AryStinger botnet infects over 4,000 outdated D-Link routers across Asia
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A previously undocumented botnet called AryStinger has infected over 4,000 outdated D-Link routers and some NAS systems, primarily in South Korea and China. The botnet turns compromised devices into proxies for malicious traffic and distributed scanning. Researchers have not yet linked AryStinger to a known threat actor. The infections target older D-Link models including DIR-850L and DIR-818LW.
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· 3 pulledAryStinger is a previously undocumented botnet that has compromised more than 4,000 outdated routers, turning them into proxies for malicious traffic and distributed scanning.
It targets older D-Link routers and some NAS systems, with infections concentrated in South Korea and China, while researchers have not yet linked it to a known threat actor.
The botnet turns devices into remotely controlled executors for scanning and proxying.
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