WrtHug Malware — Analysis, Campaigns & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
7
occurrences
First Seen
November 18, 2025
Last Seen
November 21, 2025

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Asus Routers Hit by 'WrtHug' Malware Campaign — Varindia · November 21, 2025
  • Massive Hacking Operation WrtHug Compromises Thousands of ASUS Routers Worldwide — Gbhackers · November 20, 2025
  • Asus Routers Hacked in 'WrtHug' Campaign — Bankinfosecurity · November 19, 2025
  • Massive Hacking Operation WrtHug Compromises Thousands of ASUS Routers Worldwide — Cybersecuritynews · November 19, 2025
  • China-Linked Operation “WrtHug” Hijacks Thousands of ASUS Routers — Infosecurity-Magazine · November 19, 2025
  • Thousands of ASUS routers hijacked in global spying campaign — Securitybrief.Asia · November 18, 2025
  • Thousands of ASUS routers hijacked in global spying campaign — Securitybrief · November 18, 2025

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown