300,000 MikroTik routers are ticking security time bombs, researchers say Device owners have yet to install patches for 3 high-severity vulnerabilities. Dan Goodin – Dec 9, 2021 1:29 pm | 105 ...

Researchers from 360 Netlab say that out of over five million devices with an open TCP/8291 port online, 1.2 million are MikroTik routers -- of which, 370,000 devices remain unpatched against CVE ...

Approximately 300,000 MikroTik routers are vulnerable to critical vulnerabilities that malware botnets can exploit for cryptomining and DDoS attacks.

A critical severity 'Super Admin' privilege elevation flaw puts over 900,000 MikroTik RouterOS routers at risk, potentially enabling attackers to take full control over a device and remain undetected.