NewsCriminals Exploit Six-Year-Old Vulnerability to Infect Zyxel Routers with Malware for Botnet Activities
Malicious actors are attempting to compromise routers manufactured by Zyxel using a vulnerability dating back six years to install malware and incorporate the compromised devices into a botnet for executing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The targeted router model is the Zyxel P660HN-T1A, which has reached end-of-life since 2016 and no longer receives security updates.