AC-series Devices — Cyber Threats, Attacks & Incidents

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
2
occurrences
First Seen
November 19, 2025
Last Seen
November 19, 2025

AC-series Devices is a technology platform tracked across 2 threat clusters and 2 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 19, 2025; most recent activity November 19, 2025.

Overview

AC-series Devices refer to ASUS AC-series routers, a class of consumer networking hardware. Recent reporting describes a WrtHug campaign that hijacked thousands of end-of-life ASUS AC-series routers, illustrating how outdated or unsupported home networking gear can be coerced into malicious use and posing risks to local networks and potential wider impact.

Related Threat Clusters

  • Critical Auth Bypass Vulnerability in Asus DSL Routers

    Asus has identified a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-59367) affecting its DSL-AC51, DSL-AC750, and DSL-N16 router models. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to gain full control…

    14 articles · Updated November 16, 2025
  • Operation WrtHug Compromises Thousands of ASUS Routers Worldwide

    Operation WrtHug has hijacked approximately 50,000 ASUS routers globally, primarily targeting end-of-life models. The campaign is believed to be linked to Chinese threat actors and exploits multiple vulnerabilities,…

    9 articles · Updated November 21, 2025

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • New WrtHug campaign hijacks thousands of end-of-life ASUS routers — Bleepingcomputer · November 19, 2025
  • New WrtHug campaign hijacks thousands of end-of — Bleepingcomputer · November 19, 2025

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