Scary, sophisticated malware found attacking Cisco routers

[Wireless News]

Internet-connected devices aren’t having a great week so far. After reports detailed vulnerabilities in Android and iPhone this week, a new security report says that Cisco might have a severe malware problem with some of its routers. DON’T MISS: iOS 9 guide: How to upgrade to Apple’s latest iOS release as smoothly as possible Security firm FireEye has discovered a malicious backdoor program called SYNful Knock that could-let hackers use Cisco’s routers to deploy attacks on a broad scale. The implant is the same size as the Cisco router image, and it’s loaded each time the router is restarted. The program supports up to 100 modules that can be tailored to the attacker’s needs. So far, 79 devices in 19

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