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Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2023

New Tsunami botnet targets Linux SSH servers

Researchers warn of an ongoing Tsunami DDoS botnet campaign targeting inadequately protected Linux SSH servers. Researchers from AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) have uncovered an ongoing hacking campaign, aimed at poorly protected Linux SSH servers, to install the Tsunami DDoS botnet (aka Kaiten). The threat actors behind these attacks were also observed installing other […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2023

Diicot cybercrime gang expands its attack capabilities

Researchers found evidence that Diicot threat actors are expanding their capabilities with new payloads and the Cayosin Botnet. Cado researchers recently detected an interesting attack pattern linked to an emerging cybercrime group tracked as Diicot (formerly, “Mexals”) and described in analyses published by Akamai and Bitdefender. The experts discovered several payloads, some of which were not publicly known, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2023

New botnet Horabot targets Latin America

A new botnet malware dubbed Horabot is targeting Spanish-speaking users in Latin America since at least November 2020. Cisco Talos researchers were observed deploying a previously unidentified botnet, dubbed Horabot, that is targeting Spanish-speaking users in the Americas. The botnet is used to deliver a banking trojan and spam tool to the infected systems, Horabot has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 26, 2023

Dark Frost Botnet targets the gaming sector with powerful DDoS

Researchers spotted a new botnet dubbed Dark Frost that is used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the gaming industry. Researchers from Akamai discovered a new botnet called Dark Frost that was employed in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The botnet borrows code from several popular bot families, including Mirai, Gafgyt, and Qbot. The Dark Frost botnet was […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2023

The latest variant of the RapperBot botnet adds cryptojacking capabilities

FortiGuard Labs Researchers spotted new samples of the RapperBot botnet that support cryptojacking capabilities. FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered new samples of the RapperBot bot that added cryptojacking capabilities. Researchers from FortiGuard Labs first discovered the previously undetected RapperBot IoT botnet in August, and reported that it is active since mid-June 2022. The bot borrows […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2023

Fortinet warns of a spike of the activity linked to AndoryuBot DDoS botnet

A DDoS botnet dubbed AndoryuBot has been observed exploiting an RCE, tracked as CVE-2023-25717, in Ruckus access points. FortiGuard Labs researchers have recently observed a spike in attacks attempting to exploit the Ruckus Wireless Admin remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-25717. The activity is associated with a known DDoS botnet tracked as AndoryuBot that […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2023

Moobot botnet spreads by targeting Cacti and RealTek flaws

The Moobot botnet is actively exploiting critical vulnerabilities in Cacti, and Realtek in attacks in the wild. FortiGuard Labs researchers observed an ongoing hacking campaign targeting Cacti (CVE-2022-46169) and Realtek (CVE-2021-35394) vulnerabilities to spread ShellBot and Moobot malware. The ShellBot, also known as PerlBot, is a Perl-based DDoS bot that uses IRC protocol for C2 communications. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 17, 2023

HinataBot, a new Go-Based DDoS botnet in the threat landscape

A new Golang-based DDoS botnet, tracked as HinataBot, targets routers and servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. Akamai researchers spotted a new DDoS Golang-based botnet, dubbed HinataBot, which has been observed exploiting known flaws to compromise routers and servers. The experts reported that the HinataBot bot was seen being distributed since the beginning of 2023 and its operators are actively […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2023

Golang-Based Botnet GoBruteforcer targets web servers

A recently discovered Golang-based botnet, dubbed GoBruteforcer, is targeting web servers running FTP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and Postgres services Researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 recently discovered a Golang-based botnet, tracked as GoBruteforcer, which is targeting web servers running FTP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, and Postgres services. In order to compromise a target system, the samples require […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2023

Prometei botnet evolves and infected +10,000 systems since November 2022

A new version of the Prometei botnet has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022, experts warn. Cisco Talos researchers reported that the Prometei botnet has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022. The crypto-mining botnet has a modular structure and employs multiple techniques to infect systems and evade detection. The Prometei botnet […]

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New Tsunami botnet targets Linux SSH servers

Diicot cybercrime gang expands its attack capabilities

New botnet Horabot targets Latin America

Dark Frost Botnet targets the gaming sector with powerful DDoS

The latest variant of the RapperBot botnet adds cryptojacking capabilities

Fortinet warns of a spike of the activity linked to AndoryuBot DDoS botnet

Moobot botnet spreads by targeting Cacti and RealTek flaws

HinataBot, a new Go-Based DDoS botnet in the threat landscape

Golang-Based Botnet GoBruteforcer targets web servers

Prometei botnet evolves and infected +10,000 systems since November 2022

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