TEHRAN, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran's cybersecurity authority has issued a warning about an imminent malware attack, the Financial Tribune daily reported on Monday.
The spread of a malware, named VPNFilter is likely, can affect hundreds of thousands of home and office routers, and collect users' information or shut down network traffic, Iran's Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center said.
The attack is not limited to Iran and has impacted many computer users across the world, the center warned.
It said it has advised the owners of many brands of routers to turn them off and on again, and download updates from the manufacturer to protect themselves.
The malware was initially detected by Cisco Systems Inc., which said that the hacking campaign targeted devices from Belkin International's Linksys, MikroTik, Netgear Inc, TP-Link and QNAP.
