hijacks Over One Million ASUS Routers via 2018 Vulnerability

Summary

The RondoDox botnet is exploiting a critical 2018 vulnerability (CVE-2018-5999) in over one million ASUS routers to gain unauthorized control and launch DDoS attacks.

Take Action:

If you own an ASUS router, first make sure it is isolated from the internet and only accessible from trusted networks, with the management interface never exposed to the public internet. Then check if your model still receives official firmware updates and apply the latest version - if it's end-of-life, replace it with a supported model, and disable the infosvr service.


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