Tag: botnet
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China’s Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet surge back with a vengeance
Ohm, for flux sake First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/china_volt_typhoon_back/
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Volt Typhoon rebuilds malware botnet following FBI disruption
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon has begun to rebuild its “KV-Botnet” malware botnet after it was disrupted by law enforcement in January, according to researchers from SecurityScorecard. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/volt-typhoon-rebuilds-malware-botnet-following-fbi-disruption/
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Microsoft Warns of Chinese Botnet Exploiting Router Flaws for Credential Theft
Microsoft has revealed that a Chinese threat actor it tracks as Storm-0940 is leveraging a botnet called Quad7 to orchestrate highly evasive password … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/11/microsoft-warns-of-chinese-botnet.html
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Beyond VPNs and Botnets: Understanding the Danger of ORB Networks
The S2 Research Team at Team Cymru has recently shed light on an escalating threat in the cybersecurity landscape: Operational Relay Box (ORB) network… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/beyond-vpns-and-botnets-understanding-the-danger-of-orb-networks/
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AndroxGh0st Malware Integrates Mozi Botnet to Target IoT and Cloud Services
Tags: access, botnet, cloud, credentials, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, Internet, iot, malware, remote-code-execution, service, threat, vulnerabilityThe threat actors behind the AndroxGh0st malware are now exploiting a broader set of security flaws impacting various internet-facing applications, while also deploying the Mozi botnet malware.”This botnet utilizes remote code execution and credential-stealing methods to maintain persistent access, leveraging unpatched vulnerabilities to infiltrate critical infrastructures,” CloudSEK said in a First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Androxgh0st Botnet Adopts Mozi Payloads, Expands IoT Reach
Androxgh0st botnet has expanded, integrating Mozi IoT payloads and targeting web server vulnerabilities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/androxgh0st-botnet-adopts-mozi/
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Androxgh0st Botnet Integrates Mozi, Expands Attacks on IoT Vulnerabilities
CloudSEK reports that the Androxgh0st botnet has integrated with the Mozi botnet and exploits a wide range of… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/androxgh0st-botnet-integrate-mozi-iot-vulnerabilities/
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Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks
Microsoft warns Chinese threat actors are using the Quad7 botnet to carry out password-spray attacks and steal credentials. Chinese threat actors use … First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/170503/malware/quad7-botnet-used-by-chinese-threat-actors.html
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Chinese Hackers Use Quad7 Botnet for Credential Theft
Hackers Using Password Spraying to Steal User Microsoft Account Credentials. Multiple Chinese hacking groups are using a botnet named for a TCP routin… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-hackers-use-quad7-botnet-for-credential-theft-a-26709
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Microsoft credentials pilfered by APT Storm via botnet spraypray router attack
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/storm-0940-steals-credentials-of-microsoft-customers-by-leveraging-quad7-botnet
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Chinese hackers use Quad7 botnet to steal credentials
First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-chinese-hackers-use-quad7-botnet-to-steal-credentials/
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Quad7 botnet-compromised credentials tapped by various Chinese hackers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/quad7-botnet-compromised-credentials-tapped-by-various-chinese-hackers
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‘Prometei’ Botnet Spreads Its Cryptojacker Worldwide
Tags: botnetFirst seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/prometei-botnet-cryptojacker-worldwide
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U.S. Charges Two Sudanese Brothers for Record 35,000 DDoS Attacks
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged two Sudanese brothers with running a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet for hire that conducted … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/10/us-charges-two-sudanese-brothers-for.html
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Mirai-Inspired Gorilla Botnet Hits 0.3 Million Targets Across 100 Countries
Tags: botnetFirst seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/mira-gorilla-botnet-ddos-attacks-hit-100-countries/
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TV-Boxen für Botnet missbraucht: 1,3 Millionen Geräte betroffen
Tags: botnetFirst seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/malware/tv-boxen-fuer-botnet-missbraucht-13-millionen-geraete-betroffen-301465.html
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FBI disrupts another Chinese state-sponsored botnet
The FBI said the massive botnet, which included 260,000 connected devices, was developed and operated by a publicly traded Chinese company named Integ… First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366611357/FBI-disrupts-another-Chinese-state-sponsored-botnet
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NCSC exposes Chinese company running malicious Mirai botnet
The NCSC and its Five Eyes allies have published details of the activities of a China-based cyber security company that is operating a Mirai IoT botne… First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366611295/NCSC-exposes-Chinese-company-running-malicious-Mirai-botnet
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New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across 100 Countries
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet sou… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/10/new-gorilla-botnet-launches-over-300000.html
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A Deep Dive into DDoS Carpet-Bombing Attacks
With the rapid growth of the internet, especially in areas like cloud computing, 5G, and IoT technologies, the scale of botnets continues to expand, i… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/a-deep-dive-into-ddos-carpet-bombing-attacks/
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How DDoS Botent is used to Infect your Network?
DDoS botnet gained attention a few years ago due to its record-breaking attacks, but the emergence of new threats in 2024 illustrates the evolving tac… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/how-ddos-botent-is-used-to-infect-your-network/
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GorillaBot mit über 300.000 DDoS-Angriffen – Neue Botnet-Malware zielt auf kritische Infrastrukturen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/gorillabot-neue-bedrohung-ddos-angriffe-2024-a-3618bcc52095890daeaf5438028f2c8a/
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Iranian Hackers Tried to Give Hacked Trump Campaign Emails to Dems
Plus: The FBI dismantles the largest-ever China-backed botnet, the DOJ charges two men with a $243 million crypto theft, Apple’s MacOS Sequoia breaks … First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/iran-hackers-trump-democrats-emails/
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FBI boss says China ‘burned down’ 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/fbi_flax_typhoon_ransomware/
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Novel Gorilla Botnet DDoS Attacks Exceed 300K
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/novel-gorilla-botnet-ddos-attacks-exceed-300k
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Global attacks of novel Gorilla botnet exceed 300K
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/global-attacks-of-novel-gorilla-botnet-exceed-300k
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New Cryptojacking Attack Targets Docker API to Create Malicious Swarm Botnet
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign targeting the Docker Engine API with the goal of co-opting the instances to join… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/10/new-cryptojacking-attack-targets-docker.html
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(g+) 260.000 aktive Geräte: Von China gesteuertes Botnetz bleibt jahrelang unentdeckt
Unter den Ländern mit den meisten infizierten Systemen steht Deutschland auf Platz 3. Nur in Vietnam und den USA hat das Botnetz noch mehr Geräte gest… First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/260-000-aktive-geraete-von-china-gesteuertes-botnetz-bleibt-jahrelang-unentdeckt-2409-189114.html
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GorillaBot Emerged As King For DDoS Attacks With 300,000+ Commands
The newly emerged Gorilla Botnet has exhibited unprecedented activity, launching over 300,000 DDoS attacks against targets in over 100 countries betwe… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/gorillabot-king-ddos-attacks/
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Fast 20.000 deutsche Geräte betroffen – Deutsche Geräte in Botnetz gefunden
Tags: botnetFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/aufgedecktes-botnetz-cyberangriffe-auf-260000-geraete-a-7f00a3e6e050513147f1b2393abb71cf/