13,000 MikroTik Routers Hijacked by Botnet for Malspam and Cyberattacks

A global network of about 13,000 hijacked Mikrotik routers has been employed as a botnet to propagate malware via spam campaigns, the latest addition to a list of botnets powered by MikroTik devices. The activity "take[s] advantage of misconfigured DNS records to pass email protection techniques," Infoblox security researcher David Brunsdon said in a technical report published last week. "This


Jan 21, 2025 - 22:40
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13,000 MikroTik Routers Hijacked by Botnet for Malspam and Cyberattacks
A global network of about 13,000 hijacked Mikrotik routers has been employed as a botnet to propagate malware via spam campaigns, the latest addition to a list of botnets powered by MikroTik devices. The activity "take[s] advantage of misconfigured DNS records to pass email protection techniques," Infoblox security researcher David Brunsdon said in a technical report published last week. "This

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mayankrajkumarofficial Mayank Rajkumar Sambare, from Nagpur, Maharashtra is a Young Cyber Security Expert, Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, and a Brilliant Author. He Owns a Cyber Security Company Named CODELANCER CYBER SECURITY AND FORENSICS which is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra also the Founder of the Cyber Volunteer Organisation India.