Thursday, May 1, 2025

Botnet

Hackers Spreading Hoaxcalls DDoS Botnet by Exploiting an Unpatched ZyXel RCE 0-Day Bug Remotely

Researchers uncovered a new variant of Hoaxcalls Botnet that spreading through exploiting the unpatched remote code vulnerability that resides in ZyXEL Cloud CNM SecuManager. Zyxel...

New Mozi P2P Botnet Attacks Netgear, GPON, D-Link and Huawei Routers Using Weak Passwords and Some Known Exploits

A new Distributed Hash Table (DHT) protocol based botnet dubbed Mozi attacks routers with weak passwords and known exploits. The botnet appears to be...

Momentum Botnet Attacks Linux Devices and Recruit them as Botnet to Launch DDoS Attacks Using 36 Different Methods

Security researchers from Trend Micro observed a new malware activity targeting devices running the Linux platform, the malware samples found to be connected with...

Roboto Botnet Exploiting Linux Webmin Server RCE Vulnerability To Perform DDoS Attack

A new wave of Roboto Botnet activities being discovered that attack the Linux Webmin servers by exploiting the RCE vulnerability using vulnerability scanning and...

APT33 Hackers Launching Malware via Obfuscated C2 Server to Hack Organizations in the Middle East, the U.S., and Asia

Researchers uncovered a new wave of a targeted cyberattack against the organizations in the Middle East, the U.S., and Asia using an obfuscated Malware...

Gafgyt Malware Infect Wireless Routers and Recruit into Botnets to Attack Gaming Servers

Researchers discovered a new malware variant dubbed Gafgyt infect IoT devices specifically routers used in a small office and home network. The malware variant...

Smominru Botnet Hacked 90,000 Windows Computers in Last Month Using EternalBlue Exploit

Threats actors behind the Smominru botnet compromised nearly 90,000 windows computers in last month using EternalBlue exploit and performing brute force attacks on MS-SQL,...

French Cops Hijacked Retadup Botnet & Remotely Wipe The Malware From 850,000 Infected Computers

Team of French Cops from Cybercrime Fighting Center (C3N) takedown the Retadup worm command & control servers to block the further infection and remotely...