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Every “Thing” Everywhere All at Once

Every “Thing” Everywhere All at Once 19/12/2023 at 15:48 By Danelle Au Every asset in an organization’s inventory that is not accounted for and protected is a potential attack vector that an attacker can use to gain access or move undetected. The post Every “Thing” Everywhere All at Once appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Qakbot returns in fresh assault on hospitality sector

Qakbot returns in fresh assault on hospitality sector 18/12/2023 at 15:47 By Helga Labus The Qakbot botnet has been disrupted this summer, but cybercriminals are not ready to give up on the malware: Microsoft’s threat analysts have spotted a new phishing campaign attempting to deliver it to targets in the hospitality industry. Qakbot and its

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Bad Bots Account for 73% of Internet Traffic: Analysis

Bad Bots Account for 73% of Internet Traffic: Analysis 16/11/2023 at 19:46 By Kevin Townsend The top five categories of Bad Bot attacks are fake account creation, account takeovers, scraping, account management, and in-product abuse. The post Bad Bots Account for 73% of Internet Traffic: Analysis appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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US Announces IPStorm Botnet Takedown and Its Creator’s Guilty Plea

US Announces IPStorm Botnet Takedown and Its Creator’s Guilty Plea 15/11/2023 at 17:01 By Eduard Kovacs US government announces the takedown of the IPStorm proxy service botnet and the guilty plea of its creator, a Russian/Moldovan national. The post US Announces IPStorm Botnet Takedown and Its Creator’s Guilty Plea appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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MySQL Servers, Docker Hosts Infected With DDoS Malware

MySQL Servers, Docker Hosts Infected With DDoS Malware 14/11/2023 at 19:47 By Ionut Arghire Researchers warn attackers are targeting MySQL servers and Docker hosts to plant malware capable of launching distributed DDoS attacks. The post MySQL Servers, Docker Hosts Infected With DDoS Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Mozi Botnet Likely Killed by Its Creators

Mozi Botnet Likely Killed by Its Creators 01/11/2023 at 20:03 By Eduard Kovacs The recent shutdown of the Mozi botnet is believed to have been carried out by its creators, possibly forced by Chinese authorities.  The post Mozi Botnet Likely Killed by Its Creators appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Mirai Variant IZ1H9 Adds 13 Exploits to Arsenal

Mirai Variant IZ1H9 Adds 13 Exploits to Arsenal 10/10/2023 at 19:07 By Ionut Arghire A Mirai botnet variant tracked as IZ1H9 has updated its arsenal with 13 exploits targeting various routers, IP cameras, and other IoT devices. The post Mirai Variant IZ1H9 Adds 13 Exploits to Arsenal appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6 Million in Cryptocurrency Seized

Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6 Million in Cryptocurrency Seized 30/08/2023 at 00:03 By Ryan Naraine U.S. law enforcement announce the disruption of the notorious Qakbot cybercrime operation and the release of an auto-disinfection tool to 700,000 infected machines. The post Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6 Million in Cryptocurrency Seized appeared first

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Qakbot botnet disrupted, malware removed from 700,000+ victim computers

Qakbot botnet disrupted, malware removed from 700,000+ victim computers 29/08/2023 at 21:19 By Zeljka Zorz The Qakbot botnet has been crippled by the US Department of Justice (DOJ): 52 of its servers have been seized and the popular malware loader has been removed from over 700,000 victim computers around the world. “To disrupt the botnet,

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Bogus OfficeNote app delivers XLoader macOS malware

Bogus OfficeNote app delivers XLoader macOS malware 23/08/2023 at 14:33 By Helga Labus A new macOS-specific variant of the well known XLoader malware is being delivered disguised as the “OfficeNote” app. “Multiple submissions of this sample have appeared on VirusTotal throughout July, indicating that the malware has been widely distributed in the wild,” SentinelOne researchers

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Macs are getting compromised to act as proxy exit nodes

Macs are getting compromised to act as proxy exit nodes 14/08/2023 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz AdLoad, well-known malware that has been targeting systems running macOS for over half a decade, has been observed delivering a new payload that – unbeknown to the owners – enlisted their systems into a residential proxy botnet. According to

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Multiple DDoS Botnets Exploiting Recent Zyxel Vulnerability

Multiple DDoS Botnets Exploiting Recent Zyxel Vulnerability 20/07/2023 at 21:18 By Ionut Arghire Multiple DDoS botnets have been observed targeting CVE-2023-28771, a Zyxel firewall vulnerability patched in April. The post Multiple DDoS Botnets Exploiting Recent Zyxel Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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Zyxel firewalls under attack by Mirai-like botnet

Zyxel firewalls under attack by Mirai-like botnet 01/06/2023 at 11:52 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2023-28771, the critical command injection vulnerability affecting many Zyxel firewalls, is being actively exploited by a Mirai-like botnet, and has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. About CVE-2023-28771 CVE-2023-28771 is a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute OS

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