**Rick Garcia** @rick_777 · 2018-05-24T01:18:18Z

Rick Garcia @rick_777

New #router #malware with #permabrick capabilities spreading like fire! 😨 Might this be related to the recent spambot epidemic in here?

#vpnfilter

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/hackers-infect-500000-consumer-routers-all-over-the-world-with-malware/

May 24, 2018, 01:18 · Mastalab · 7 · 3

**Sean R. Lynch ☑️** @seanl@literati.org · May 24, 2018, 01:48

**Sean R. Lynch ☑️** @seanl@literati.org · May 24, 2018, 01:48

@rick_777
Let's figure out how to make it execute the permabrick code so people start giving a shit about the security of stuff they plug into their network.

**varx** @varx@infosec.exchange · May 24, 2018, 03:22

**varx** @varx@infosec.exchange · May 24, 2018, 03:22

^ LB: On the one hand, I have a lot of empathy for people who just want to connect the internet, can't afford a fancy router, don't know how to assess the security, etc.

On the other hand, I want to burn it all down so people (and maybe companies, market forces willing) actually give a shit.

**Rick Garcia** @rick_777 · May 24, 2018, 05:14

**Rick Garcia** @rick_777 · May 24, 2018, 05:14

JUST IN: FBI dismantled the C&C server operating those. As suspected... Russian.

https://slashdot.org/story/341306