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By Deeba Ahmed
A variant of the Mirai botnet is targeting Zyxel Firewalls after exploiting a newly patched operating system command injection vulnerability.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The rise of digital ad fraud has been a nightmare for businesses and marketers alike. Sophisticated bots can easily imitate human behavior and generate fake clicks, views, and impressions, costing companies millions of dollars in wasted ad spending. Is…
By Waqas
DDoS attacks have surged by 47% in Q1 2023, according to a StormWall report.
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The pop-up toaster as we know it first hit the shelves in 1926, under the brand name “Toastmaster.” With a…
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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 […]
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Thinking of trying a bit of DDoSsing to get a feel for life at the fringes of the Dark Side? Don’t do it!
By Habiba Rashid
Nexus contains a module equipped with encryption capabilities which point towards ransomware.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Android Botnet Nexus Being Rented on Russian Hacker Forum