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TheMoon Malware Returns: 6,000 Asus Routers Hacked in 72 Hours

ID: ba66c867-8063-587e-ba49-16c3e893066f

STIX ID: report--ba66c867-8063-587e-ba49-16c3e893066f

Feed Name: HackRead

Threat Score
72/100

Date Published: 2024-03-29

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Waqas

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A Black Lotus Labs–referenced report details an updated TheMoon malware campaign that rapidly infects end-of-life home and small-business routers (notably ASUS devices), compromising thousands of devices across 88 countries to build a proxy/botnet (Faceless) that anonymizes attacker operations; recommended mitigations include firmware updates, disabling remote access, strong passwords, and home network security solutions.

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