Tag: botnet
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New Stealthy Linux Malware Merges Mirai-based DDoS Botnet with Fileless Cryptominer
Cybersecurity researchers uncover a sophisticated Linux campaign that blends legacy botnet capabilities with modern evasion techniques. A newly discovered Linux malware campaign is demonstrating the evolving sophistication of threat actors by combining Mirai-derived distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) functionality with a stealthy, fileless cryptocurrency mining operation. According to research from Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL), the…
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DDoS attack volume rises in Q3, fueled by Aisuru botnet
A report by Cloudflare also shows a surge in attacks targeting AI companies. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ddos-rises-q3-aisuru-botnet-record-attack/806922/
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Aisuru Botnet Shatters Records With 29.7 Tbps DDoS Attack
The Aisuru botnet’s massive DDoS assault marks a new era in which hyper-volumetric attacks are both accessible and harder to defend. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/aisuru-botnet-shatters-records-with-29-7-tbps-ddos-attack/
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Cloudflare Blocks Aisuru Botnet Powered Largest Ever 29.7 Tbps DDoS Attack
Cloudflare’s Q3 2025 DDoS Threat Report reveals the Aisuru botnet launched a record 29.7 Tbps attack. Learn which sectors were the most targeted, and the key drivers behind the surge in attacks. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cloudflare-aisuru-botnet-ddos-attack/
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Aisuru botnet turns Q3 into a terabit-scale stress test for the entire internet
Cloudflare data shows 29.7 Tbps record-breaker landed amid 87% surge in network-layer attacks First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/04/cloudflare_aisuru_botnet/
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Neuer DDoS-Rekord: Riesiges Botnetz attackiert mit beispielloser Datenflut
Das Aisuru-Botnetz wächst rasant und befeuert Onlinedienste mit immer größeren Datenfluten. Es hat abermals einen neuen DDoS-Rekord aufgestellt. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/neuer-ddos-rekord-aisuru-botnetz-attackiert-mit-nie-dagewesenen-datenfluten-2512-202900.html
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Neuer DDoS-Rekord: Riesiges Botnetz attackiert mit beispielloser Datenflut
Das Aisuru-Botnetz wächst rasant und befeuert Onlinedienste mit immer größeren Datenfluten. Es hat abermals einen neuen DDoS-Rekord aufgestellt. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/neuer-ddos-rekord-aisuru-botnetz-attackiert-mit-nie-dagewesenen-datenfluten-2512-202900.html
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Cloudflare mitigates record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack by the AISURU botnet
Cloudflare blocked a record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack from the AISURU botnet. The 69-second attack set a new high, though the target remains undisclosed. Cloudflare stopped a record 29.7 Tbps DDoS attack from the AISURU botnet, a 69-second barrage that set a new volume record. The cybersecurity firm did not disclose the name of the…
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Neuer DDoS-Rekord: Aisuru-Botnetz attackiert mit nie dagewesenen Datenfluten
Das Aisuru-Botnetz wächst rasant und befeuert Onlinedienste mit immer größeren Datenfluten. Es hat abermals einen neuen DDoS-Rekord aufgestellt. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/neuer-ddos-rekord-aisuru-botnetz-attackiert-mit-nie-dagewesenen-datenfluten-2512-202900.html
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Aisuru-Botnet auf dem Vormarsch – KI-Unternehmen im Visier
DDoS-Angriffe haben auch im vergangenen Quartal rasant an Komplexität und Umfang zugenommen. Viele Unternehmen haben Schwierigkeiten, mit dieser sich ständig weiterentwickelnden Bedrohungslage Schritt zu halten. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/aisuru-botnet-auf-dem-vormarsch-ki-unternehmen-im-visier/a43062/
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Record 29.7 Tbps DDoS Attack Linked to AISURU Botnet with up to 4 Million Infected Hosts
