KadNap is being used to create Doppelgänger, a network with 14,000+ devices targeting Asus routers.

A newly identified botnet called KadNap has compromised thousands of Asus routers worldwide by exploiting weaknesses in the devices’ remote-access features, turning ordinary home networking equipment ...

When thinking about computer security, you probably consider your PC and phone first and foremost. But there’s a lot of hardware between you and the nebulous malefactors of the internet, and it’s ...

A newly discovered botnet malware called KadNap is targeting ASUS routers and other edge networking devices to turn them into proxies for malicious traffic. Since August 2025, KadNap has grown to ...

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It's a good idea to periodically check for firmware updates for all of your hardware devices, especially in this era of the Internet of Things (IoT). We could go on a whole tangent about the state of ...