Operation WrtHug: The Global Espionage Campaign Hiding in Your Home Router
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A new report, “Operation WrtHug,” has revealed that thousands of ASUS home routers worldwide may have been covertly co-opted into a global espionage campaign. The findings indicate a highly coordinated, meticulously planned operation that should serve as a serious warning to everyone — from home users to enterprise security teams.
SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team collaborated with ASUS on the research and acknowledged the company’s willingness to contribute product-security expertise to the investigation.
The report is significant on two fronts: it exposes a major, ongoing threat, and it highlights a growing pattern of state-sponsored cyber-espionage targeting consumer-grade infrastructure.
