C0XMO botnet spreads via DD-WRT router flaw, kills rival malware

A new variant of the Gafgyt botnet called C0XMO is targeting DD-WRT router firmware and can move to other device types with ...
HHS

Script Kiddie 'Matrix' Builds Massive Botnet

An apparent Russian script kiddie is converting widespread security gaps into a powerful botnet capable of launching global-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks. See Also: Airlines and Airports ...
Dark Reading

Russian Script Kiddie Assembles Massive DDoS Botnet

A Russian script kiddie using little more than publicly available malware tools and exploits targeting weak credentials and configurations has assembled a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet ...
Dark Reading

Mirai Botnet Spinoffs Unleash Global Wave of DDoS Attacks

Separate spinoffs of the infamous Mirai botnet are responsible for a fresh wave of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks globally. One is exploiting specific vulnerabilities in Internet of ...
SiliconANGLE

Botnets leverage decade-old D-Link vulnerabilities in new attack campaigns

A new report out today from Fortinet Inc.’s FortiGuard Labs details the activities of two different botnets observed through October and November that are being spread through vulnerabilities in ...
Bleeping Computer

Hacking group '8220' grows cloud botnet to more than 30,000 hosts

A cryptomining gang known as 8220 Gang has been exploiting Linux and cloud app vulnerabilities to grow their botnet to more than 30,000 infected hosts. The group is a low-skilled, ...
ZDNet

A crypto-mining botnet is now stealing Docker and AWS credentials

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