Pierluigi Paganini
June 09, 2025
A new variant of the Mirai botnet exploits CVE-2024-3721 to target DVR systems, using a new infection method. Researchers from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new variant of the Mirai botnet that exploits a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3721) in TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 digital video recording devices. During a review of the logs in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 28, 2025
PumaBot targets Linux IoT devices, using SSH brute-force attacks to steal credentials, spread malware, and mine crypto. Darktrace researchers discovered a new botnet called PumaBot targets Linux-based IoT devices, using SSH brute-force attacks to steal credentials, spread malware, and mine cryptocurrency. PumaBot skips broad internet scans and instead pulls a list of targets from its […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2025
Vulnerabilities in Apple’s AirPlay protocol and SDK exposed Apple and third-party devices to attacks, including remote code execution. Oligo Security found serious flaws, collectively tracked as AirBorne, in Apple’s AirPlay protocol and SDK, affecting Apple and third-party devices. Attackers can exploit the vulnerabilities to perform zero-/one-click RCE, bypass ACLs, read local files, steal data, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 22, 2025
Cloudflare announced that it has blocked a record-breaking 5.6 terabit-per-second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Cloudflare announced that during the week of Halloween 2024, it autonomously detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, which is the largest attack ever reported. The previous largest DDoS attack blocked by Cloudflare occurred in October […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 16, 2025
Researchers discovered a 13,000-device MikroTik botnet exploiting DNS flaws to spoof 20,000 domains and deliver malware. Infoblox researchers discovered a botnet of 13,000 MikroTik devices that exploits DNS misconfigurations to bypass email protections, spoof approximately 20,000 domains, and deliver malware. In late November, the experts spotted a malspam campaign impersonating DHL which used emails about […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2024
Experts uncovered a botnet of 190,000 Android devices infected by BadBox bot, primarily Yandex smart TVs and Hisense smartphones. Bitsight researchers uncovered new BADBOX infrastructure, company’s telemetry shows that over 192,000 devices were infected with the BADBOX bot. The botnet includes 160,000 previously unseen devices, notably Yandex 4K QLED Smart TVs and T963 Hisense Smartphones. Most […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 17, 2024
The FBI warned of a fresh wave of HiatusRAT malware attacks targeting internet-facing Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to warn of HiatusRAT malware campaigns targeting Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. The report includes a set of recommendations to mitigate the exposure to the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 16, 2024
D-Link fixed multiple critical flaws in its WiFi 6 routers that allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or gain hardcoded credentials. D-Link has addressed three critical vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-45694, CVE-2024-45695, CVE-2024-45697, impacting three wireless router models. The flaws can allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code or access the devices using hardcoded credentials. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 13, 2024
Researchers uncovered an Android malware, dubbed Vo1d, that has already infected nearly 1.3 million Android devices in 197 countries. Doctor Web researchers uncovered a malware, tracked as Vo1d, that infected nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes belonging to users in 197 countries. The malicious code acts as a backdoor and allows attackers to download and install […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2024
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) orders smart device manufacturers to ban default passwords starting from April 29, 2024. The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging manufacturers of smart devices to comply with new legislation that bans default passwords. The law, known as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act (or PSTI act), will […]