Cloudflare on Wednesday said it detected and mitigated the largest ever distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that measured at 29.7 terabits per second (Tbps).The activity, the web infrastructure and security company said, originated from a DDoS botnet-for-hire known as AISURU, which has been linked to a number of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks over the past year. The…
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Bin ich Teil eines Botnets? Jetzt kostenlos nachprüfen
Zu Weihnachten die Rechner der Verwandtschaft auf Botnet-Aktivitäten überprüfen der kostenlose GreyNoise IP Check machts möglich.Hacks greifen immer stärker Unternehmen an, weil die Beute in Form von Lösegeld und Daten dort aussichtreicher ist als bei Privatpersonen. Das bedeutet jedoch nicht, dass eine Einzelperson kein lohnendes Opfer ist. Im Gegenteil Computer von Individuen zu infizieren kann…
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Bin ich Teil eines Botnets? GreyNoise IP-Check-Seite
Immer häufiger werden IoT-Geräte wie Router etc. durch Malware infiziert und in ein Botnetz integriert. Die Frage ist, wie man als Anwender auf einfache Art prüfen kann, ob das eigene Netzwerk Teil eines Botnetzes ist. Sicherheitsanbieter GreyNoise hat für diese … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/12/01/bin-ich-teil-eines-botnets-sicherheitsanbieter-gray-nose-stellt-ip-check-online/
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Greynoise IP Check: Neues Tool erkennt Botnetz-Aktivitäten am eigenen Anschluss
Das Tool stellt fest, ob der Internetanschluss des Nutzers möglicherweise für DDoS-Attacken oder andere Cybercrime-Aktivitäten missbraucht wird. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/greynoise-ip-check-neues-tool-erkennt-botnetz-aktivitaeten-am-eigenen-anschluss-2512-202764.html
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Bin ich Teil eines Botnets? Gray Nose IP-Check-Seite
Immer häufiger werden IoT-Geräte wie Router etc. durch Malware infiziert und in ein Botnetz integriert. Die Frage ist, wie man als Anwender auf einfache Art prüfen kann, ob das eigene Netzwerk Teil eines Botnetzes ist. Sicherheitsanbieter Grey Nose hat für … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/12/01/bin-ich-teil-eines-botnets-sicherheitsanbieter-gray-nose-stellt-ip-check-online/
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New GreyNoise IP Checker Helps Users Identify Botnet Activity
Cybersecurity firm GreyNoise has launched a new, free utility designed to answer a question most internet users never think to ask: Is my home router secretly attacking other computers? The newly released GreyNoise IP Check is a simple, web-based tool that allows anyone to instantly verify whether their internet connection is being used by a…
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New GreyNoise IP Checker Helps Users Identify Botnet Activity
Cybersecurity firm GreyNoise has launched a new, free utility designed to answer a question most internet users never think to ask: Is my home router secretly attacking other computers? The newly released GreyNoise IP Check is a simple, web-based tool that allows anyone to instantly verify whether their internet connection is being used by a…
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GreyNoise launches free scanner to check if you’re part of a botnet
GreyNoise Labs has launched a free tool called GreyNoise IP Check that lets users check if their IP address has been observed in malicious scanning operations, like botnet and residential proxy networks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/greynoise-launches-free-scanner-to-check-if-youre-part-of-a-botnet/
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New Mirai variant ShadowV2 tests IoT exploits amid AWS disruption
ShadowV2, a new Mirai-based botnet, briefly targeted vulnerable IoT devices during October’s AWS outage, likely as a test run. During the late-October AWS disruption, FortiGuard Labs researchers observed the Mirai-based ‘ShadowV2’ malware exploiting IoT vulnerabilities across multiple countries and industries. The botnet was active only during the outage, suggesting a test run for future attacks.…
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New ShadowV2 botnet malware used AWS outage as a test opportunity
A new Mirai-based botnet malware named ‘ShadowV2’ has been observed targeting IoT devices from D-Link, TP-Link, and other vendors with exploits for known vulnerabilities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-shadowv2-botnet-malware-used-aws-outage-as-a-test-opportunity/
