Massive MikroTik router botnet has been spreading malware – here’s how to stay safe

Hackers are using thousands of hijacked routers in a botnet to spread dangerous malware.

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 61 words · Tracy Avila

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For scale, theTor networkuses around 8,000 relays making this botnet more than 1.5 times larger.

This also applies to links in emails too.

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As an added step, double-check you have a strong, robustantivirus softwareinstalled on your home PC and laptop.

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