Malware dubbed Linux.Wifatch, a.k.a “Ifwatch,” infected more than 10,000 vulnerable’Internet of Things’devices, and spreading quickly. Malware does not appear to be used for malicious purposes yet, but researchers have found that the malware contains a number of backdoors that can be used by its developer to carry out malicious tasks remotely. The case hasn’t closed yet, as Symantec says, “It pays to be suspicious” Malware was first discovered in November last year by an independent malware researcher.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2015/10/hack-wifi-router.html