Law enforcement agencies in multiple countries have announced the arrests of users of the malicious Smokeloader botnet.
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Unpatched Edimax Camera Flaw Exploited Since at Least May 2024
A recently disclosed Edimax zero-day vulnerability has been exploited in the wild by Mirai botnets for nearly a year.
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New Ballista IoT Botnet Linked to Italian Threat Actor
Cato Networks has analyzed a new IoT botnet named Ballista, which targets TP-Link Archer routers.
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Edimax Says No Patches Coming for Zero-Day Exploited by Botnets
Edimax is aware that CVE-2025-1316 has been exploited in the wild, but the impacted devices were discontinued over a decade ago.
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Edimax Camera Zero-Day Disclosed by CISA Exploited by Botnets
Multiple Mirai-based botnets are exploiting CVE-2025-1316, an Edimax IP camera vulnerability that allows remote command execution.
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BadBox Botnet Powered by 1 Million Android Devices Disrupted
A second iteration of the BadBox botnet that affected over one million Android devices has been partially disrupted.
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New Eleven11bot DDoS Botnet Powered by 80,000 Hacked Devices
The Eleven11bot botnet has been described as one of the largest known DDoS botnets observed in recent years.
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Vo1d Botnet Evolves as It Ensnares 1.6 Million Android TV Boxes
The Vo1d botnet is now powered by 1.6 million Android TV devices, up from 1.3 million half a year ago.
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Chinese Botnet Powered by 130,000 Devices Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts
A China-linked botnet powered by 130,000 hacked devices has targeted Microsoft 365 accounts with password spraying attacks.
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Aquabot Botnet Targeting Vulnerable Mitel Phones
The Mirai-based Aquabot botnet has been targeting a vulnerability in Mitel SIP phones for which a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists.
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