FBI warns against VPNFilter malware that targets over 500,000 routers
If you have a home or office Internet router, the FBI has issued an urgent request for consumers to reboot now to help disrupt a massive foreign-based malware attack.
Foreign cybercriminals have compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and other networked devices worldwide, the FBI said in a May 25 announcement.
How to help defend yourself from VPNFilter malware:
Turn your router off, then back on. This may temporarily disrupt
the malware and potentially help identify already-infected devices.
Secure the device with a strong, unique, new password.
Upgrade firmware to the latest available version.
Consider getting the Norton™Core Secure Wi-Fi Router designed to
help defend against a variety of possible cyber threats,
including the VPNFilter attack, and is also designed to automatically
update its knowledge of known viruses and other threats.
