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PumaBot Targets Linux Devices in Latest Botnet Campaign

A novel Go-based Linux botnet, dubbed "PumaBot," has been observed targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. PumaBot differentiates itself from typical botnets by remotely retrieving a list of ...

C0XMO botnet spreads via DD-WRT router flaw, kills rival malware

A new variant of the Gafgyt botnet called C0XMO is targeting DD-WRT router firmware and can move to other device types with ...
Computer Weekly

Glassworm botnet that targeted OS devs smashed to pieces

CrowdStrike, Google and the Shadowserver Foundation worked together to take down a botnet that poisoned over 300 GitHub ...

CrowdStrike takes down major botnet targeting developers across the world

The Glassworm botnet is no more, thanks to coordinated efforts between CrowdStrike, Google, and the Shadowserver Foundation.

Coordinated operation takes down Glassworm botnet

The Glassworm botnet, a global operation targeting software developers through the open-source supply chain, was disrupted ...
CSOonline

Novel PumaBot slips into IoT surveillance with stealthy SSH break-ins

Security researchers are warning about a novel Linux botnet, dubbed PumaBot, targeting Internet of Things (IOT) surveillance devices. According to a DarkTrace observation, the botnet bypasses the ...
Threat Post

Sandworm APT Hunts for ASUS Routers with Cyclops Blink Botnet

The Russian-speaking APT behind the NotPetya attacks and the Ukrainian power grid takedown could be setting up for additional sinister attacks, researchers said. The modular botnet known as Cyclops ...
Bleeping Computer

New Mirai malware variant infects Linux devices to build DDoS botnet

A new Mirai botnet variant tracked as ‘V3G4’ targets 13 vulnerabilities in Linux-based servers and IoT devices to use in DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. The malware spreads by ...
Threat Post

Baby Golang-Based Botnet Already Pulling in $3K/Month for Operators

Newborn as it is, the Kraken botnet has already spread like wildfire, thanks to the malware’s author tinkering away over the past few months, adding more infostealers and backdoors. There’s a new, ...
Dark Reading

Various Botnets Pummel Year-Old TP-Link Flaw in IoT Attacks

A number of botnets are pummeling a nearly year-old command-injection vulnerability in TP-Link routers to compromise the devices for IoT-driven distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. There ...
techtimes

SOHO Router-Targeting Botnet AVrecon Infiltrates More Than 70,000 Devices in 20 Countries: How Dangerous Is This Malware Strain?

A stealthy Linux malware called AVrecon has been infecting over 70,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers, creating a botnet primarily aimed at stealing bandwidth and operating as a hidden ...
TechSpot

AVrecon botnet operated unnoticed for two years, infecting 70,000 Linux-based routers

Facepalm: As the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently warned, exploitation of networking devices such as SOHO routers can provide threat actors with a "global" attack ...