ASUS Router Hijackings Highlight Urgent Need for Advanced Threat Detection and Response
Introduction: A Breach Beyond the EndpointA new campaign targeting ASUS routers has compromised more than 9,000 devices worldwide, exposing a hidden weakness in many organizations’ security strategies: insufficient visibility and control at the edge. The attack, dubbed ViciousTrap, exploits CVE-2023-39780—a command injection vulnerability—to deploy malware that persists even after reboots and firmware updates. (Cybersecurity Dive)
