All posts tagged "botnet"

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  Andoryu Botnet Exploits Critical Ruckus Wireless Flaw for Widespread Attack

  A nascent botnet called Andoryu has been found to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw in the Ruckus Wireless Admin panel to...

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  Microsoft Confirms PaperCut Servers Used to Deliver LockBit and Cl0p Ransomware

  Microsoft has confirmed that the active exploitation of PaperCut servers is linked to attacks that are designed to deliver Cl0p and LockBit...

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  New Zaraza Bot Credential-Stealer Sold on Telegram Targeting 38 Web Browsers

  A novel credential-stealing malware called Zaraza bot is being offered for sale on Telegram while also using the popular messaging service as...

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  Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation

  Critical security flaws in Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex are being exploited by various threat actors in hacks targeting unpatched systems....

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  GoBruteforcer: New Golang-Based Malware Breaches Web Servers Via Brute-Force Attacks

  A new Golang-based malware dubbed GoBruteforcer has been found targeting web servers running phpMyAdmin, MySQL, FTP, and Postgres to corral the devices...

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  MyloBot Botnet Spreading Rapidly Worldwide: Infecting Over 50,000 Devices Daily

  A sophisticated botnet known as MyloBot has compromised thousands of systems, with most of them located in India, the U.S., Indonesia, and...

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  New Threat: Stealthy HeadCrab Malware Compromised Over 1,200 Redis Servers

  At least 1,200 Redis database servers worldwide have been corralled into a botnet using an “elusive and severe threat” dubbed HeadCrab since...

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  Zerobot Botnet Emerges as a Growing Threat with New Exploits and Capabilities

  The Zerobot DDoS botnet has received substantial updates that expand on its ability to target more internet-connected devices and scale its network....

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  KmsdBot Botnet Suspected of Being Used as DDoS-for-Hire Service

  An ongoing analysis of the KmsdBot botnet has raised the possibility that it’s a DDoS-for-hire service offered to other threat actors. This...

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  Glupteba Botnet Continues to Thrive Despite Google’s Attempts to Disrupt It

  The operators of the Glupteba botnet resurfaced in June 2022 as part of a renewed and “upscaled” campaign, months after Google disrupted...

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  New Go-based Botnet Exploiting Exploiting Dozens of IoT Vulnerabilities to Expand its Network

  A novel Go-based botnet called Zerobot has been observed in the wild proliferating by taking advantage of nearly two dozen security vulnerabilities...

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  Hackers Exploiting Redis Vulnerability to Deploy New Redigo Malware on Servers

  A previously undocumented Go-based malware is targeting Redis servers with the goal of taking control of the infected systems and likely building...

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  Researchers ‘Accidentally’ Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet Network

  An ongoing analysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down. KmsdBot, as...

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  All You Need to Know About Emotet in 2022

  For 6 months, the infamous Emotet botnet has shown almost no activity, and now it’s distributing malicious spam. Let’s dive into details...

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  Hackers Exploiting Abandoned Boa Web Servers to Target Critical Industries

  Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed the intrusion activity aimed at Indian power grid entities earlier this year likely involved the exploitation of security...

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  Google Wins Lawsuit Against Russians Linked to Blockchain-based Glupteba Botnet

  Google has won a lawsuit filed against two Russian nationals in connection with the operation of a botnet called Glupteba, the company...

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  Fodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities

  The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal. This includes changes to its...

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  Emotet Botnet Distributing Self-Unlocking Password-Protected RAR Files to Drop Malware

  The notorious Emotet botnet has been linked to a new wave of malspam campaigns that take advantage of password-protected archive files to...

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  Mirai Botnet Hits Wynncraft Minecraft Server with 2.5 Tbps DDoS Attack

  Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare disclosed this week that it halted a 2.5 Tbps distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack launched by a...

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  Emotet Botnet Started Distributing Quantum and BlackCat Ransomware

  The Emotet malware is now being leveraged by ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups, including Quantum and BlackCat, after Conti’s official retirement from the threat...

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  Mirai Variant MooBot Botnet Exploiting D-Link Router Vulnerabilities

  A variant of the Mirai botnet known as MooBot is co-opting vulnerable D-Link devices into an army of denial-of-service bots by taking...