The FBI has issued a warning on Friday asking home Internet users and small business owners to reboot their routers to ward off a pernicious piece of malware called VPN Filter. The malware, which is called VPN filter, first infects routers and then helps hackers gain control over internet-connected devices. The number of infected devices is believed to be at least 500,000 in at least 54 countries. The known devices affected by VPNFilter are Linksys, MikroTik, NETGEAR and TP-Link networking equipment.”]
Source: https://hackercombat.com/fbi-suggests-rebooting-routers-to-weaken-a-global-malware-attack/