Hacking hundreds of thousands of routers arbitrarily hackers and found out the identity and purpose of hackers who increased security

ByThe Preiser Project

Symantec, known for antivirus software, discovered in 2014 "Linux.Wifatch"Infected with 10,000 routers with Linux, I know that it is improving the security of the device rather than doing bad things. Although it seems that hacking which is often abused is used as a good purpose, I called a topic on the Internet such as "White hacker appeared", but the hacker who developed that Linux.Wifatch is what malware We are publishing the code, talking about the purpose of hacking and the identity of ourselves, and Economic magazine Forbes is interviewing this hacker.

The White Team / linux.wifatch | GitLab
https://gitlab.com/rav7teif/linux.wifatch

Meet The Mystery Vigilantes Who Created 'Malware' To Secure 10,000 Routers - Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/10/06/mystery-white-team-vigilante-hackers-speak-out/

The code of Linux.Wifatch is published by GitLab by a member called "The White Team", and Q & amp; A is installed at the bottom of the page. The White Team talked about the purpose of hacking as many as 10,000 routers by Q & amp; A for the purpose of studying firstly for the purpose of studying firstly, secondly to understand, the third is interesting, the third is interesting For our security, including you. As far as I am concerned except for study, this project is truly altruistic and I do not think of anything to harm users or devices "I tell you.


Also, I answered "Yes" to the question "Is it OK to trust?", But answered "No" to the question "Is it okay to trust?" However, the reason for saying "should not be trusted" is "not to hurt the user but to say that we can not protect the user from all the threats on the Internet, so we should not depend only on us "As far as answers are seen, it seems that you do not really have malice.

Forbes successfully interviewed The White Team via encrypted mail. The White Team talks about his true identity in an interview "I am a citizen, not a famous security researcher or activist, I have not gotten money from anyone in a series of activities and I am going at my own free time "It revealed.

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Regarding future activities, the number of routers infected with Linux.Wifatch is about 100,000, but we plan to gradually increase this number. Technically it can be increased to 400,000. Regarding the possibility of the police investigation on this case, "I believe that there is a possibility that the police may investigate and I think that there is a possibility of overlooking.It is illegal to access the device without user's consent, However, Wifatch is trying to protect the device from thermal runaway and restart caused by bit coin minor, and bugs and hidden backdoors are not used Because of these reasons, it is honest feeling that I do not want to be investigated by the police as my hope, even if a series of actions are illegal, there is no malice, so punishment should be light I think that it is. "

The White Team says, "Users should have the right of the device they own, so Apple, Amazon, Samsung and other companies will allow users to install or uninstall software that they do not want on their device It should not be done. "