Cybersecurity Warning

U.S.D.O.J. to all: RESET YOUR ROUTER TODAY!

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A botnet is a collection of internet-connected devices that have been hijacked usually to perform actions on behalf of the person or entity who has taken control of them.  Many of the most devastating “denial of service” attacks have been performed by botnets.

The US Department of Justice has recently announced that a botnet called “VPNFilter” controlled by the “Sofacy Group” is targeting SOHO routers and network-access storage (NAS) devices.  If you have, or may have one of these devices, the DOJ recommends the following steps to protect your sensitive information.

“Owners of SOHO and NAS devices that may be infected should reboot their devices as soon as possible,  temporarily eliminating the second stage malware and causing the first stage malware on their device to call out for instructions.  Although devices will remain vulnerable to reinfection with the second stage malware while connected to the Internet, these efforts maximize opportunities to identify and remediate the infection worldwide in the time available before Sofacy actors learn of the vulnerability in their command-and-control infrastructure.”
Original announcement here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-actions-disrupt-advanced-persistent-threat-28-botnet-infected

Symantec identified a list of routers as vulnerable to VPNFilter below. “Upgrading RouterOS software deletes VPNFilter, any other third-party files and patches the vulnerability,” Symantec says.

Linksys E1200
Linksys E2500
Linksys WRVS4400N
Mikrotik RouterOS for Cloud Core Routers: Versions 1016, 1036, and 1072
Netgear DGN2200
Netgear R6400
Netgear R7000
Netgear R8000
Netgear WNR1000
Netgear WNR2000
QNAP TS251
QNAP TS439 Pro
Other QNAP NAS devices running QTS software
TP-Link R600VPN

UPDATE

This issue has also been addressed by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center here: https://www.ic3.gov/media/2018/180525.aspx

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