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September 15, 2015 02:00 pm
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Attackers Install Highly Persistent Malware Implants On Cisco Routers
itwbennett writes: Researchers from Mandiant have detected a real-world attack that has installed rogue firmware on Cisco business routers in four countries. The router implant, dubbed SYNful Knock, implements a backdoor password for privileged Telnet and console access and also listens for commands contained in specifically crafted TCP SYN packets — hence the name SYNful Knock. In the cases investigated by Mandiant the SYNful Knock implant was not deployed through a vulnerability, but most likely through default or stolen administrative credentials.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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