Tag: botnet
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BADBOX 2.0 Botnet Infects 1 Million Android Devices for Ad Fraud and Proxy Abuse
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in SecurityNewsAt least four different threat actors have been identified as involved in an updated version of a massive ad fraud and residential proxy scheme called BADBOX, painting a picture of an interconnected cybercrime ecosystem.This includes SalesTracker Group, MoYu Group, Lemon Group, and LongTV, according to new findings from the HUMAN Satori Threat Intelligence and Research…
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Unpatched Edimax Camera Flaw Exploited for Mirai Botnet Attacks Since Last Year
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in SecurityNewsAn unpatched security flaw impacting the Edimax IC-7100 network camera is being exploited by threat actors to deliver Mirat botnet malware variants since at least May 2024.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-1316 (CVSS v4 score: 9.3), a critical operating system command injection flaw that an attacker could exploit to achieve remote code execution on susceptible…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 37
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in SecurityNewsSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Undercover miner: how YouTubers get pressed into distributing SilentCryptoMiner as a restriction bypass tool Ragnar Loader Desert Dexter. Attacks on Middle Eastern countries Ballista New IoT Botnet Targeting Thousands of TP-Link Archer Routers Microsoft patches […]…
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Botnet Attacks Exploiting Edimax IP Camera Zero-Day Ongoing For Nearly One Year
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/botnet-attacks-exploiting-edimax-ip-camera-zero-day-ongoing-for-nearly-one-year
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Edimax Camera RCE Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Mirai Malware
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Tags: botnet, cctv, cve, cyber, exploit, injection, intelligence, Internet, iot, malware, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityA recent alert from the Akamai Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) has highlighted the exploitation of a severe command injection vulnerability in Edimax Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-1316, has been actively used by multiple botnets to spread Mirai malware. Mirai is notorious for compromising IoT devices and orchestrating distributed…
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The most notorious and damaging ransomware of all time
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Tags: access, android, attack, backdoor, backup, banking, botnet, breach, communications, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, defense, detection, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, germany, google, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, infection, infrastructure, international, jobs, korea, law, lazarus, leak, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, msp, network, north-korea, office, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, phone, powershell, ransom, ransomware, russia, service, software, spam, switch, technology, threat, tool, ukraine, update, usa, virus, vulnerability, windowsConti: History: First appearing in May 2020, the Conti RaaS platform is considered the successor to the Ryuk ransomware. As of January 2021, Conti is believed to have infected over 150 organizations and earned millions of dollars for its criminal developers and their affiliates. At least three new versions have been found since its inception.How it works: Conti uses the…
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Unpatched Edimax Camera Flaw Exploited Since at Least May 2024
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in SecurityNewsA recently disclosed Edimax zero-day vulnerability has been exploited in the wild by Mirai botnets for nearly a year. The post Unpatched Edimax Camera Flaw Exploited Since at Least May 2024 appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/unpatched-edimax-camera-flaw-exploited-since-at-least-may-2024/
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Thousands Of Vulnerable TP-Link Routers Targeted By Ballista Botnet
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/thousands-of-vulnerable-tp-link-routers-targeted-by-ballista-botnet
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No, Elon, X DDoS was NOT by Ukraine
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in SecurityNewsX marks the botnet: Outage outrage was a Ukrainian cyberattack, implies our favorite African billionaire comedy villain. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/elon-musk-x-ddos-ukraine-richixbw/
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‘Ballista’ Botnet Exploits 2023 Vulnerability in TP-Link Routers
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in SecurityNewsIn the past, the vulnerability was exploited to drop Mirai botnet malware. Today, it’s being used once more for another botnet campaign with its own malware. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ballista-botnet-campaign-exploits-2023-vuln-tp-link-routers
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Emerging botnet exploits TP-Link router flaw posing risk to US organizations
Ballista’s attacks on TP-Link devices comes as U.S. lawmakers consider banning the company’s products over suspected links to China. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/-botnet-exploits-tp-link-router/742319/
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Previously unidentified botnet targets unpatched TP-Link Archer home routers
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in SecurityNewsResearchers at Cato Networks said that during a recent investigation into router vulnerabilities, they discovered a new botnet, which they named Ballista, infecting TP-Link Archer devices. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ballista-botnet-tp-link-archer-routers
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New Ballista Botnet spreads using TP-Link flaw. Is it an Italian job?
