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Asus responds to concerns over 9,000+ routers compromised by botnet — firmware updates and factory reset can purge routers of persistent backdoor


Some concerns over a persistent SSH backdoor left by a stealthy exploit soothed by Asus

You may like The AyySSHush botnet was first discovered by security firm GreyNoise in March, making its findings public in May, via alerts thrown up by its proprietary AI monitoring technology, Sift. In further comment specifically sent to Tom's Hardware, Asus adds that it sent push notifications to applicable users alerting them to update their firmware once the exploit became widely known. Users also have resources, including Asus's product security advisory page and an updated knowledge base article covering the exploit specifically.

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