Tag: botnet
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 21
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in SecurityNewsSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Fake AI video generators infect Windows, macOS with infostealers How Italy became an unexpected spyware hub Babble Babble Babble Babble Babble Babble BabbleLoader One Sock Fits All: The use and abuse of the NSOCKS botnet Helldown…
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Malicious NSOCKS proxy service-powering botnet dismantled
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/malicious-nsocks-proxy-service-powering-botnet-dismantled
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‘Water Barghest’ Sells Hijacked IoT Devices for Proxy Botnet Misuse
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Tags: botnet, cyber, cybercrime, espionage, group, iot, marketplace, router, vulnerability, zero-dayAn elusive, sophisticated cybercriminal group has used known and zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise more than 20,000 SOHO routers and other IoT devices so far, and then puts them up for sale on a residential proxy marketplace for state-sponsored cyber-espionage actors and others to use. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/water-barghest-sells-hijacked-iot-devices-proxy-botnet-misuse
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Water Barghest Botnet Comprised 20,000+ IoT Devices By Exploiting Vulnerabilities
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in SecurityNewsWater Barghest, a sophisticated botnet, exploits vulnerabilities in IoT devices to enlist them in a residential proxy marketplace by leveraging automated scripts to identify vulnerable devices from public databases like Shodan. When the device is compromised, the Ngioweb malware is installed in a stealthy manner, thereby establishing a connection to command-and-control servers. The infected device…
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Botnet fueling residential proxies disrupted in cybercrime crackdown
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in SecurityNewsThe Ngioweb botnet, which supplies most of the 35,000 bots in the cybercriminal NSOCKS proxy service, is being disrupted as security companies block traffic to and from the two networks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ngioweb-botnet-fueling-residential-proxies-disrupted-in-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Botnet serving as ‘backbone’ of malicious proxy network taken offline
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in SecurityNewsLumen Technology’s Black Lotus Labs took the ngioweb botnet and NSOCKS proxy offline Tuesday. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/proxy-services-cybercrime-ngioweb-botnet-nsocks/
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Ngioweb Botnet Fuels NSOCKS Residential Proxy Network Exploiting IoT Devices
The malware known as Ngioweb has been used to fuel a notorious residential proxy service called NSOCKS, as well as by other services such as VN5Socks and Shopsocks5, new findings from Lumen Technologies reveal.”At least 80% of NSOCKS bots in our telemetry originate from the Ngioweb botnet, mainly utilizing small office/home office (SOHO) routers and…
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Discontinued GeoVision Products Targeted In Botnet Attacks
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on packetstormsecurity.com Jump to article: packetstormsecurity.com/news/view/36609/Discontinued-GeoVision-Products-Targeted-In-Botnet-Attacks.html
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Discontinued GeoVision Products Targeted in Botnet Attacks via Zero-Day
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in SecurityNewsA zero-day vulnerability affecting five discontinued GeoVision product models has been exploited by a botnet. The post Discontinued GeoVision Products Targeted in Botnet Attacks via Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/discontinued-geovision-products-targeted-in-botnet-attacks-via-zero-day/
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 498 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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in SecurityNewsA new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. A botnet exploits e GeoVision zero-day to compromise EoL devices Palo Alto Networks confirmed active exploitation of recently…
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A botnet exploits e GeoVision zero-day to compromise EoL devices
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in SecurityNewsA botnet employed in DDoS or cryptomining attacks is exploiting a zero-day in end-of-life GeoVision devices to grow up. Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation observed a botnet exploiting a zero-day in GeoVision EOL (end-of-Life) devices to compromise devices in the wild. The GeoVision zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-11120 (CVSS 9.8), is a pre-auth command injection vulnerability…
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Botnet exploits GeoVision zero-day to install Mirai malware
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in SecurityNewsA malware botnet is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in end-of-life GeoVision devices to compromise and recruit them for likely DDoS or cryptomining attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/botnet-exploits-geovision-zero-day-to-install-mirai-malware/
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Android Botnet ‘ToxicPanda’ Bashes Banks Across Europe, Latin America
Chinese-speaking adversaries are using a fresh Android banking Trojan to take over devices and initiate fraudulent money transfers from financial inst… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/android-botnet-toxicpanda-bashes-banks-europe-latin-america
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Dismantled Volt Typhoon botnet’s restoration underway
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Tags: botnetFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/dismantled-volt-typhoon-botnets-restoration-underway
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China’s Volt Typhoon botnet has re-emerged
