ASUS acknowledges computers infected by auto-update virus
BOSTON (AP) — The Taiwanese computer company ASUS is acknowledging that suspected nation-state hackers planted malware on its online automatic update service in a sophisticated and targeted espionage operation.
Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab disclosed Monday that hackers infected tens of thousands of ASUS computers last year in the scheme. Kaspersky said it detected 57,000 infections among customers