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Botnet takes advantage of AWS outage to smack 28 countries
Even worse, it might have been a ‘test run’ for future attacks First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/26/miraibased_botnet_shadowv2/
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ShadowRay 2.0 Turns AI Clusters into Crypto Botnets
A threat actor is leveraging a flaw in the Ray framework to hijack AI infrastructure worldwide and distribute a self-propagating cryptomining and data theft botnet. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/shadowray-20-ai-clusters-crypto-botnets
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Breach Roundup: Cloudflare Outage Root Cause
Also: Fortinet Flaws, Aisuru Botnet and Dutch Police Seize Bulletproof Host Servers. This week, the root cause of the Cloudflare outage, active exploitation of Fortinet flaws, Logitech disclosed a data breach, Microsoft headed off a record-breaking botnet attack, Dutch police seized bulletproof hosting servers and Princeton University disclosed a data breach after a phishing attack.…
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NDSS 2025 Hitchhiking Vaccine: Enhancing Botnet Remediation With Remote Code Deployment Reuse
SESSION Session 3C: Mobile Security ———– ———– Authors, Creators & Presenters: Runze Zhang (Georgia Institute of Technology), Mingxuan Yao (Georgia Institute of Technology), Haichuan Xu (Georgia Institute of Technology), Omar Alrawi (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jeman Park (Kyung Hee University), Brendan Saltaformaggio (Georgia Institute of Technology) ———– PAPER Hitchhiking Vaccine: Enhancing Botnet Remediation With Remote…
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NDSS 2025 Hitchhiking Vaccine: Enhancing Botnet Remediation With Remote Code Deployment Reuse
SESSION Session 3C: Mobile Security ———– ———– Authors, Creators & Presenters: Runze Zhang (Georgia Institute of Technology), Mingxuan Yao (Georgia Institute of Technology), Haichuan Xu (Georgia Institute of Technology), Omar Alrawi (Georgia Institute of Technology), Jeman Park (Kyung Hee University), Brendan Saltaformaggio (Georgia Institute of Technology) ———– PAPER Hitchhiking Vaccine: Enhancing Botnet Remediation With Remote…
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Tsundere Botnet Targets Windows, Linux macOS via Node.js Packages
A Russian-speaking threat actor attributed to the username >>koneko
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ShadowRay 2.0 Exploits Unpatched Ray Flaw to Build Self-Spreading GPU Cryptomining Botnet
Oligo Security has warned of ongoing attacks exploiting a two-year-old security flaw in the Ray open-source artificial intelligence (AI) framework to turn infected clusters with NVIDIA GPUs into a self-replicating cryptocurrency mining botnet.The activity, codenamed ShadowRay 2.0, is an evolution of a prior wave that was observed between September 2023 and March 2024. The attack,…
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Tsundere Botnet Expands Using Game Lures and Ethereum-Based C2 on Windows
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an actively expanding botnet dubbed Tsundere that’s targeting Windows users.Active since mid-2025, the threat is designed to execute arbitrary JavaScript code retrieved from a command-and-control (C2) server, Kaspersky researcher Lisandro Ubiedo said in an analysis published today.There are currently no details on how the botnet malware is propagated; First seen…
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Operation WrtHug hijacks 50,000+ ASUS routers to build a global botnet
Operation WrtHug hijacks tens of thousands of outdated ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, forming a large botnet. A new campaign called Operation WrtHug has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, pulling them into a large malicious network. SecurityScorecard…
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Operation WrtHug hijacks 50,000+ ASUS routers to Bìbuild global botnet
Operation WrtHug hijacks tens of thousands of outdated ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, forming a large botnet. A new campaign called Operation WrtHug has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, pulling them into a large malicious network. SecurityScorecard…