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Juniper warns of Mirai botnet scanning for Session Smart routers
Juniper Networks has warned customers of Mirai malware attacks scanning the Internet for Session Smart routers using default credentials. As the networking infrastructure company explained, the malware scans for devices with default login credentials and executes commands remotely after gaining access, enabling a wide range of malicious activities. The campaign was first observed on December 11, when the first infected…
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BadBox malware botnet infects 192,000 Android devices despite disruption
The BadBox Android malware botnet has grown to over 192,000 infected devices worldwide despite a recent sinkhole operation that attempted to disrupt the operation in Germany. Researchers from BitSight warn that the malware appears to have expanded its targeting scope beyond no-name Chinese Android devices, now infecting more well-known and trusted brands like Yandex TVs and Hisense smartphones. The BadBox…
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Botnet exploits GeoVision zero-day to install Mirai malware
A malware botnet is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in end-of-life GeoVision devices to compromise and recruit them for likely DDoS or cryptomining attacks. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-11120 and was discovered by Piort Kijewski of The Shadowserver Foundation. It is a critical severity (CVSS v3.1 score: 9.8) OS command injection problem, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands…
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Chinese hackers use Quad7 botnet to steal credentials
Microsoft warns that Chinese threat actors use the Quad7 botnet, compromised of hacked SOHO routers, to steal credentials in password-spray attacks. Quad7, also known as CovertNetwork-1658 or xlogin, is a botnet first discovered by security researcher Gi7w0rm that consists of compromised SOHO routers. Later reports by Sekoia and Team Cymru reported that the threat actors are targeting routers and networking devices from TP-Link,…
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FBI disrupts 260,000-strong botnet targeting universities and government agencies in US
The FBI has disrupted a vast botnet being used by a Chinese threat group to target universities, government agencies, and other organizations in the US. The Five Eyes intelligence alliance recently issued a joint advisory warning organizations to take protective action after identifying the botnet being used to deploy DDoS attacks against or compromise US organizations. Talking at the Aspen…
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