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A dangerous Chinese malware could infect your home or office router, researchers
from Check Point Research have found. The backdoor is called "Horse Shell" and
allows threat actors to gain full access of the infected endpoint. In essence,
hackers could then remain hidden while having full access to your wider router
network, researchers say.

Researchers claim that the group linked to the attack, Camaro Dragon, is linked
to the Chinese government and that its infrastructure also closely "overlaps"
that of another attacker from China, Mustang Panda.





ROUTERS UNDER THREAT

Horse Shell was found in TP-Link routers by researchers, and they claim that the
malware doesn't care much for firmware and doesn't target any specific brands,
implying its broad range. They say that "a wide range of devices and vendors may
be at risk."

It appears that the hackers are attacking routers with known vulnerabilities, or
those that have weak login credentials. Camaro Dragon has attempted to install
Horse Shell on routers belonging to European foreign affairs entities, according
to Tech Radar, but it's still unclear who they're specifically going after.




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"Learning from history, router implants are often installed on arbitrary devices
with no particular interest, with the aim to create a chain of nodes between the
main infections and real command and control," researchers said. “In other
words, infecting a home router does not mean that the homeowner was specifically
targeted, but rather that they are only a means to a goal."




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Info-Stealing Malware

To protect against Horse Shell and malicious actors like Camaro Dragon,
businesses and even individuals should regularly update the firmware of their
routers and other devices. Changing your password every few months and adding
multi-factor authentication (MFA) wherever possible could be an added advantage.

What do you think - are people doing enough to safeguard themselves against such
threats? Let us know in the comments below. For more in the world
of technology and science, keep reading Indiatimes.com.






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AMRITSAR

The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Pakistani drone, fourth in last two
days, in the Amritsar sector on Saturday night.

The BSF also recovered three packets attached to the drone containing 3.3kg of
heroin, said officials.

On Friday night, three drones were gunned down by the BSF troopers. One of these
drones fell in the Pakistan territory while two were recovered, said officials.




A BSF spokesperson said at 8.50pm on Saturday, the troops deployed in the depth
area heard a buzzing sound of a suspected drone near Dhanoe Kalan village in
Amritsar. As per the drill, BSF troops successfully downed it, he said.



“During initial search of the area, the BSF troops recovered a drone
(quadcopter, DJI Matrice, 300 RTK) along with a consignment containing 3 packets
of suspected narcotics, attached with the drone by the means of iron ring, from
a field in the village. Four luminous strips were also found attached with the
consignment for easy detection of smugglers,” he added.

The gross weight of the recovered consignment of suspected heroin is 3.3kg, he
said.

The back-to-back downing of drones comes days after a high-level coordination
meeting between the BSF and Punjab Police officials in Amritsar. The key agenda
of the meeting was to tackle the threat of drones being used for smuggling of
arms, ammunition and drugs from across the border.

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