Malware dubbed VPNFilter infected 500,000 routers worldwide in May this year, making it much more widespread and sophisticated than earlier. In May, the FBI seized a key command-and-control domain used by the malware and asked people to reboot their routers. However, in a new report published by Cisco’s Talos Intelligence security team, researchers said they delved into recent VPNFilter samples and found seven new “third-stage” modules that can even exploit the networks infected routers were attached to, eventually allowing attackers to steal data.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/vpnfilter-router-hacking.html