Category Archives: DDoS Criminals

Feds dismantle Russian GRU botnet built on 1,000-plus home, small biz routers

Beijing, now Moscow.… Who else is hiding in broadband gateways? The US government today said it disrupted a botnet that Russia’s GRU military intelligence unit used for phishing expeditions, spying, credential harvesting, and data theft against American and foreign governments and other strategic targets.…

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Feds dismantle Russian GRU botnet built on 1,000-plus home, small biz routers

FBI: Give us warrantless Section 702 snooping powers – or China wins

Never mind the court orders obtained to thwart Volt Typhoon botnet Analysis   The FBI’s latest PR salvo, as it fights to preserve its warrantless snooping powers on Americans via FISA Section 702, is more big talk of cyberattacks by the Chinese government.…

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FBI confirms it issued remote kill command to blow out Volt Typhoon’s botnet

Remotely disinfects Cisco and Netgear routers to block Chinese critters China’s Volt Typhoon attackers used “hundreds” of outdated Cisco and NetGear routers infected with malware in an attempt to break into US critical infrastructure facilities, according to the Justice Department.…

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More than 178,000 SonicWall firewalls are exposed to old denial of service bugs

Majority of public-facing devices still unpatched against critical vulns from as far back as 2022 More than 178,000 SonicWall firewalls are still vulnerable to years-old vulnerabilities, an infosec reseacher claims.…

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Qakbot returns in fresh assault on hospitality sector

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 (temporary?) downfall Qakbot, also known as Qbot, started as banking malware but has since evolved into a versatile vehicle for malware and ransomware distribution. Its long-term survival and success are attributed to its operators’ … More ? The post Qakbot returns in fresh assault on hospitality sector appeared first on Help Net Security .

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NKabuse backdoor harnesses blockchain brawn to hit several architectures

Novel malware adapts delivers DDoS attacks and provides RAT functionality Incident responders say they’ve found a new type of multi-platform malware abusing the New Kind of Network (NKN) protocol.…

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NKabuse backdoor harnesses blockchain brawn to hit several architectures

DNSFilter Malicious Domain Protection identifies risky domains

DNSFilter announced the addition of a new Malicious Domain Protection feature to its protective DNS software, building on its machine learning capabilities. This feature bolsters DNSFilter’s defenses providing better visibility and protection against Domain Generation Algorithms used in malware, botnet and other malicious domains, in addition to other threat vectors. This expands the company’s threat detection capabilities and its ability to block large lists of undesirable domains and the security threats they pose. Enterprise security … More ? The post DNSFilter Malicious Domain Protection identifies risky domains appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DNSFilter introduces new capability to filter generative AI

DNSFilter announced the expansion of its protective DNS software with a new Generative AI category. DNSFilter’s defense provides organizations of all sizes the ability to secure their network against harmful threats such as malware, botnet, and phishing in order to reduce corporate risk. Enterprise security teams who manage and secure tech infrastructure need to address PII protection, and GenAI tools have introduced a new threat to that guarded corporate information. As Generative AI rapidly gains … More ? The post DNSFilter introduces new capability to filter generative AI appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Mirai we go again: Zero-day flaws see routers and cameras co-opted into botnet

Akamai sounds the alarm – won’t name the vendors yet, but there is a fix coming Akamai has uncovered two zero-day bugs capable of remote code execution, both being exploited to distribute the Mirai malware and built a botnet army for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.…

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Mirai we go again: Zero-day flaws see routers and cameras co-opted into botnet