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in SecurityNewsThe Ballista botnet is exploiting an unpatched TP-Link vulnerability, targeting over 6,000 Archer routers, Cato CTRL researchers warn. Cato CTRL researchers observed a new botnet, called Ballista botnet, which is exploiting a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-1389 (CVSS score 8.8), in TP-Link Archer routers. The CVE-2023-1389 flaw is an unauthenticated command injection…
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Ballista Botnet Exploits Unpatched TP-Link Vulnerability, Targets Over 6,000 Devices
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in SecurityNewsUnpatched TP-Link Archer routers have become the target of a new botnet campaign dubbed Ballista, according to new findings from the Cato CTRL team.”The botnet exploits a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in TP-Link Archer routers (CVE-2023-1389) to spread itself automatically over the Internet,” security researchers Ofek Vardi and Matan Mittelman said in a technical…
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Previously unidentified botnet infects unpatched TP-Link Archer home routers
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in SecurityNewsResearchers at Cato Networks said that during a recent investigation into router vulnerabilities, they discovered a new botnet, which they named Ballista, infecting TP-Link Archer devices. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ballista-botnet-tp-link-archer-routers
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New Ballista IoT Botnet Linked to Italian Threat Actor
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in SecurityNewsCato Networks has analyzed a new IoT botnet named Ballista, which targets TP-Link Archer routers. The post New Ballista IoT Botnet Linked to Italian Threat Actor appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/new-ballista-iot-botnet-linked-to-italian-threat-actor/
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Knockout of X Tied to Pro-Palestinian Hacktivists’ Botnet
Experts Express Surprise Over Major Social Platform Falling Victim to DDoS Attacks. One of the world’s biggest social networks continued to face intermittent outages Tuesday, apparently due to unsophisticated, distributed denial-of-service attacks. Experts said the attacks were traced to malware-infected devices – many based in the U.S. – and pro-Palestinian hacktivists. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Ballista Botnet Exploits Unpatched TP-Link Vulnerability, Infects Over 6,000 Devices
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in SecurityNewsUnpatched TP-Link Archer routers have become the target of a new botnet campaign dubbed Ballista, according to new findings from the Cato CTRL team.”The botnet exploits a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in TP-Link Archer routers (CVE-2023-1389) to spread itself automatically over the Internet,” security researchers Ofek Vardi and Matan Mittelman said in a technical…
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Edimax Says No Patches Coming for Zero-Day Exploited by Botnets
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in SecurityNewsEdimax is aware that CVE-2025-1316 has been exploited in the wild, but the impacted devices were discontinued over a decade ago. The post Edimax Says No Patches Coming for Zero-Day Exploited by Botnets appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/edimax-says-no-patches-coming-for-zero-day-exploited-by-botnets/
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>>Eleven11bot” Botnet Compromises 30,000 Webcams in Massive Attack
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Tags: attack, botnet, communications, cyber, cybersecurity, ddos, linkedin, network, service, threatCybersecurity experts have uncovered a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) botnet known as >>Eleven11bot.
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Mirai-Based Botnets Set Sights On Edimax IP Camera Zero-Day
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/mirai-based-botnets-set-sights-on-edimax-ip-camera-zero-day
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A Brand-New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks
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in SecurityNewsEleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/eleven11bot-botnet-record-size-ddos-attacks/
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Mirai-based botnets exploit CVE-2025-1316 zero-day in Edimax IP cameras
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in SecurityNewsMirai-based botnets are exploiting a zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-1316, in Edimax IP cameras, to achieve remote command execution. US CISA warns that multiple botnets are exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-1316 (CVSS score of 9.8), in Edimax IC-7100 IP cameras. The issue is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an…
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Unpatched Edimax IP camera flaw actively exploited in botnet attacks
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in SecurityNewsA critical command injection vulnerability impacting the Edimax IC-7100 IP camera is currently being exploited by botnet malware to compromise devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-edimax-ip-camera-flaw-actively-exploited-in-botnet-attacks/
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Eleven11bot estimates revised downward as researchers point to Mirai variant
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in SecurityNewsThe botnet has been involved in DDoS activity targeting telecom;companies and gaming platforms. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/eleven11bot-revised-downward-mirai/741923/
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A Brand New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks
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in SecurityNewsEleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/eleven11bot-botnet-record-size-ddos-attacks/
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Edimax Camera Zero-Day Disclosed by CISA Exploited by Botnets
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in SecurityNewsMultiple Mirai-based botnets are exploiting CVE-2025-1316, an Edimax IP camera vulnerability that allows remote command execution. The post Edimax Camera Zero-Day Disclosed by CISA Exploited by Botnets appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/edimax-camera-zero-day-disclosed-by-cisa-exploited-by-botnets/
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The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids
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in SecurityNewsBest not to buy cheap hardware and use third-party app stores if you want to stay clear of this vast ad fraud effort First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/badbox_botnet_returns/
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Expanded BadBox botnet partly disrupted
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Tags: botnetFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/expanded-badbox-botnet-partly-disrupted