New “Goldoon” Botnet Hijacking D-Link Routers to Use for Other Attacks

Security researchers at FortiGuard Labs discovered a new botnet in April that exploits a weakness in D-Link devices. Dubbed “Goldoon,” this botnet has been observed exploiting a nearly decade-old security flaw, CVE-2015-2051, to gain unauthorized control over affected routers and carry out malicious activities. The CVE-2015-2051 vulnerability lies within the Home Network Administration Protocol (HNAP) […]

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