The FBI wants you to reboot your router NOW to help destroy a botnet
Remember when the world discovered that over half a million routers have been infected with sophisticated "VPNFilter" malware that could, among other things, cut off access to the internet or be used for Russian spying?
Today, the FBI is asking everyone -- yes, everyone -- to reboot their routers immediately. Right now, even. Or maybe after you finish reading this story.
In a public service announcement published Friday and noted by Ars Technica, and a new addition to a US Department of Justice press release, the FBI explains that it's hoping that your actions will help the US government destroy a botnet before a Russian hacking group, Sofacy, can harden the malware's defenses.