Malware damaging ASUS routers?

[Tech9]

Why wouldn't ASUS just use that for basic remote access by default?

You may want to ask Asus Support this question.

 

[Tech9]

Just note that the current Malware isn't Asus specific

Do you have any recommendations about protection steps to take for routers with no firmware update available? The most affected model RT-AX86U/S still doesn't have Asus released patch and there was a report of exactly the same symptoms on RT-AC86U - and EoL model now. Thank you!

 

[momo3690]

I am facing similar problem and my AX-86U wifi doesn't work after an update, showing country code error. Tried everything but no luck. Not sure if Asus will address this with a firmware update or I have to get another one...

 

[Ripshod]

if your radio modules do not work, this is a hack
you can restore the work, for this you need to restore the factory settings of the device

I have had two wifi failures not caused by a hack. I was trying some rather exotic wifi settings and in both cases both 2.4 and 5GHz failed with Mac addresses of 00:00:00:00:00:00. Obviously I've recovered from both events, but they were not caused by external "hacking". By your definition, I hacked myself.