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CERT POLSKA detected large-scale DNS hacking on home routers

Attackers changed the DNS configuration of vulnerable home routers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on a large scale against Polish online banking users. Polish Computer Emergency Response Team documented a series of cyber attacks observed in Poland involved cybercriminals hacking into home routers and changing their DNS settings so they can conduct MITM attacks on online banking connection. The techniques could be used to target also users from other countries and exploits several vulnerabilities in home routers. Attackers used a DNS redirection to hijack users of five Polish banks to a server that acted as a proxy.”]

Source: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/22081/cyber-crime/cert-polska-detected-large-scale-dns-hacking-home-routers.html

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