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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US Disrupts ‘Raptor Train’ Botnet of Chinese APT Flax Typhoon
The US government has announced the disruption of Raptor Train, a Flax Typhoon botnet powered by hacked consumer devices.
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Chinese Spies Built Massive Botnet of IoT Devices to Target US, Taiwan Military
Black Lotus Labs estimates that more than 200,000 routers, network-attached storage servers, and IP cameras have been ensnared in the botnet.
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Recent Zyxel NAS Vulnerability Exploited by Botnet
A Mirai-like botnet has started exploiting a critical-severity vulnerability in discontinued Zyxel NAS products.
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Mysterious Threat Actor Used Chalubo Malware to Brick 600,000 Routers
Over 600,000 SOHO routers belonging to a single ISP and infected with the Chalubo trojan were rendered inoperable.
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Massive 911 S5 Botnet Dismantled, Chinese Mastermind Arrested
The US announced that the 911 S5 (Cloud Router) botnet, likely the world’s largest, has been dismantled and its administrator arrested.
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