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in SecurityNewsChina’s Volt Typhoon botnet has re-emerged, using the same core infrastructure and techniques, according to SecurityScorecard researchers. The China-linked Volt Typhoon’s botnet has resurfaced using the same infrastructure and techniques, per SecurityScorecard researchers. In May 2023, Microsoft reported that the Volt Typhoon APT infiltrated critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. and Guam without being detected. The group…
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China’s Volt Typhoon Rebuilding Botnet
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in SecurityNewsSecurity researchers say the botnet created by China’s Volt Typhoon re-emerged recently, leveraging the same core infrastructure and techniques. The post China’s Volt Typhoon Rebuilding Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/chinas-volt-typhoon-rebuilding-botnet/
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China’s Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet surge back with a vengeance
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in SecurityNewsOhm, for flux sake First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/china_volt_typhoon_back/
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Volt Typhoon rebuilds malware botnet following FBI disruption
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon has begun to rebuild its “KV-Botnet” malware botnet after it was disrupted by law enforcement in January, according to researchers from SecurityScorecard. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/volt-typhoon-rebuilds-malware-botnet-following-fbi-disruption/
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Microsoft Warns of Chinese Botnet Exploiting Router Flaws for Credential Theft
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in SecurityNewsMicrosoft has revealed that a Chinese threat actor it tracks as Storm-0940 is leveraging a botnet called Quad7 to orchestrate highly evasive password … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/11/microsoft-warns-of-chinese-botnet.html
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Beyond VPNs and Botnets: Understanding the Danger of ORB Networks
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in SecurityNewsThe S2 Research Team at Team Cymru has recently shed light on an escalating threat in the cybersecurity landscape: Operational Relay Box (ORB) network… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/beyond-vpns-and-botnets-understanding-the-danger-of-orb-networks/
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AndroxGh0st Malware Integrates Mozi Botnet to Target IoT and Cloud Services
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Tags: access, botnet, cloud, credentials, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, Internet, iot, malware, remote-code-execution, service, threat, vulnerabilityThe threat actors behind the AndroxGh0st malware are now exploiting a broader set of security flaws impacting various internet-facing applications, while also deploying the Mozi botnet malware.”This botnet utilizes remote code execution and credential-stealing methods to maintain persistent access, leveraging unpatched vulnerabilities to infiltrate critical infrastructures,” CloudSEK said in a First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Androxgh0st Botnet Adopts Mozi Payloads, Expands IoT Reach
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in SecurityNewsAndroxgh0st botnet has expanded, integrating Mozi IoT payloads and targeting web server vulnerabilities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/androxgh0st-botnet-adopts-mozi/
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Androxgh0st Botnet Integrates Mozi, Expands Attacks on IoT Vulnerabilities
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in SecurityNewsCloudSEK reports that the Androxgh0st botnet has integrated with the Mozi botnet and exploits a wide range of… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/androxgh0st-botnet-integrate-mozi-iot-vulnerabilities/
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Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks
Microsoft warns Chinese threat actors are using the Quad7 botnet to carry out password-spray attacks and steal credentials. Chinese threat actors use … First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/170503/malware/quad7-botnet-used-by-chinese-threat-actors.html
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Chinese Hackers Use Quad7 Botnet for Credential Theft
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in SecurityNewsHackers Using Password Spraying to Steal User Microsoft Account Credentials. Multiple Chinese hacking groups are using a botnet named for a TCP routin… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-hackers-use-quad7-botnet-for-credential-theft-a-26709
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Microsoft credentials pilfered by APT Storm via botnet spraypray router attack
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/storm-0940-steals-credentials-of-microsoft-customers-by-leveraging-quad7-botnet
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Chinese hackers use Quad7 botnet to steal credentials
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-chinese-hackers-use-quad7-botnet-to-steal-credentials/
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Quad7 botnet-compromised credentials tapped by various Chinese hackers
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/quad7-botnet-compromised-credentials-tapped-by-various-chinese-hackers
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‘Prometei’ Botnet Spreads Its Cryptojacker Worldwide
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Tags: botnetFirst seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/prometei-botnet-cryptojacker-worldwide
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U.S. Charges Two Sudanese Brothers for Record 35,000 DDoS Attacks
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged two Sudanese brothers with running a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet for hire that conducted … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/10/us-charges-two-sudanese-brothers-for.html