IoT Security Researchers Discover 40,000-Strong EOL Router, IoT Botnet 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. Ryan Naraine2 days ago
Malware & Threats US Government Urges Cleanup of Routers Infected by Russia’s APT28 The US government says Russia’s APT28 group compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to run cyberespionage operations worldwide. Ionut ArghireFebruary 28, 2024
IoT Security Were 3 Million Toothbrushes Really Used for a DDoS Attack? Three million electric toothbrushes were reportedly used for disruptive DDoS attacks, but cybersecurity experts questioned the claims. Eduard KovacsFebruary 8, 2024
Malware & Threats Hitron DVR Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited by InfectedSlurs Botnet Akamai flags six zero-day vulnerabilities in Hitron DVRs exploited to ensnare devices in the InfectedSlurs botnet. Ionut ArghireJanuary 31, 2024
Malware & Threats Cloud Server Abuse Leads to Huge Spike in Botnet Scanning Netscout sees over one million IPs conducting reconnaissance scanning on the web due to increase in use of cheap or free cloud servers. Eduard KovacsJanuary 15, 2024
Malware & Threats CISA Warns of FXC Router, QNAP NVR Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild CISA released ICS advisories for FXC router and QNAP NRV flaws and added them to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Eduard KovacsDecember 22, 2023
IoT Security Every “Thing” Everywhere All at Once 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... Danelle AuDecember 19, 2023
Cybercrime Bad Bots Account for 73% of Internet Traffic: Analysis The top five categories of Bad Bot attacks are fake account creation, account takeovers, scraping, account management, and in-product abuse. Kevin TownsendNovember 16, 2023
Malware & Threats US Announces IPStorm Botnet Takedown and Its Creator’s Guilty Plea US government announces the takedown of the IPStorm proxy service botnet and the guilty plea of its creator, a Russian/Moldovan national. Eduard KovacsNovember 15, 2023
Cloud Security MySQL Servers, Docker Hosts Infected With DDoS Malware Researchers warn attackers are targeting MySQL servers and Docker hosts to plant malware capable of launching distributed DDoS attacks. Ionut ArghireNovember 14, 2023
Malware & Threats Mozi Botnet Likely Killed by Its Creators The recent shutdown of the Mozi botnet is believed to have been carried out by its creators, possibly forced by Chinese authorities. Eduard KovacsNovember 1, 2023
Malware & Threats Mirai Variant IZ1H9 Adds 13 Exploits to Arsenal A Mirai botnet variant tracked as IZ1H9 has updated its arsenal with 13 exploits targeting various routers, IP cameras, and other IoT devices. Ionut ArghireOctober 10, 2023