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A botnet of 100K+ IPs from multiple countries is attacking U.S. RDP services in a campaign active since October 8. GreyNoise researchers uncovered a large-scale botnet that is targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services in the United States starting on October 8. The company discovered the botnet after detecting an unusual spike in Brazilian IP […]
The botnet packs over 50 exploits targeting unpatched routers, DVRs, NVRs, CCTV systems, servers, and other network devices.
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Darktrace researchers have uncovered ShadowV2, a new botnet that operates as a DDoS-for-hire service by infecting misconfigured Docker containers on AWS cloud servers.
The attack was aimed at a European network infrastructure company and it has been linked to the Aisuru botnet.
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The botnet’s operators provide customers with access to an infected network of Docker containers so they can conduct DDoS attacks.
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated Russian botnet operation that leveraged DNS misconfigurations and compromised MikroTik routers to deliver malware through massive spam campaigns. The discovery reveals how threat actors exploited…
Hackers mount the host’s file system into fresh containers, fetch malicious scripts over the Tor network, and block access to the Docker API.
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Akamai finds new Docker malware blocking rivals on exposed APIs, replacing cryptominers with tools that hint at early botnet development.
US federal prosecutors have charged a man with running Rapper Bot, a powerful botnet that was rented out to launch large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks around the world. According to court documents, 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Eugen…
DOJ charges 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Oregon for running RapperBot, a DDoS botnet behind 370K+ attacks in 80+ countries since 2021. The U.S. DOJ charged 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Oregon for running the RapperBot botnet, used in over 370,000 DDoS-for-hire attacks since 2021. The criminal service is active in over 80 countries, RapperBot enabled large-scale […]