FBI ISSUES PSA ON CYBER THREAT AGAINST OLD ROUTERS

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to Cases of the FBI podcast, were retired agents
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So this is the direction of the podcast will be going.
We will still have agents talking about their old cases
and also looking at what the FBI is doing now
to keep you up to date. They weren't about cyber
threats exploiting outdated routers. The Federal Bureau of Investigation as
issued a public warning and individuals and businesses of a
growing cyber threat involving outdated internet routers, particularly those manufactured

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in twenty ten or earlier. These end of life routers,
as they are called, are no longer supported by manufacturers
with critical security updates. According to the FBI, cyber criminals
are leveraging these vulnerabilities using a their of the Moon malware,
a malicious boughtonnet first identified in twenty fourteen. The malware
enables intruders to remotely access routers and convert them into

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proxy servers without the owner's knowledge. These proxies are then
used to disguise illegal online activities such as cryptocurrency theft
and accessing illicit services. The malware spreads by scanning for
open ports on routers and issuing commands to vulnerable scripts.
Once infected, the compromised router connects to a command and

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control server, receiving instructions either operate as a proxy or
seek out additional targets. The FBI recommends replace any end
of life routers with updated models, disabled remote administration features,
install the latest firmware and security patches, use strongly unique
passwords between sixteen and sixty four characters, and reboot the

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router after making changes. If you suspect a compromise or
misuse of your device, it's encourage to call the FBI's
Internet Crime Come Client Center at www dot i C
three dot gov HM