If you own an Asus router, it might be one of the 9,000 hacked by “a well-resourced and highly capable adversary,” according to a new report from security firm GreyNoise.
GreyNoise discovered the issue on May 18, and is now disclosing it after reporting its findings to the government and industry partners. The culprit is unknown, but “the level of tradecraft suggests a well-resourced and highly capable adversary,” GreyNoise says.
The threat actor engaged in an extensive exploitation campaign, gaining unauthorized access to Asus routers exposed to the internet. Their goal appears to have been to assemble a distributed network of devices and create a botnet.
