Linux/Moose Worm Targets Routers, Modems, and Embedded Systems

An anonymous reader writes: Security firm ESET has published a report on new malware that targets Linux-based communication devices (modems, routers, and other internet-connected systems) to create a giant proxy network for manipulating social media. It's also capable of hijacking DNS settings. The people controlling the system use it for selling "follows," "likes," and so forth on social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Facebook, and Google+. Affected router manufacturers include: Actiontec, Hik Vision, Netgear, Synology, TP-Link, ZyXEL, and Zhone. The researchers found that even some medical devices were vulnerable to the worm, though it wasn't designed specifically to work with them.

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Re:No worries mate

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Which raises the question, why is this even news? Is it more Linux/open-source bashing by the commercial OS crowd? It doesn't even make sense. Turn on remote admin and leave a default password in place, and it's the fault of Linux when you get hacked?