Hackers Exploit Samsung MagicINFO, GeoVision IoT Flaws to Deploy Mirai Botnet

Threat actors have been observed actively exploiting security flaws in GeoVision end-of-life EoL Internet of Things IoT devices to corral them into a Mirai botnet for conducting distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. The activity, first observed by the Akamai Security Intelligence and Respon...

Germany Most Targeted Country in Q1 2025 DDoS Attacks

Cloudflare’s Q1 2025 DDoS Threat Report: DDoS attacks surged 358% YoY to 20.5M. Germany hit hardest; gaming and…...

DDoS Attack Trends in 2024 Signify That Sophistication Overshadows Size

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European Cyber Report 2025: 137% more DDoS attacks than last year – what companies need to know

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 17th March 2025, CyberNewsWire...

What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X

Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works...

A Brand-New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks

Eleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US...

Android botnet BadBox largely disrupted

Removing 24 malicious apps from the Google Play store and silencing some servers almost halved a botnet known as BadBox. The BadBox botnet focuses on Android devices, but not just phones. It also affects other devices like TV streaming boxes, tablets, and smart TVs. The German BSI Federal Office...

Gcore DDoS Radar Reveals 56% YoY Increase in DDoS Attacks

Gcore's latest DDoS Radar report analyzes attack data from Q3–Q4 2024, revealing a 56% YoY rise in the total number of DDoS attacks with the largest attack peaking at a record 2 Tbps. The financial services sector saw the most dramatic increase, with a 117% rise in attacks, while gaming remained...

Gcore Radar report reveals 56% year-on-year increase in DDoS attacks

Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 11th February 2025, CyberNewsWire...

New Aquabot Botnet Exploits CVE-2024-41710 in Mitel Phones for DDoS Attacks

A Mirai botnet variant dubbed Aquabot has been observed actively attempting to exploit a medium-severity security flaw impacting Mitel phones in order to ensnare them into a network capable of mounting distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-41710 CVS...

Hackers Exploit Zero-Day in cnPilot Routers to Deploy AIRASHI DDoS Botnet

Threat actors are exploiting an unspecified zero-day vulnerability in Cambium Networks cnPilot routers to deploy a variant of the AISURU botnet called AIRASHI to carry out distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. According to QiAnXin XLab, the attacks have leveraged the security flaw since Jun...

New Mirai Variant Murdoc_Botnet Launches DDoS Attacks via IoT Exploits

This article explores the recent campaign of MurdocBotnet, a malware variant of Mirai targeting vulnerable AVTECH and Huawei…...

Mirai Variant Murdoc Botnet Exploits AVTECH IP Cameras and Huawei Routers

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new large-scale campaign that exploits security flaws in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers to rope the devices into a Mirai botnet variant dubbed Murdoc Botnet. The ongoing activity "demonstrates enhanced capabilities, exploiting vulnerabilities...

IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024

Since the end of 2024, we have been continuously monitoring large-scale DDoS attacks orchestrated by an IoT botnet exploiting vulnerable IoT devices such as wireless routers and IP cameras...

Mirai Botnet Variant Exploits Four-Faith Router Vulnerability for DDoS Attacks

A Mirai botnet variant has been found exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw impacting Four-Faith industrial routers since early November 2024 with the goal of conducting distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. The botnet maintains approximately 15,000 daily active IP addresses, with the...

FICORA, CAPSAICIN Botnets Exploit Old D-Link Router Flaws for DDoS Attacks

Mirai and Keksec botnet variants are exploiting critical vulnerabilities in D-Link routers. Learn about the impact, affected devices, and how to protect yourself from these attacks...

FICORA and Kaiten Botnets Exploit Old D-Link Vulnerabilities for Global Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a spike in malicious activity that involves roping vulnerable D-Link routers into two different botnets, a Mirai variant dubbed FICORA and a Kaiten aka Tsunami variant called CAPSAICIN. "These botnets are frequently spread through documented D-Link...

PT-2024-10029

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Four-Faith routers F3x24 and F3x36 versions prior to 2.0 Description The Four-Faith router models F3x24 and F3x36 are affected by an operating system OS command injection vulnerability. At least firmware version 2.0 allows authenticated and...

Juniper Warns of Mirai Botnet Targeting SSR Devices with Default Passwords

Juniper Networks is warning that Session Smart Router SSR products with default passwords are being targeted as part of a malicious campaign that deploys the Mirai botnet malware. The company said it's issuing the advisory after "several customers" reported anomalous behavior on their Session Sma...

SmokeLoader Malware Resurfaces, Targeting Manufacturing and IT in Taiwan

Taiwanese entities in manufacturing, healthcare, and information technology sectors have become the target of a new campaign distributing the SmokeLoader malware. "SmokeLoader is well-known for its versatility and advanced evasion techniques, and its modular design allows it to perform a wide ran...