Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Botnet

New Rust-Based Botnet Hijacks Routers to Inject Remote Commands

A new malware named "RustoBot" has been discovered exploiting vulnerabilities in various router models to gain unauthorized access and initiate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. This advanced cyber-threat, first...

New Mirai Botnet Variant Exploits TVT DVRs to Gain Admin Control

GreyNoise has noted a sharp escalation in hacking attempts targeting TVT NVMS9000 Digital Video Recorders (DVRs). The surge in malicious activity, peaking on April 3,...

New Outlaw Linux Malware Using SSH brute-forcing To Maintain Botnet Activities for long Time

A persistent Linux malware known as "Outlaw" has been identified leveraging unsophisticated yet effective techniques to maintain a long-running botnet. Despite its lack of...

“Eleven11bot” Botnet Compromises 30,000 Webcams in Massive Attack

Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) botnet known as "Eleven11bot." This new threat, discovered by Nokia's Deepfield Emergency Response Team (ERT), shared...

BADBOX Botnet Surges: Over 190,000 Android Devices Infected, Including LED TVs

The BADBOX botnet, a sophisticated malware operation targeting Android-based devices, has now infected over 192,000 systems globally. Originally confined to low-cost and off-brand devices,...

Phorpiex Botnet Distributes LockBit Ransomware Through Compromised Websites

Cybereason Security Services has published a comprehensive threat analysis highlighting the resurgence of the Phorpiex botnet, which is being leveraged to deploy LockBit Black...

Murdoc Botnet Exploiting AVTECH Cameras & Huawei Routers to Gain Complete Control

Researchers have identified an active malware campaign involving a Mirai botnet variant, dubbed Murdoc, which has been targeting AVTECH cameras and Huawei HG532 routers...

New IoT Botnet Launching Large-Scale DDoS attacks Hijacking IoT Devices

Large-scale DDoS attack commands sent from an IoT botnet's C&C server targeting Japan and other countries since late 2024. These commands targeted various companies,...

AIRASHI Botnet Exploiting 0-Day Vulnerabilities In Large Scale DDoS Attacks

AISURU botnet launched a DDoS attack targeting Black Myth: Wukong distribution platforms in August 2024 that leveraged a 0DAY vulnerability on cnPilot routers and...

Mirai Botnet Variant Exploits Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Routers

Researchers observed the Gayfemboy botnet in early 2024 as a basic Mirai variant. Still, the botnet rapidly evolved through iterative development, including UPX polymorphic...

D-Link Warns of Botnets Exploiting End-of-Life Routers

D-Link warned users of several legacy router models about known vulnerabilities actively exploited by botnets. These devices, which have reached End-of-Life (EOL) and End-of-Service...