PT-2024-5360

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AVTECH AVM1203 versions prior to the latest supported version AVTECH IP cameras affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to a command injection vulnerability found in the brightness function of AVTECH closed-circuit...

Unveiling the 2024 Imperva DDoS Threat Landscape Report

In the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity, Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks continue to be a significant threat. To help organizations stay ahead, were excited to introduce the 2024 Imperva DDoS Threat Landscape Report. This comprehensive report offers a deep dive into DDoS attack...

New Mirai Botnet Variants Observed: How to Identify a Mirai-Style DDoS Attack

The Mirai Internet of Things IoT botnet, notorious for targeting connected household devices like cameras, alarm systems, and personal routers, continues evolving and poses significant cybersecurity threats. It has a history of executing massive DDoS attacks, including a major incident that...

New Golang-Based Zergeca Botnet Capable of Powerful DDoS Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new botnet called Zergeca that's capable of conducting distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. Written in Golang, the botnet is so named for its reference to a string named "ootheca" present in the command-and-control C2 servers "ootheca.pw" and...

PT-2024-5054

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GeoVision devices affected versions not specified Description The issue exists due to the failure to properly filter user input for specific functionality, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary system comman...

RedTail Crypto-Mining Malware Exploiting Palo Alto Networks Firewall Vulnerability

The threat actors behind the RedTail cryptocurrency mining malware have added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Palo Alto Networks firewalls to its exploit arsenal. The addition of the PAN-OS vulnerability to its toolkit has been complemented by updates to the malware, which now...

Mirai Botnet Exploits Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws for Malicious Payload Delivery

Two recently disclosed security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure ICS devices are being exploited to deploy the infamous Mirai botnet. That's according to findings from Juniper Threat Labs, which said the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 have been leveraged to deliver the botnet...

New U.K. Law Bans Default Passwords on Smart Devices Starting April 2024

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre NCSC is calling on manufacturers of smart devices to comply with new legislation that prohibits them from using default passwords, effective April 29, 2024. "The law, known as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act or PSTI act, will...

PT-2024-1260 · Uniview · Uniview Isc 2500-S

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Uniview ISC 2500-S versions up to 20210930 Description: A critical vulnerability has been found in the Uniview ISC 2500-S, affecting the function setNatConfig of the file /Interface/DevManage/VM.php. The manipulation of the arguments...

The Story of the Mirai Botnet

Over at Wired, Andy Greenberg has an excellent story about the creators of the 2016 Mirai botnet...

New Findings Challenge Attribution in Denmark's Energy Sector Cyberattacks

The cyber attacks targeting the energy sector in Denmark last year may not have had the involvement of the Russia-linked Sandworm hacking group, new findings from Forescout show. The intrusions, which targeted around 22 Danish energy organizations in May 2023, occurred in two distinct waves, one...

Mirai-based NoaBot Botnet Targeting Linux Systems with Cryptominer

By Deeba Ahmed Another day, another malware threat against Linux systems! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mirai-based NoaBot Botnet Targeting Linux Systems with Cryptominer...

NoaBot: Latest Mirai-Based Botnet Targeting SSH Servers for Crypto Mining

A new Mirai-based botnet called NoaBot is being used by threat actors as part of a crypto mining campaign since the beginning of 2023. "The capabilities of the new botnet, NoaBot, include a wormable self-spreader and an SSH key backdoor to download and execute additional binaries or spread itself...

You Had Me at Hi — Mirai-Based NoaBot Makes an Appearance

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Mirai Botnet’s Offspring InfectedSlurs Exploits Dual Zero-Days

Summary: A new Mirai-based malware botnet, InfectedSlurs, is actively conducting a sophisticated campaign by exploiting two zero-day remote code execution RCE vulnerabilities in routers and video recorder NVR devices. These vulnerabilities, currently being exploited in the wild, facilitate the...

Mirai-based Botnet Exploiting Zero-Day Bugs in Routers and NVRs for Massive DDoS Attacks

An active malware campaign is leveraging two zero-day vulnerabilities with remote code execution RCE functionality to rope routers and video recorders into a Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnet. "The payload targets routers and network video recorder NVR devices with default adm...

InfectedSlurs Botnet Spreads Mirai via Zero-Days

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Russian Hackers Linked to 'Largest Ever Cyber Attack' on Danish Critical Infrastructure

Russian threat actors have been possibly linked to what's been described as the "largest cyber attack against Danish critical infrastructure," in which 22 companies associated with the operation of the country's energy sector were targeted in May 2023. "22 simultaneous, successful cyberattacks...

The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story

Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, PayPal, Slack. All down for millions of people. How a group of teen friends plunged into an underworld of cybercrime and broke the internet—then went to work for the FBI...

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...