I wanna have both Mikrotik routers on the same LAN for management purposes. I originally acquired the Huawei GPON-OLT-CLASS B+ to actually eliminate the usage of the ISP ONT Device.

Researchers from 360 Netlab say that out of over five million devices with an open TCP/8291 port online, 1.2 million are MikroTik routers -- of which, 370,000 devices remain unpatched against CVE ...

Attacks on Dasan GPON routers are continuing to happen using two vulnerabilities disclosed last month, but today, researchers from Qihoo 360 Netlab have revealed that one botnet operator appears ...

MikroTik routers have also been targeted by threat actors behind the malware VPNFilter who also used CVE-2018-14847. Tenable researcher Baines said he is not aware of the technique being ...

At least five IoT botnets are fighting each other and attempting to infect Dasan GPON routers, according to Chinese cyber-security firm Qihoo 360 Netlab. The devices they are trying to take over ...

Massive MikroTik router botnet has been spreading malware – here’s how to stay safe. News. By Amber Bouman published 16 January 2025 Misconfigured routers have been hijacked to act as proxies.

Dasan's gigabit-capable passive optical network (GPON) home routers are again the target of zero-day exploits using a new botnet called TheMoon, according to researchers at Qihoo 360 Netlab. While ...

Using automated analysis via a Python script, researchers at eSentire observed an increase in exploitation attempts on gigabit passive optical network (GPON) routers. Though the router attacks had ...

Cloud-based router management offers automatic security and updates for ISPs that deploy MikroTik routers in subscriber homes MikroTik is a leading connectivity brand for Wireless ISPs (WISPs) and ...

All five botnets -- Muhstik, Mirai, Hajime, Satori, and Mettle -- have developed exploits to target the fiber routers, but so far none of the botnets have successfully hacked and hijacked the routers.