Exploited TP-Link Vulnerability Spawns Botnet Threats

Attackers Exploit Old Flaw, Hijack TP-Link Archer Routers
Half a dozen different botnets are prowling the internet for TP-Link-brand Wi-Fi routers unpatched since last summer with the goal of commandeering them into joining distributed denial-of-service attacks. Chinese router manufacture TP-Link in June patched a command injection vulnerability.

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