https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mirai-ddos-malware-variant-expands-targets-with-13-router-exploits/

A Mirai-based DDoS (distributed denial of service) malware botnet tracked as IZ1H9 has added thirteen new payloads to target Linux-based routers and routers from D-Link, Zyxel, TP-Link, TOTOLINK, and others.

Fortinet researchers report observing a peak in the exploitation rates around the first week of September, reaching tens of thousands of exploitation attempts against vulnerable devices.