Socks5Systemz Proxy Botnet Infects 10,000 Systems

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A sophisticated proxy botnet known as Socks5Systemz has insidiously infiltrated over 10,000 computers by employing the PrivateLoader and Amadey malware loaders. The masterminds behind this botnet offer...

Threat Roundup for October 27 to November 3

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats weve observed between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. As with previous roundups, this post isnt meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats weve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

Mysterious Kill Switch Disrupts Mozi IoT Botnet Operations

The unexpected drop in malicious activity connected with the Mozi botnet in August 2023 was due to a kill switch that was distributed to the bots. "First, the drop manifested in India on August 8," ESET said in an analysis published this week. "A week later, on August 16, the same thing happened ...

Mozi Botnet Takedown: Who Killed the IoT Zombie Botnet?

By Waqas The Mozi Botnet, one of the largest IoT botnets, has been taken down, but the responsible party remains unknown. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mozi Botnet Takedown: Who Killed the IoT Zombie Botnet?...

Deciphering Mirai’s Next Chapter: the Strategies of the Latest Players

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The realm of cybersecurity witnessed the rise of formidable botnet variants stemming from the notorious Mirai source code. Prominent among them are hailBot, kiraiBot, and catDDoS, showcasing heightened...

What to know about the HTTP/2 Rapid Reset DDoS attacks

Cisco Talos is actively tracking the novel distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks cloud services provider Cloudflare disclosed earlier this week. The techniques described in Cloudflares blog post resulted in a record-breaking DDoS attack and could facilitate much larger attacks in the future...

Deciphering Mirai’s Next Chapter: the Strategies of the Latest Players

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The realm of cybersecurity witnessed the rise of formidable botnet variants stemming from the notorious Mirai source code. Prominent among them are hailBot, kiraiBot, and catDDoS, showcasing heightened...

NodeStealer Malware Now Targets Facebook Business Accounts on Multiple Browsers

An ongoing campaign is targeting Facebook Business accounts with bogus messages to harvest victims' credentials using a variant of the Python-based NodeStealer and potentially take over their accounts for follow-on malicious activities. "The attacks are reaching victims mainly in Southern Europe...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 4 September to 10 September 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, we identified a total of ten executed attacks, one instance of adversary activity, and six vulnerabilities...

DreamBus Botnet Exploiting A Critical Vulnerability in Apache RocketMQ

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A critical vulnerability CVE-2023-33246 in Apache RocketMQ servers enables remote code execution, leading to a surge in attacks, including the deployment of the DreamBus malware. Timely system...

Mirai Botnet Variant 'Pandora' Hijacks Android TVs for Cyberattacks

A Mirai botnet variant called Pandora has been observed infiltrating inexpensive Android-based TV sets and TV boxes and using them as part of a botnet to perform distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. Doctor Web said the compromises are likely to occur either during malicious firmware update...

2 Polish Men Arrested for Radio Hack That Disrupted Trains

Plus: A major FBI botnet takedown, new Sandworm malware, a cyberattack on two major scientific telescopes—and more...

Qakbot botnet infrastructure suffers major takedown

The Qakbot botnet has suffered a major setback after its infrastructure was heavily disrupted by US and European law enforcement agencies. Operation DuckHunt, as it was codenamed, is possibly the largest US-led financial and technical disruption of a botnet infrastructure. Not only did the agenci...

When Apps Go Rogue

Interesting story of an Apple Macintosh app that went rogue. Basically, it was a good app until one particular update…when it went bad. With more official macOS features added in 2021 that enabled the "Night Shift" dark mode, the NightOwl app was left forlorn and forgotten on many older Macs. Few...

Smoke Loader Botnet Drops Location Tracker Whiffy Recon Malware

By Deeba Ahmed The new Whiffy Recon Malware was identified by cybersecurity researchers at Secureworks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smoke Loader Botnet Drops Location Tracker Whiffy Recon Malware...

This Malware Turned Thousands of Hacked Windows and macOS PCs into Proxy Servers

Threat actors are leveraging access to malware-infected Windows and macOS machines to deliver a proxy server application and use them as exit nodes to reroute proxy requests. According to AT&T Alien Labs, the unnamed company that offers the proxy service operates more than 400,000 proxy exit node...

AdLoad Malware Persists on Mac Systems with New Proxy Payload

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary AdLoad malware persists on Mac systems with a new proxy application payload, converting infected devices into a proxy botnet. This scheme, involving thousands of IP addresses, points to a monetization...

Gafgyt Botnet Exploiting Five Years Old Critical Vulnerability in Zyxel Routers

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A critical vulnerability CVE-2017-18368 in the Zyxel P660HN-T1A router allows the Gafgyt botnet to execute unauthorized commands, potentially leading to a complete takeover of affected devices. Th...

New SkidMap Linux Malware Variant Targeting Vulnerable Redis Servers

Vulnerable Redis services have been targeted by a "new, improved, dangerous" variant of a malware called SkidMap that's engineered to target a wide range of Linux distributions. "The malicious nature of this malware is to adapt to the system on which it is executed," Trustwave security researcher...

New P2PInfect Worm Targets Redis Servers with Undocumented Breach Methods

The P2PInfect peer-to-peer P2 worm has been observed employing previously undocumented initial access methods to breach susceptible Redis servers and rope them into a botnet. "The malware compromises exposed instances of the Redis data store by exploiting the replication feature," Cado Security...