PolarEdge Panic: When Your Router’s Midlife Crisis Turns into a Botnet Adventure!
PolarEdge malware is throwing a party, and Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology devices are the guests of honor. Exploiting a Cisco vulnerability, this botnet turns routers into offensive cyber tools, with infections reported worldwide. With a knack for dodging defenses, PolarEdge is proving that end-of-life doesn’t mean end-of-strife!
Hot Take:
It’s 2023, and your router just became self-aware, but not in the cool Skynet way. Instead, it’s part of a botnet called PolarEdge, and it’s plotting world domination one command execution at a time. Time to say goodbye to those trusty old routers that are now as obsolete as a floppy disk!
Key Points:
- PolarEdge malware targets edge devices from Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology.
- The attack leverages an unpatched flaw (CVE-2023-20118) in outdated Cisco routers.
- The malware uses a TLS backdoor to execute commands and manage client requests.
- PolarEdge has compromised over 2,000 IP addresses, with major hits in the US and Taiwan.
- The botnet’s purpose remains a mystery, but hints at potential offensive cyber attacks.
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