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MirrorTab Raises $8.5M Seed Round to Take on Browser-Based Attacks

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MirrorTab Raises $8.5M Seed Round to Take on Browser-Based Attacks 2025-02-18 at 19:03 By Ryan Naraine San Francisco startup secures $8.5 million in seed funding led by Valley Capital Partners to tackle browser-based malware attacks. The post MirrorTab Raises $8.5M Seed Round to Take on Browser-Based Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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Aquabot Botnet Targeting Vulnerable Mitel Phones

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Aquabot Botnet Targeting Vulnerable Mitel Phones 2025-01-29 at 14:18 By Ionut Arghire The Mirai-based Aquabot botnet has been targeting a vulnerability in Mitel SIP phones for which a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists. The post Aquabot Botnet Targeting Vulnerable Mitel Phones appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React

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Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date

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Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date 2025-01-22 at 17:20 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have uncovered two Mirai-based botnets harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices to DDoS target organizations around the world. The Murdoc botnet Qualys researchers have laid bare the “Murdoc” botnet, consisting of some 1,300 IoT devices saddled with a variant

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FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet

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FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet 2024-09-19 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz A botnet operated by the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon has been disrupted by the law enforcement agency and abandoned by the group, FBI Director Chris Wray confirmed on Wednesday. “We executed court-authorized operations to take control of

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US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon

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US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon 2024-09-19 at 13:16 By Eduard Kovacs The US government has announced the disruption of Raptor Train, a Flax Typhoon botnet powered by hacked consumer devices. The post US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Chinese Spies Built Massive Botnet of IoT Devices to Target US, Taiwan Military

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Chinese Spies Built Massive Botnet of IoT Devices to Target US, Taiwan Military 2024-09-18 at 20:16 By Ryan Naraine Black Lotus Labs estimates that more than 200,000 routers, network-attached storage servers, and IP cameras have been ensnared in the botnet. The post Chinese Spies Built Massive Botnet of IoT Devices to Target US, Taiwan Military

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Microsoft: DDoS defense error amplified attack on Azure, leading to outage

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Microsoft: DDoS defense error amplified attack on Azure, leading to outage 2024-07-31 at 13:46 By Zeljka Zorz A DDoS attack that started on Tuesday has made a number of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services temporarily inaccessible, the company has confirmed. Microsoft’s mitigation statement on the Azure status history page Microsoft Azure, 365 outage triggered

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Recent Zyxel NAS Vulnerability Exploited by Botnet

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Recent Zyxel NAS Vulnerability Exploited by Botnet 2024-06-25 at 16:46 By Ionut Arghire A Mirai-like botnet has started exploiting a critical-severity vulnerability in discontinued Zyxel NAS products. The post Recent Zyxel NAS Vulnerability Exploited by Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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Mysterious Threat Actor Used Chalubo Malware to Brick 600,000 Routers

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Mysterious Threat Actor Used Chalubo Malware to Brick 600,000 Routers 2024-05-31 at 14:46 By Ionut Arghire Over 600,000 SOHO routers belonging to a single ISP and infected with the Chalubo trojan were rendered inoperable. The post Mysterious Threat Actor Used Chalubo Malware to Brick 600,000 Routers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Massive 911 S5 Botnet Dismantled, Chinese Mastermind Arrested

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Massive 911 S5 Botnet Dismantled, Chinese Mastermind Arrested 2024-05-30 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs The US announced that the 911 S5 (Cloud Router) botnet, likely the world’s largest, has been dismantled and its administrator arrested. The post Massive 911 S5 Botnet Dismantled, Chinese Mastermind Arrested appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet

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US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet 2024-05-29 at 17:01 By Eduard Kovacs The US government has announced sanctions against three Chinese nationals accused of creating and operating the 911 S5 proxy botnet. The post US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Ebury botnet compromises 400,000+ Linux servers

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Ebury botnet compromises 400,000+ Linux servers 2024-05-16 at 07:31 By Help Net Security ESET researchers released its deep-dive investigation into one of the most advanced server-side malware campaigns. It is still growing and has seen hundreds of thousands of compromised servers in its at least 15-year-long operation. The Ebury group and botnet have been involved

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400,000 Linux Servers Hit by Ebury Botnet

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400,000 Linux Servers Hit by Ebury Botnet 2024-05-15 at 15:01 By Ionut Arghire The Ebury Linux botnet has ensnared over 400,000 Linux systems in 15 years, with roughly 100,000 still infected. The post 400,000 Linux Servers Hit by Ebury Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Botnet Disrupted by FBI Still Used by Russian Spies, Cybercriminals

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Botnet Disrupted by FBI Still Used by Russian Spies, Cybercriminals 2024-05-03 at 17:09 By Ionut Arghire A botnet dismantled in January and used by Russia-linked APT28 consisted of more than just Ubiquiti Edge OS routers. The post Botnet Disrupted by FBI Still Used by Russian Spies, Cybercriminals appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Researchers Discover 40,000-Strong EOL Router, IoT Botnet

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Researchers Discover 40,000-Strong EOL Router, IoT Botnet 2024-03-26 at 20:46 By Ryan Naraine Malware hunters sound an alarm after discovering a 40,000-strong botnet packed with end-of-life routers and IoT devices being used in cybercriminal activities. The post Researchers Discover 40,000-Strong EOL Router, IoT Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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The effects of law enforcement takedowns on the ransomware landscape

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The effects of law enforcement takedowns on the ransomware landscape 2024-03-13 at 17:03 By Zeljka Zorz While the results of law enforcement action against ransomware-as-a-service operators Alphv/BlackCat and LockBit are yet to be fully realized, the August 2023 disruption of the Qakbot botnet has had one notable effect: ransomware affiliates have switched to vulnerability exploitation

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US Government Urges Cleanup of Routers Infected by Russia’s APT28

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US Government Urges Cleanup of Routers Infected by Russia’s APT28 2024-02-28 at 14:52 By Ionut Arghire The US government says Russia’s APT28 group compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to run cyberespionage operations worldwide. The post US Government Urges Cleanup of Routers Infected by Russia’s APT28 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Were 3 Million Toothbrushes Really Used for a DDoS Attack?

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Were 3 Million Toothbrushes Really Used for a DDoS Attack? 2024-02-08 at 13:46 By Eduard Kovacs Three million electric toothbrushes were reportedly used for disruptive DDoS attacks, but cybersecurity experts questioned the claims. The post Were 3 Million Toothbrushes Really Used for a DDoS Attack? appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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FritzFrog botnet exploits Log4Shell, PwnKit vulnerabilities

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FritzFrog botnet exploits Log4Shell, PwnKit vulnerabilities 2024-02-01 at 17:31 By Helga Labus The FritzFrog cryptomining botnet has new potential for growth: a recently analyzed variant of the bot is exploiting the Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) and PwnKit (CVE-2021-4034) vulnerabilities for lateral movement and privilege escalation. The FritzFrog botnet The FritzFrog botnet, initially identified in August 2020, is

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FBI disrupts Chinese botnet used for targeting US critical infrastructure

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FBI disrupts Chinese botnet used for targeting US critical infrastructure 2024-02-01 at 15:17 By Helga Labus The FBI has disrupted the KV botnet, used by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored hackers (aka “Volt Typhoon”) to target US-based critical infrastructure organizations. A botnet for probing critical infrastructure organizations The threat actors used the KV botnet

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