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Thousands of Asus routers are being hit with stealthy, persistent backdoors (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Users of any router brand should always ensure their devices receive security updates in a timely manner.

I like how you're supposed to get updates from the same company that left the security holes open, or are actively monitoring them.