Large scale attack hijacks routers through users' browsers

PC World
May 25, 2015, 7:35 am131 pts
Cybercriminals have developed a Web-based attack tool to hijack routers on a large scale when users visit compromised websites or view malicious advertisements in their browsers. The goal of these attacks is to replace the DNS (Domain Name System) servers configured on routers with rogue ones controlled by…

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