Dark_Nexus Botnet Compromises Thousands of ASUS, D-Link Routers

A new botnet has compromised hundreds of ASUS, D-Link and Dasan Zhone routers over the past three months, as well as Internet of Things IoT devices like video recorders and thermal cameras. The botnet, called darknexus based on a string it prints in its banner, uses processes similar to previous...

On the Dyn DDoS Attack, Keen Team, and a Phony Windows Installer

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including the storylines around last week’s Dyn DDoS attack, Keen Team winning big again at Pwn2Own, and a fake Windows installer. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapOctober282016.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

Dyn DDoS Could Have Topped 1 Tbps

As more time passes, researchers are getting insight into the size and structure of the DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn last week, and the capabilities of the Mirai botnet. First, Dyn released a truncated post-mortem on the attack with admittedly some omissions as a law enforcement...

Chinese Manufacturer Recalls IOT Gear Following Dyn DDoS

Hangzhou Xiongmai said that it will recall millions of cameras sold in the U.S. in response to Friday’s DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn that kept a number of web-based services such as Twitter, Github and others offline for much of the day. The Chinese manufacturer sells OEM white-label...