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Home Routers Being Targeted in DNS Hijacking Attack, Trend Micro Says

Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a malicious browser script being used to change DNS settings on home routers in some parts of the world. The campaign is another sign that DNS hijacking is becoming an increasingly popular attack method for criminal hackers. Nearly 88 percent of the victims of the latest campaign are based in Brazil, but infections have also been observed in the U.S. and Japan, according to Trend Micro. In April, attackers hijacked domain name servers at the St. Louis Federal Reserve and redirected traffic meant for its domain to a malicious web page.”]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/home-routers-being-targeted-in-dns-hijacking-attack-trend-micro-says

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