Threats · 188 days ago
Researchers uncovered KadNap, a Kademlia-based botnet that has infected about 14,000 routers and network devices to operate an anonymous proxy service. Most infections are Asus routers in the US and the botnet’s peer-to-peer DHT design resists traditional takedowns. Isolate suspect devices, apply
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14,000 routers are infected by malware that's highly resistant to takedowns
Most of the devices are made by Asus and are located in the US.
Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-15