FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Security researchers say they have uncovered previously unknown attacks on routers which direct traffic around the Internet, allowing hackers to harvest vast amounts of data while going undetected by existing cyber security defenses.The attacks replace the operating system used in network equipment from Cisco (CSCO.O), the worlds biggest maker of routers, the computer forensic arm of U.S. security research firm FireEye (FEYE.O), Mandiant, said on Tuesday.So far, Mandiant has found 14 instances of router implants in India, Mexico, Philippines and Ukraine, the company said in a blog post.Separately, Cisco confirmed that it had alerted customers to these attacks …read more
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