botnet

Quad7 botnet evolves to more stealthy tactics to evade detectionQuad7 botnet evolves to more stealthy tactics to evade detection

Quad7 botnet evolves to more stealthy tactics to evade detection

The Quad7 botnet evolves and targets new  SOHO devices, including Axentra media servers, Ruckus wireless routers and Zyxel VPN appliances.…

8 months ago
New Golang-based Zergeca Botnet appeared in the threat landscape<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>New Golang-based Zergeca Botnet appeared in the threat landscape<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>

New Golang-based Zergeca Botnet appeared in the threat landscape<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>

Researchers uncovered a new Golang-based botnet called Zergeca that can carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Researchers at the QiAnXin…

11 months ago
OVHcloud mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack in April 2024OVHcloud mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack in April 2024

OVHcloud mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack in April 2024

OVHcloud successfully mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack in April, which reached 840 million packets per second (Mpps). The cloud services…

11 months ago
Mirai-like botnet is exploiting recently disclosed Zyxel NAS flaw<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>Mirai-like botnet is exploiting recently disclosed Zyxel NAS flaw<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>

Mirai-like botnet is exploiting recently disclosed Zyxel NAS flaw<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>

Researchers warn that a Mirai-based botnet is exploiting a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in EoL Zyxel NAS devices. Researchers at…

11 months ago
Over 600,000 SOHO routers were destroyed by Chalubo malware in 72 hours Over 600,000 SOHO routers were destroyed by Chalubo malware in 72 hours 

Over 600,000 SOHO routers were destroyed by Chalubo malware in 72 hours

The Chalubo trojan destroyed over 600,000 SOHO routers from a single ISP, researchers from Lumen Technologies reported. Between October 25…

12 months ago
Mirai botnet also spreads through the exploitation of Ivanti Connect Secure bugsMirai botnet also spreads through the exploitation of Ivanti Connect Secure bugs

Mirai botnet also spreads through the exploitation of Ivanti Connect Secure bugs

Threat actors exploit recently disclosed Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vulnerabilities to deploy the Mirai botnet. Researchers from Juniper Threat Labs…

1 year ago
TheMoon bot infected 40,000 devices in January and FebruaryTheMoon bot infected 40,000 devices in January and February

TheMoon bot infected 40,000 devices in January and February

A new variant of TheMoon malware infected thousands of outdated small office and home office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices…

1 year ago
Unraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushesUnraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushes

Unraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushes

Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. Is it true? The…

1 year ago
FBI, CISA warn of AndroxGh0st botnet for victim identification and exploitationFBI, CISA warn of AndroxGh0st botnet for victim identification and exploitation

FBI, CISA warn of AndroxGh0st botnet for victim identification and exploitation

U.S. CISA and the FBI warned of AndroxGh0st malware used to create a botnet for victim identification and exploitation in target networks.…

1 year ago
New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-daysNew InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days

New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days

Mirai-based botnet InfectedSlurs has been spotted exploiting two zero-day RCE flaws to compromise routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. Akamai…

1 year ago