BOTNET HACKS 9,000+ ASUS ROUTERS TO ADD PERSISTENT SSH BACKDOOR

Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter

A botnet named "AyySSHush" has compromised over 9,000 ASUS routers by exploiting CVE-2023-39780 to install persistent SSH backdoors that survive firmware updates, targeting multiple brands like Cisco, D-Link, and Linksys.