Linux variant worm affects Ubuquiti routers and radios

Foul-mouthed worm takes control of wireless ISPs around the globe Active attack targets Internet-connected radios from Ubiquiti Networks.

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Risk Assessment / Security & Hacktivism Foul-mouthed worm takes control of wireless ISPs around the globe Active attack targets Internet-connected radios from Ubiquiti Networks.

ISPs around the world are being attacked by self-replicating malware that can take complete control of widely used wireless networking equipment, according to reports from customers and a security researcher who is following the ongoing campaign.

San Jose, California-based Ubiquiti Networks confirmed on Friday that attackers are actively targeting a flaw in AirOS, the Linux-based firmware that runs the wireless routers, access points, and other gear sold by the company. The vulnerability, which allows attackers to gain access to the devices over HTTP and HTTPS connections without authenticating themselves, was patched last July, but the fix wasn't widely installed. Many customers claimed they never received notification of the threat.

Nico Waisman, a researcher at security firm Immunity, said he knows of two Argentina-based ISPs that went dark for two days after being hit by the worm. He said he's seen credible reports of ISPs in Spain and Brazil being infected by the same malware and that it's likely that ISPs in the US and elsewhere were also hit, since the exploit has no geographic restrictions. Once successful, the exploit he examined replaces the password files of an infected device and then scans the network it's on for other vulnerable gear. After a certain amount of time, the worm resets infected devices to their factory default configurations, with the exception of leaving behind a backdoor account, and then disappears. Ubiquiti officials have said there are at least two variations, so it's possible that other strains behave differently.

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