Från inboxen och t ex:
https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/fbi-reboot-routers-russian-malware-vpnfilter-sofacy-group.html
(Varningen verkar helt genuin och finns på många ställen på nätet.)
"Hoping to thwart a sophisticated malware system linked to Russia that has
infected hundreds of thousands of internet routers, the F.B.I. has made an
urgent request to anybody with one of the devices: Turn it off, and then turn
it back on.
The malware is capable of blocking web traffic, collecting information that
passes through home and office routers, and disabling the devices entirely, the
bureau announced on Friday."
(Huvudsyftet verkar dock vara att sno info som passerar routern.)
"A global network of hundreds of thousands of routers is already under the
control of the Sofacy Group, the Justice Department said last week. That group,
which is also known as A.P.T. 28 and Fancy Bear and believed to be directed by
Russia’s military intelligence agency ... The simplest thing to do is reboot
the device, which will temporarily disrupt the malware if it is present. Users
are also advised to upgrade the device’s firmware and to select a new secure
password. If any remote-management settings are in place, the F.B.I. suggests
disabling them.
An analysis by Talos, the threat intelligence division for the tech giant
Cisco, estimated that at least 500,000 routers in at least 54 countries had
been infected by the malware ... To disrupt the Sofacy network, the Justice
Department sought and received permission to seize the web domain
toknowall.com, which it said was a critical part of the malware’s
“command-and-control infrastructure.” Now that the domain is under F.B.I.
control, any attempts by the malware to reinfect a compromised router will be
bounced to an F.B.I. server that can record the I.P. address of the affected
device."
--Ahrvid
Ps. Apropå Statens senaste broschyr: Varför heter den inte "Om kriget, krisen
eller zombien kommer"? Det verkar ju finnas ett betydande antal virrpannor som
på fullaste allvar inbillar sig att zombies skall ta över världen...
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