Ongoing ‘FreakOut’ malware attack turns Linux devices into IRC botnet

By Sudais Asif According to Checkpoint, the "FreakOut" malware attack is exploiting "newest vulnerabilities." Here's a full list of its capabilities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ongoing FreakOut malware attack turns Linux devices into IRC botnet...

Security Notice - Statement about the FreakOut Malware

Huawei has noticed media reports on an attack by the FreakOut malware. This attack exploits CVE-2020-28188, CVE-2021-3007, and CVE-2020-7961 vulnerabilities. Huawei has finished investigation and analysis regarding FreakOut. It is confirmed that Huawei products do not involve CVE-2020-28188...

FreakOut! Ongoing Botnet Attack Exploiting Recent Linux Vulnerabilities

An ongoing malware campaign has been found exploiting recently disclosed vulnerabilities in network-attached storage NAS devices running on Linux systems to co-opt the machines into an IRC botnet for launching distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks and mining Monero cryptocurrency. The attack...