Hackers have exploited an 8 month old flaw in ASUS routers. This exploits allows the hacker to access the data stored in a storage drive that connected via the USB port of the router. This ...

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Hackers have exploited an eight-month-old flaw in Asus routers, giving anyone access to data stored on drives connected directly through the USB port on the back. Some affected users have found text ...

Users relying on Asus routers may still be exposed to a stealth backdoor campaign, even after updating firmware. Asus routers have been compromised in a stealth backdoor campaign that persists even ...

In March 2025, security firm GreyNoise uncovered a stealthy campaign that’s quietly turned thousands of ASUS home and small-office routers into persistent beachheads for unauthorized SSH access. The ...

TL;DR: GreyNoise uncovered the AyySSHush botnet infecting over 8,000 hosts, mainly ASUS routers, exploiting known bypass bugs to gain persistent SSH backdoor access that survives firmware updates.

UPDATE 6/3: In a statement, Asus confirms the breach affects RT-AX55 or AC3100/AC3200 routers, but says "these vulnerabilities can be fixed." It recommends that those with an affected Asus router (see ...