Session Smart Routers With Default Passwords Hacked By Mirai Malware

 Session Smart Routers With Default Passwords Hacked By Mirai Malware

Juniper Networks has issued an urgent advisory following reports of Mirai malware infections targeting Session Smart Routers (SSRs) left with default passwords. The campaign, first detected on December 11, exploited weak security practices to...
BADBOX Botnet Hacked 74,000 Android Devices With Customizable Remote Codes

BADBOX Botnet Hacked 74,000 Android Devices With Customizable Remote Codes

The BADBOX botnet, a sophisticated cybercriminal operation, has compromised approximately 74,000 devices, including Android TV boxes, smartphones, and other electronics. This malware is pre-installed on devices before they even reach consumers, making it a particularly...
Hackers Exploit Docker Remote API Servers To Inject Gafgyt Malware

Hackers Exploit Docker Remote API Servers To Inject Gafgyt Malware

The Gafgyt malware (often referred to as Bashlite or Lizkebab) has expanded its attack scope by targeting publicly exposed Docker Remote API servers. Gafgyt malware, also known as Bashlite, and Mirai have targeted millions of...
LameDuck’s Skynet Botnet Conducted Over 35,000 DDoS Attacks Targeting Organizations

LameDuck’s Skynet Botnet Launched 35,000+ DDoS Attacks

A DDoS attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal functioning of a targeted server, service, and network with a flood of internet traffic from multiple compromised devices. DDoS attacks pose significant threats to...
GorillaBot Emerged As King For DDoS Attacks With 300,000+ Commands

GorillaBot Emerged As King For DDoS Attacks With 300,000+ Commands

A DDoS attack is a cyber attack aimed at disrupting the normal functioning of a targeted server, service, or network by flooding it with excessive internet traffic.  While this is achieved via a network of...
New Raptor Train Botnet Hacked 200,000+ Devices WorldWide

New Raptor Train Botnet Hacked 200,000+ Devices WorldWide

A botnet is a network of compromised devices, such as computers and IoT devices, infected with malware and controlled by a central entity known as a "bot herder."  These infected devices are often referred to...
Quad7 Botnet Operators Compromising Several Routers And VPN Appliances

Quad7 Botnet Operators Compromising Several Routers & VPN Appliances

The Quad7 botnet (aka 7777 botnet, xlogin botnet) has gained attention for its use of compromised TP-Link routers to conduct attacks on Microsoft 365 accounts.  This botnet primarily employs password-spraying techniques, which involve attempting to...
Corona Mirai Botnet Exploiting RCE Zero-Day To Hire New Bots

Corona Mirai Botnet Exploiting RCE Zero-Day To Hire New Bots

A botnet is exploiting a new zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2024-7029, in AVTECH CCTV cameras to spread a Mirai variant, which is a command injection vulnerability in the brightness function that allows for remote code execution.  It...
Beware Of New Botnet Attacking ASUS Routers And Opens Port 63256

Beware Of New Botnet Attacking ASUS Routers & Opens Port 63256

Botnets attack routers to gain control over these devices, turning them into "zombies" that can be used to carry out malicious activities. While they execute all their illicit activities without getting detected, and they do...
Beware of Trik Loader Botnet that protects FUD from Antivirus

Beware of Trik Loader Botnet that protects FUD from Antivirus

A threat actor has claimed to have put the source code for sale for the notorious Trik botnet, also known as Phorpiex, in antivirus (AV) circles. This C++ botnet has a suite of modules...

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