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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

Criminals hijack thousands of devices to create never-before-seen cyber weapon

Criminals have secretly hijacked more than 14,000 devices worldwide in order to carry out attacks that are almost impossible to protect against, security researchers have warned.

The majority of devices infected by the sophisticated new malware, dubbed ‘KadNap’, are Asus routers, which are being used to route malicious traffic to carry out large-scale cyberattacks.

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