{"id":11916,"date":"2018-07-17T15:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/?p=11916"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:34:34","slug":"vpnfilter-malware-hits-500000-routers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/vpnfilter-malware-hits-500000-routers\/","title":{"rendered":"VPNFilter Malware Hits 500,000 Routers"},"content":{"rendered":"
FBI warns against VPNFilter malware that targets over 500,000 routers<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

How to help defend yourself from VPNFilter malware:<\/h2>\n

Turn your router off, then back on. This may temporarily disrupt<\/strong>
\nthe malware and potentially help identify already-infected devices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Secure the device with a strong, unique, new password.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upgrade firmware to the latest available version.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consider getting the Norton\u2122Core Secure Wi-Fi Router designed to<\/strong>
\nhelp defend against a variety of possible cyber threats,<\/strong>
\nincluding the VPNFilter attack, and is also designed to automatically<\/strong>
\nupdate its knowledge of known viruses and other threats.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 …<\/p>\n

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