A report reveals that 415,000 routers are affected by malicious encryption extraction software

The Number of MikroTik Routers Affected by Crime Extreme Malware Coin encryption has doubled since August 2018, reaching 415,000, according to the security research firm VriesHd .

Since August, the VriesHd has released reports on routers targeting malware and forcing them to exploit crypto-rooms. He revealed that routers from Mikrotik, a network equipment manufacturer in Latvia, had been compromised by at least 16 types of malware, including Coinhive software. who monitors cryptomania with an emphasis on the confidentiality of Monero (XMR).

In September, the estimated number of validated routers exceeded 280,000. In the recent announcement, VriesHd explains that it has examined only three possible ways to abuse the MikroTik router, although there may be several more . The VriesHd report, based on preliminary projections only, indicates that 415,000 routers have been affected.

As VriesHd explained to the Next website, attackers recently moved from Coinhive to other mining software such as Omine and CoinImp. The company also noted that the exact number may be slightly wrong because the data only reflects infected IP addresses. However, she estimates that the number is still high.