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Exploit Kit Delivers Pharming Attacks Against SOHO Routers

Posted by timothy on from the north-of-houston-you're-ok dept.

msm1267 writes: For the first time, DNS redirection attacks against small office and home office routers are being delivered via exploit kits. French security researcher Kafeine said an exploit kit has been finding success in driving traffic from compromised routers to the attackers' infrastructure. The risk to users is substantial, he said, ranging from financial loss, to click-fraud, man-in-the-middle attacks and phishing.

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  1. Then turn them off by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Quick, everyone turn off their routers! It would probably improve a lot of the Internet anyway. Just think, no more reading dumb comments.

    1. Re: Then turn them off by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Just think, no more reading dumb comments."

      I'm feeling an overwhelming irony here...

  2. Re:UNIX Only by OhSoLaMeow · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is UNIX Only.

    I know this.

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