Asus implements fix for malware attack
(Reuters) — Asus said Tuesday it released an update to fix an attack, which according to security researchers had targeted 1 million-plus Asus users last year by hijacking the computer maker’s software update system.
The company said “a small number of devices” have been implanted with the malicious code through a sophisticated attack on its Live Update servers.
Moscow-based cyber security provider Kaspersky Lab said on Monday the attack took place between June and November last year and was used to deliver a software update with a “backdoor” that would give hackers access to infected machines.
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Hackers attack hundreds of thousands of Asus users
(Reuters) — Hackers targeted "hundreds of thousands" of AsusTek Computer Inc. computer owners by pushing a backdoor update software tool from the computer maker's own servers, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab said on Monday.
