The mysterious demise of the Mozi botnet – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Video Various questions linger following the botnet's sudden and deliberate demise, including: who actually initiated it? 03 Nov 2023 This ...
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Who killed Mozi? Finally putting the IoT zombie botnet in its grave
ESET Research How ESET Research found a kill switch that had been used to take down one of the most ...
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U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections – Krebs on Security
The U.S. government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot, a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to ...
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Threat Actors Exploit Critical Zyxel Flaw in Botnet Attacks
Threat actors are exploiting a critical-severity Zyxel flaw in order to add vulnerable devices to a Mirai botnet variant. While ...
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Zyxel Firewalls Hacked by Mirai Botnet
A Mirai botnet variant has been exploiting a recently patched vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-28771 to hack many Zyxel firewalls. The ...
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Mirai Botnet Attackers Exploit TP-Link Router Bug
Threat actors are targeting a recently patched TP-Link vulnerability in order to add compromised routers worldwide to the Mirai botnet, ...
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Top tip for botnet overlords: Don’t vacation in countries that can extradite you to the United States
There’s no doubt that a life of cybercrime can earn its most successful overlords a considerable amount of money, but ...
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Zerobot IoT Botnet Adds More Exploits, DDoS Capabilities
The recently detailed Internet of Things (IoT) botnet Zerobot has been updated with an expanded list of exploits and distributed ...
Read moreGlupteba Botnet Still Active Despite Google’s Disruption Efforts
An analysis conducted by OT and IoT cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks shows that the Glupteba botnet is still active following ...
Read moreMulti-Purpose Botnet and Infostealer ‘Aurora’ Rising to Fame
Aurora, a multi-purpose botnet being advertised on underground forums since April, has been adopted by multiple cybercriminals over the past ...
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