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Spam-spewing IoT botnet infects 100,000 routers using five-year-old flaw

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Spam-spewing IoT botnet infects 100,000 routers using five-year-old flaw

Security researchers are warning that a botnet has been exploiting a five-year-old vulnerability to hijack home routers over the last couple of months.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Blame infected Windows PCs, not smart fridge, for spam-spewing botnet attack – Computerworld (blog)

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Blame infected Windows PCs, not smart fridge, for spam-spewing botnet attack
Computerworld (blog)
For example, at CES 2014, there were Internet-connected toothbrushes, toilets, socks, sport bras, light bulbs, ovens with built-in Android tablets, crockpots, and more. “Antivirus software helped PCs, but you can't simply install a software suite …

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