#routers


MikroTrick Chain Let Attackers Take Over MikroTik Routers Without a Password or SSH Key

Sep 23, 2026 // 19:07

Two MikroTik RouterOS SSH vulnerabilities chained together let attackers take full administrative control of Internet-exposed routers without a password, SSH key, or completed authentication. The […]

D-Link warns of max severity zero-day bug in DIR-822A routers

Sep 22, 2026 // 15:56

D-Link warned customers of a maximum-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-86296) with public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code and no patch, affecting legacy DIR-822A dual-band Wi-Fi routers. This security […]

Hackers exploit new MikroTik RouterOS flaws to hijack routers

Sep 7, 2026 // 13:36

Hackers are exploiting a chain of two recently disclosed vulnerabilities in MikroTik routers to take control of devices with SSH services exposed to the internet. […]

Attackers Hijack MikroTik Routers Through Internet-Exposed SSH Without Authentication

Sep 6, 2026 // 12:42

Attackers are exploiting MikroTik routers with their Secure Shell (SSH) remote-access service, which is reachable from the internet, to gain full administrative control without authentication, […]

Chinese Fire Ant hackers turn Cisco routers into spying platforms

Aug 31, 2026 // 20:57

The researchers discovered Fire Ant’s new tactic after finding an active GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) tunnel interface on a Cisco IOS XR router that could […]

China-Linked Fire Ant Hijacks Cisco Routers to Steal Credentials and Blind Security Logs

Aug 31, 2026 // 12:10

A China-nexus cyber espionage actor tracked as Fire Ant has expanded a long-running campaign beyond VMware hypervisors to compromise Cisco IOS XR routers, Terminal Access […]

China-Made ZBT Routers Ship With Two Implants Giving Unauthenticated Attackers Root Access

Aug 28, 2026 // 14:00

VulnCheck has disclosed two previously undocumented factory implants in firmware for routers built by Shenzhen Zhibotong Electronics (ZBT), each of which gives an unauthenticated remote […]

New Evooo1Bot Linux botnet turns routers into traffic relay nodes

Aug 15, 2026 // 23:17

A new Mirai-based modular Linux botnet malware called Evooo1Bot has been targeting internet-facing gateway devices, turning them into SOCKS5 traffic relay nodes. The malware’s capabilities […]

Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers Ship With Backdoor That Opens Unauthenticated Root Shells

Aug 6, 2026 // 11:28

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a “factory-shipped backdoor” implanted in at least 20 Chinese router models from Zbtlink. According to a new report from […]

Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers Ship With Backdoor That Opens Unauthenticated Root Shells

Aug 6, 2026 // 11:28

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a “factory-shipped backdoor” implanted in at least 20 Chinese router models from Zbtlink. According to a new report from […]

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