Cybercriminals have hacked into thousands of Asus routers, possibly as a prelude to a widescale botnet attack, says a security firm.

According to cybersecurity company GreyNoise, attackers used brute-force login attempts to break into thousands of Asus routers. If your router was made by Asus, read on to learn whether yours might have been compromised.

Thousands of ASUS routers have been hacked to form a major botnet, exploiting vulnerabilities including CVE-2023-39780. Attackers installed persistent backdoors, making detection difficult. Users are urged to update their router firmware immediately and use strong, unique passwords to protect their networks from this sophisticated threat.